The Sceptre Mortal

The Sceptre Mortal is a novel by Derek Sawde published in 1985.

Plot summary
The Sceptre Mortal is a novel in which there is a quest for the Sceptre Mortal.

Reception
Dave Langford reviewed The Sceptre Mortal for White Dwarf #72, and stated that "what can you make of an author who, after 258 solemnly humourless pages, offers a chapter called 'Pit of the Werebats'? Painful."

Reviews

 * Review by Pauline Morgan (1985) in Fantasy Review, November 1985
 * Review by David V. Barrett (1985) in Vector 129
 * Review by Don D'Ammassa (1986) in Science Fiction Chronicle, #86 November 1986