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    The Legend of the Talking Sword
    The Legend of the Talking Sword
    The Legend of the Talking Sword
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    The Legend of the Talking Sword

    By Laura E Simms

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    Part one of a series. When Princess Luna goes missing, it's up to her older brother Prince Luca and several of his friends to win his spurs and try and find her.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLaura E Simms
    Release dateAug 19, 2012
    ISBN9781476051109
    The Legend of the Talking Sword
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    Laura E Simms

    Laura Simms 1987-BooksEnd GameThe Legend of the Talking SwordTaken for a MugHorses For CoursesMillionaire's PlaypenGemini BloodThe Irony of de ja vuI have wanted to be an author since I was 6. So this is a dream realised for me.The last year has been very productive with lots more writing to come hopefully.But I will let you be the judge of what you read, so all that remains to be said isHappy reading

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      The Legend of the Talking Sword - Laura E Simms

      The Legend of the Talking Sword

      By Laura Simms

      The Legend of the Talking Sword

      Laura Simms

      Copyright 2012 Laura Simms

      Smashwords Edition

      This e-book is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This e-book may not be sold or given away to other people. If you wish to share this e-book with others, please purchase additional copies for each person. Thank you for respecting the hard work of the author .

      Laura Simms asserts her moral right to be identified as the author of this work.

      For Nathaniel Parker, for when you’re older and to remind Nathan Parker that anything is possible if you just wish hard enough.

      For all the princesses who have been rescued from their towers by their princes.

      Prologue

      Don’t most stories start once upon a time on a dark, dark night, they do in fiction anyway. But this is not fiction or a fairytale told to frighten the gullible. During the course of this story there will be many introductions. I am maybe a biased narrator, I make no apologies for this. I’m too arrogant to make apologies to people so obviously beneath my notice as you.

      The other thing you may notice about me is I get easily distracted and I digress, it is a fault of mine and should this happen during the telling of the story, please forgive me, bear with me and I will try and pick up the thread somewhere along the line.

      If the class is sitting comfortably I shall begin the lesson. Pay attention now.

      So many legends exist that many are forgotten during the mists of time. Dismissed as myth, dragons and leprechauns are two such examples. Don’t think dragons are real try telling St George that what he was fighting that day was just a harmless lizard. Try telling a leprechaun he’s a sweet little elf, he’ll punch you in the mouth. But what am I saying if you don’t believe in leprechauns you won’t believe in elves either.

      But just because something is hidden doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. It just means it’s all the more pissed off when it’s discovered. But where are my manners. I’ve forgotten to introduce myself. You can call me Hugh, Hugh the talking sword.

      Yeah, you heard me right. Don’t roll your eyes in the back row I saw you. A long time ago, many centuries before you were even thought of, in a faraway land there lived an old sorcerer. Not your cuddly, got a problem I’ll help you type, but your I’ll kick your ass if you don’t leave me alone type. Yeah, yeah I know what I say next will sound cliché but Edgar Vincent Ivan Lockwood wanted to achieve world domination.

      He had no children. He said

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