The Reluctant Swordsman
1988 • 326 pages

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Wallie Smith can feel the pain. He goes to the hospital, remembers the doctors and the commotion, but when he wakes up it all seems like a dream. However, if that was a dream how do you explain waking up in another body and in another world? Little Wallie finds himself in the physique of a barbarian swordsman, accompanied by both an eccentric priest babbling about the Goddess and a voluptuous slave girl. Is this a rude awakening or a dream come true? What in the world will Wallie do now that he's found himself stranded in a strange realm? Well it just so happens that the Goddess is in need of a swordsman. It won't be easy but if he succeeds he will have everything he wants. If he doesn't, things could get ugly. Wallie is reluctant but sees his chance. If only he had the faintest clue as to the adventure he is about to unleash! If only he could imagine the forces that will be out to vanquish him!


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#1 in The Seventh Sword

The Seventh Sword is a 4-book series with 4 primary works first released in 1988 with contributions by Dave Duncan.

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The Reluctant Swordsman
#2
The Coming of Wisdom
#3
The Destiny of the Sword
#4
The Death of Nnanji

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Ha ha. This was fun. Easy read and simple rules of magic. I can't see myself going forward in the series but a good book to take a break from serious reading.

June 8, 2021
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Slow to start but I did enjoy where I ended up. Not my favorite book by David Duncan but it was still a nice read.

November 10, 2013

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