The Socerer's Sword is the 4th book in the Tales of the Emerald City series by Sergei Sukhinov. It was published in 1998.
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Young hero Almar and his companions set out on a quest to find Torn's Sword, which will be essential in the coming struggle with the evil Pakir. But Pakir wants that weapon himself, and he sends out newcomer Donald on a quest of his own, at the head of the Dark Contingent. Which side will win this competition will keep the reader guessing right up to the last page. This book begins with the Storybook Folk electing a leader. Some choose to follow Durban, while others (including little Drom) prefer Parcelius the Alchemist. The two groups set off for different areas in uninhabited Yellow Land, to found new cities.
Almar, Strasheela, the Woodman, and Tom depart on a quest to explore unknown parts of Magic Land and to find Torn’s Sword, which will be essential in the upcoming war with Pakir. They start their quest at Goodwin’s Peak, a mountain in another plane of existence. After several further stops, Almar defeats the ghostly knight Farah on a Flying Bridge above the Moonstream, and for that he receives the latter’s marvelous silver armor.
Meanwhile, Donald falls under the spell of Pakir. He leaves the Canyon on his own quest for the Sword, accompanied by Jerdan and Polkan, and along the way, he picks up Midgety the ogre, Argut the Winkie smith, a malevolent live branch named Snagbough ("Karryaga"), and a half-reptilian youth named Elg, who joins Donald’s so-called Dark Contingent for reasons of his own. Their path takes them to the cave of Tamiz (Stella’s former gardener) who is developing blue plants in preparation for the coming Darkness, and the City of Wraiths, ruled by King Sagarot. Almar and his friends visit Targan, Sovereign of Shade, and one of his subjects, Yurgod the Gryphon, joins their company.
They come to an immense statue of Torn, and Almar is confident that the Sword must be concealed there --but all he can find is the hilt! Presently, both contingents meet on the shore of Red Lake, and their fighting is fierce. But Almar acquires the sought-after sword’s blade, in the most unlikely place! The forces of Good win the day, but the Woodman is seriously damaged, and Elg seizes Strasheela and bears him off. Almar sees some golden clouds in the distance and, hoping that Ellie is on them, he flies after them on Yurgod’s back.
| Sergei Sukhinov's Magic Land books | ||||
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| Tales of the Emerald City | 1. Gingema's Daughter 2. The Fairy of the Emerald City 3. The Sorceress Villina's Secret 4. The Sorcerer's Sword 5. The Eternally Youthful Stella 6. Parcelius the Alchemist 7. Battle in the Underground Land 8. King Midgety 9. The Sorcerer from Atlantis 10. The Knights of Light and Darkness | |||
| Fairy Tales of the Emerald City | 1. Corina the Lazy Sorceress 2. Corina and the Ogre 3. The Sorceress Villina's Ward 4. The Little Dragon 5. The Crystal Island 6. Corina and the Magic Rhino 7. Three in the Enchanted Forest 8. The Black Fog 9. Master of the Winged Monkeys Prequel: Goodwin the Great and Terrible | |||