Of Swords and Parasols

This volume dealt mostly with Dorothea’s learning to fit in with the army, and deal with going to war. I’m not sure I like how everything was presented here, but it was interesting. I’m also curious to find out how many of the characters and battles are historical, and how many were made up. I know the Waldensians are based on history, at least.

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 In the medieval town of Nauders, albino children are viewed as special and are protected. The outside world, however, fears albinos, and condemns them as witches. Dorothea is an albino of Nauders who has been raised been raised to be a swordmaiden and defend the town. However, when her childhood friend, Gyurk, returns from two years in the mercenary corps (with, it seems, a massive torch for Dorothea) with a proposal to keep Nauders protected from the war (the mercenary corps will put Nauders under their protection, provided Nauders provides them with soldiers) Dorothea decides to leave Nauders with him and join the mercenaries in the war.

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