''Sword of the Lamb'' is a

science fiction Science fiction (often shortened to sci-fi or abbreviated SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts. These concepts may include information technology and robotics, biological manipulations, space ...

novel by American author M. K. Wren published by

Berkley Books Berkley Books is an American imprint founded in 1955 by Charles Byrne and Frederic Klein owned by the Penguin Group unit of Penguin Random House. History Berkley Books began as an independent company in 1955. It was founded as "Chic News Compa ...

in 1981.

Plot summary

Alexand, first born of the House of Dekoven Woolf seeks liberty for his people.

Reception

Greg Costikyan Greg Costikyan (born July 22, 1959), sometimes known under the pseudonym Designer X, is an American game designer and science fiction writer. Costikyan's career spans nearly all extant genres of gaming, including: hex-based wargames, role-playing ...

reviewed ''Sword of the Lamb'' in '' Ares Magazine'' #9 and commented that "''Sword of the Lamb'' is neither great literature nor good SF, but it is a 'page-turner.'"

James Nicoll James Davis Nicoll (born March 18, 1961) is a Canadian freelance game and speculative fiction reviewer, former security guard and role-playing game store owner, and five-time Hugo nominee, who also works as a first reader for the Science Fi ...

stated: "The writing is competent enough, pacing and wandering infodumps aside."

Reviews

*Review by Baird Searles (1981) in

Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine ''Asimov's Science Fiction'' is an American science fiction magazine edited by Sheila Williams and published by Dell Magazines, which is owned by Penny Press. It was launched as a quarterly by Davis Publications in 1977, after obtaining Isaac ...

, July 6, 1981 *Review by Bob Mecoy (1981) in Future Life, November 1981 *Review by Debbie Notkin (1982) in Rigel Science Fiction, #3 Winter 1982 *Review by Keith Soltys (1982) in Science Fiction Review, Summer 1982 *Review by Denise Gorse (1986) in Paperback Inferno, #62

References

{{reflist 1981 American novels