Tough Traveling: A Lady and Her Sword
The Thursday feature “Tough Traveling” is the brainchild of Nathan of Review Barn, who has come up with the excellent idea of making a new list each week based on the most common tropes in fantasy, as seen in (and inspired by) The Tough Guide to Fantasyland by Diana Wynn Jones. Nathan has invited anyone who is interested to come play along, so be sure to check out the first link for more information.
This week’s tour topic is: A Lady and Her Sword
Fantasyland is full of threats. A lady and her sword can keep those threats at bay.
Brienne of Tarth
Wendy’s Picks
The sword of an archangel doesn’t bond with just anyone. If it determines you unworthy, then good luck trying to lift it. Penryn has more than proven her worth and now, not only does Pookie Bear let her wield it, it teaches her how to do so.
The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
Aerin was the first hero to reclaim the Blue Sword and the crown, but now Harry must discover the truth about her past and her future. Good thing the king of the Hillfolk knows and is nice enough to kidnap her and help her learn.
Mogsy’s Picks:
I’m feeling to-the-point this week (get it?) so what I’m going to do is post some really cool covers of books I’ve read featuring beautiful, strong, powerful kickass female protagonists with their beloved blades. A picture is worth a thousand words and all that, so I’ll let them do the talking. Okay then? Okay then.
From left to right, top to bottom: Alix Black and her bloodblade, Celaena Sardothien, Kate Anstruther, Çeda and her ebon blade, Yukiko, Widdershins, Kate Daniels and Slayer, Vin, Monza Murcatto
The BiblioSanctum 
yay for Kate! I confess that i haven’t read the others…
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Haha, I’ve only read that one Kate Daniels book, hoping to continue with the series though 🙂
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Wendy covered Michonne and Mogsy Monza Murcatto- my favorites. Great minds and all that… 😀
The Bride from Kill Bill and Miho from Sin City also come to mind…
Great picks. 🙂
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Couldn’t forget Michonne!
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Monza Murcatto definitely deserved the mention 🙂
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Lots of women with swords! 😀 Though there’s one very important lady who also deserves to be on this list: Alanna of Trebond from Tamora Pierce’s Song of the Lioness Quartet. 😉
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I really need to read more Tamora Pierce. I know of Alanna, but I don’t know her.
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Love Alanna. She was the first lady with a series I read.
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Wendy has a leg up on me, I haven’t even read any Tamora Pierce! It’s something I’ve been meaning to rectify.
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I’ve only read a couple of her books, so I’m still in the middle of rectifying it too. But yes, you’ve got some catching up to do! 😉
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Should have expected to see Alix on this list 🙂
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Heck yes! Plus, the blood weapons and her bloodblade made a huge impression on me in the first book. 🙂
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Who knew there’d be so much to choose from. I think you’ve all nailed this list down. I should have remembered Angelfall and the Kristoff books.
Lynn 😀
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We got a lot of the same books. Mustn’t forget Ceda, eh? 🙂
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Both Michonne and Monza Murcatto are among my favorite sword-wielding ladies, but there are many other interesting characters here I will need to explore… (((scribbles notes))) 😀
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I had not seen that Sanderson cover, cool
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They are the new ones, I think they wanted to give the series the “Hunger Games” treatment 🙂
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Ahh Vin too! I thought about her and then forgot! Very nice list 😀
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Mogsy wins. Look at all those pictures! Pretty covers….
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So many ladies. So many swords 🙂
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Great lists! I should have thought of Illyana and Zealot.
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