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The Swords of Power were created by the gods and given to humanity as part of a great game, so they could enjoy watching humans scheme and fight amongst themselves in an effort to obtain these magical treasures. Each sword has a different ability, which corresponds to a different god. The series revolves around different characters finding, acquiring, stealing, using, and eventually destroying the swords. This provides the gods with the amusement they desire, until they find out that the swords were made too well, and even the gods themselves can fall victim to them. The swords are introduced in by name and general ability in The Song of Swords, the poem that precedes the story, but it is only over the course of the series that the specific effects, conditions, and loopholes of these weapons are discovered.[3] Although thought to be indestructible, by the end of the series (Shieldbreaker's Story) all the swords except Woundhealer have been destroyed.

Novelist Dan Wells credits Saberhagen with inspiring his own writing aspirations, and praises the series' combination of the "stunning imagination" of fantasy with the "logical" plotting of science fiction. Despite noting that the worldbuilding is sometimes underdeveloped, Wells praises the series' "addictive brilliance" in building and then resolving the swords as interlocking "logistical puzzle[s]."[3]

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Piety. Come, good Christian since we have beenso loving to you to receive you into our house thisnight, let us, if perhaps we may better ourselvesthereby, talk with you of all things that havehappened to you in your pilgrimage.

Chris. Indeed, I cannot commend my life, forI am conscious to myself of many failings therein.I know also, that a man, by his actions may soonoverthrow what, by proofs or persuasion, he dothlabor to fasten upon others for their good. Yetthis I can say, I was very wary of giving themoccasion, by any unseemly action, to make themaverse to going on pilgrimage. Yea, for this verything they would tell me I was too precise, andthat I denied myself of things (for their sakes) inwhich they saw no evil. Nay, I think I may saythat, if what they saw in me did hinder them, it[69]was my great tenderness in sinning against God,or of doing any wrong to my neighbor.

Faith. Though there was, as I said, a greattalk thereabout, yet I do not think they did firmlybelieve it. For, in the heat of the talking I heardsome of them deridingly speak of you, and of yourdesperate journey; for so they called this yourpilgrimage. But I did believe, and do still, thatthe end of our city will be with fire and brimstonefrom above; and therefore I have made my escape.

Faith. Yes, I met with Shame; but, of all themen that I met with in my pilgrimage, he I think,[97]bears the wrong name. The others would take"No" for an answer, at least after some words ofdenial; but this bold-faced Shame would neverhave done.

Evan. My sons, you have heard, in the wordsof the truth of the Gospel, that you must "throughmany trials enter into the kingdom of heaven;"and again, that "in every city bonds and afflictionsawait you;" and therefore you cannot expectthat you should go long on your pilgrimage withoutthem in some sort or other. You have found[115]something of the truth of these words upon youalready, and more will immediately follow; fornow, as you see, you are almost out of this wilderness,and therefore you will soon come into atown that you will by-and-by see before you; andin that town you will be hardly beset with enemieswho will strain hard but they will kill you; and beyou sure that one or both of you must seal thetruth which you hold with blood: but be youfaithful unto death, and the King will give you acrown of life. He that shall die there, althoughhis death will be unnatural, and his pain, perhaps,great, he will yet have the better of his fellow;not only because he will be arrived at the CelestialCity soonest, but because he will escape manymiseries that the other will meet with in the rest ofhis journey. But when you are come to the town,and shall find fulfilled what I have here related,then remember your friend, and quit yourselveslike men, and commit the keeping of your souls toGod in well-doing, as unto a faithful Creator.

They therefore brought him out, to do withhim according to their law; and first they scourgedhim, then they buffeted him, then they lanced hisflesh with knives; after that they stoned him withstones, then pricked him with their swords, and,last of all, they burned him to ashes at the stake.Thus came Faithful to his end.

Now, I saw in my dream, that Christianwent forth not alone; for there was onewhose name was Hopeful (being somade by looking upon Christian and Faithful intheir words and behavior in their sufferings at thefair,) who joined himself unto him, and, enteringinto a brotherly pledge told him that he would behis companion. Thus one died to show faithfulnessto the truth, and another rises out of hisashes to be a companion with Christian in hispilgrimage. This Hopeful also told Christian thatthere were many more of the men in the fair thatwould take their time and follow after.

Chris. "Not I," said Christian. "I have heardof this place before now, and how many havethere been slain; and besides, that treasure is asnare to those that seek it, for it hindereth themin their pilgrimage."

