Sword of the Demon (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Richard A. Lupoff
- First Published: 1976
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—magical world
- Time of Work: Indeterminate
- Setting: The world of Japanese folklore
- Genres: Long fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: Magic or magicians, Other worlds, Folklore, Ships, Devils or demons, Japan or Japanese people, Superman or superbeings, Swords
- Locales: Mythical lands
The Plot
Fleeing through inchoate space from a black, neuter figure, a yellow androgyne takes refuge in a world similar to that of Japanese mythology. She becomes a woman called Kishomo and is taken by the man-god Aizen to a ship that is half controlled by Aizen’s rival for control of the land of Tsunu, the elderly king Miroku. Aizen and his demon allies have control of the other half of the ship.
During a battle with sea raiders, Kishomo is left apparently alone on another ship, but she discovers Aizen frozen in ice and saves him with the heat of her body. They travel...
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