1. Tales of the King's Blades
- "Gilded Chain" (1998)
- "Lord of the Fire Lands" (1999)
- "Sky of Swords" (2000)

2. Chronicles of the King's Blades
- "Paragon Lost" (2002)
- "Impossible Odds" (2003)
- "The Jaguar Knights" (2004)

3. King's Daggers
- "Sir Stalwart" (1999)
- "The Crooked House" (2000)
- "Silvercloak" (2001)

The series is finished, as Dave Duncan announced on his official site.
The author, famous for Seventh Sword trilogy and Man of His Word series, created in King's Blades  complicated but compact world. Desciptions of Chivian habits, political affairs and complex king's court make the world exist not in fantasy sphere, but in more realistic area. Although the series possess many features common in the genre - swordsplay, of course, good king, evil one, even philosopher's stone - King's Blades are one of the most non-ordinary series I've ever met. The Blades, ideal swordsmen, are not Light-protecting super individuals, but are organized in ancient order with old, specific traditions. Political structure has no fairy-tale nature, it's absolutely realistic. Even magic is different - instead of four or standard spell casting methods, there are eight elements (Fire, Water, Earth, Air and additional hidden ones: Love, Death, Chance and Time).

Construction of the trilogy is amazing: you may read it in any order, but should have all three to admire all the details of plot. Each volume tells almost the same story, but from different point of view: first one is sir Durendal (lord chancellor Roland), second - Radgar Æleding the king of Baelmark (Raider) and third - princess Malinda.

coming soon...