[155]The shepherds then answered, "Did you notsee a little below these mountains a stile that ledinto a meadow on the left hand side of this way?"They answered, "Yes." Then said the shepherds,"From that stile there goes a path that leadsdirectly to Doubting Castle, which is kept byGiant Despair; and these men" (pointing to themamong the tombs) "came once on pilgrimage, asyou do now, even until they came to that samestile. And because the right way was rough inthat place, they chose to go out of it into thatmeadow, and there were taken by Giant Despair,and cast into Doubting Castle, where, after theyhad been kept a while in the dungeon, he at lastdid put out their eyes, and led them among thosetombs, where he has left them to wander to thisvery day, that the saying of the Wise Man mightbe fulfilled, 'He that wandereth out of the way ofknowledge, shall remain in the congregation of thedead.'" Then Christian and Hopeful lookedupon one another with tears gushing out, but yetsaid nothing to the shepherds.

Then said Christian to his fellow, "Now I call toremembrance that which was told of a thing thathappened to a good man hereabout. The nameof that man was Little-Faith, but a good man, anddwelt in the town of Sincere. The thing was this:At the entering in at this passage, there comesdown from Broad-way Gate a lane called DeadMan's Lane; so-called because of the murders thatare commonly done there; and this Little-Faith,going on pilgrimage as we do now, chanced to sit[161]down there, and slept. Now, there happened atthat time to come down that lane, from Broad-wayGate, three sturdy rogues, and their names wereFaint-heart, Mistrust, and Guilt, three brothers;and they espying Little-Faith, where he was, camegalloping up with speed. Now, the good man wasjust awaked from his sleep, and was getting up togo on his journey. So they came up all to him,and with threatening language bid him stand.At this, Little-Faith looked as white as a sheetand had neither power to fight nor fly. Then saidFaint-heart, 'Deliver thy purse;' but, he makingno haste to do it (for he was loth to lose his money)Mistrust ran up to him, and, thrusting his handinto his pocket, pulled out thence a bag of silver.Then he cried out, 'Thieves! thieves!' With that,Guilt, with a great club that was in his hand,struck Little-Faith on the head, and with thatblow felled him flat to the ground, where he laybleeding as one that would bleed to death. Allthis while the thieves stood by. But, at last, theyhearing that some were upon the road, and fearinglest it should be one Great-Grace, that dwells inthe city of Good-Confidence, they betook themselvesto their heels, and left this good man toshift for himself. Now, after a while, Little-Faithcame to himself, and, getting up, made shift toscramble on his way. This was the story."

Chris. He told me once that he was resolvedto go on pilgrimage as we do now; but all of asudden he grew acquainted with one Save-self,and then he became a stranger to me, for at thattime he gave up going on pilgrimage.

Now I saw in my dream, that by this timethe pilgrims were got over the EnchantedGround, and entering into the country ofBeulah, whose air was very sweet and pleasant: theway lying directly through it, they enjoyed themselvesthere for a season. Yea, here they heard continuallythe singing of birds and saw every day theflowers appear on the earth, and heard the voice ofthe turtle in the land. In this country the sunshineth night and day; wherefore this was beyondthe Valley of the Shadow of Death, and also outof the reach of Giant Despair; neither could theyfrom this place so much as see Doubting Castle.Here they were within sight of the City they weregoing to; also here met them some of the inhabitantsthereof; for in this land the Shining Onescommonly walked, because it was upon theborders of heaven. Here they had no want ofcorn and wine; for in this place they met withabundance of what they had sought for in alltheir pilgrimage. Here they heard voices fromout of the City, loud voices, saying, "Say ye tothe daughter of Zion, Behold, thy salvationcometh! Behold, His reward is with Him!"Here all the inhabitants of the country calledthem "The holy people, and redeemed of theLord, sought out," etc.

Then said the other, "Be of good cheer, mybrother; I feel the bottom, and it is good." Thensaid Christian, "Ah! my friend, the sorrows ofdeath have compassed me about; I shall not seethe land that flows with milk and honey." Andwith that, a great darkness and horror fell uponChristian, so that he could not see before him.[192]Also here he in a great measure lost his senses, sothat he could neither remember nor orderly talkof any of those sweet refreshments that he hadmet with in the way of his pilgrimage. But allthe words that he spake still tended to show thathe had horror of mind, and heart-fears that heshould die in that river, and never obtain entrancein at the gate. Here also, as they that stood byperceived, he was much in the troublesomethoughts of the sins that he had committed, bothsince and before he began to be a pilgrim. It wasalso observed that he was troubled with the sightof demons and evil spirits; for ever and anonhe would intimate so much by words. 17dc91bb1f