The Reluctant Swordsman The Seventh Sword Book 1 eBook Dave Duncan
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A young man is transformed into a barbarian fighter in this adventure from “one of the leading masters of epic fantasy” (Publishers Weekly).
Wallie Smith can feel the pain. He goes to the hospital and 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 has found himself stranded in a strange realm? Well, it just so happens that the Goddess is in need of a swordsman. It will not be easy, but if he succeeds he will have everything he wants. If he does not, 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!
The Reluctant Swordsman The Seventh Sword Book 1 eBook Dave Duncan
Just finished reading the trilogy (although there is now a fourth book in the series), and it was pretty good.Duncan creates a world where the population is medieval in nature, everyone lives near the river that runs the length of the planet, people's professions and their ranks within those professions are permanently marked on their foreheads, and the Goddess actively intercedes and performs miracles. Most likely the world is simply another planet, although one where divine actions are common.
Into this world is propelled Wallie Smith, a middle-aged chemical engineer from Earth who recently died. His mind is installed into the body of a 7th-level swordsman (the highest level). After some difficulty in accepting the reality of what he's experiencing, he finally comes around and a demi-god gives him the knowledge and abilities of his host that are related to swordsmanship. Then he also receives a legendary sword and a mission in the form of a riddle. Note that the original owner of his host body, Shonsu, was given the same (or a similar) mission and failed. The remainder of the first book is his integration into the world and his efforts to get out of the temple city and on with his mission. This is not as easy as you would assume, as the swordsman garrison in the city is corrupt and its leadership is trying to steal the Wallie's sword.
The plot of "The Reluctant Swordsman" isn't epic by any means, but it's an interesting introduction to the culture of the world he's now residing in. There's character development, particularly with Wallie who has a difficult time handling the casual slavery of the society as well as the casual murder by the swordsmen.
Books two and three get more interesting, as the mission unfolds and we learn more about sorcerers, the enemies of all swordsmen. The people in Wallie's group also grow and develop and become major contributors to the mission. A lot of times things don't go very well for Wallie. The epilogue at end of the trilogy, however, is very satisfying. We see how Wallie's educated 21st-century mind combined with Shonsu's physical skills and mental responses is exactly what was needed to complete the mission. This, despite the fact that Wallie's mind and Shonsu's mind (such as it was) were constantly in conflict.
Downsides:
◘ Too much introspection and second-guessing by Wallie. While this is integral to the story, I think it's overdone.
◘ The pacing of the first book was too slow. It was essentially a very long introduction—a full-volume prelude to the actual story.
◘ I figured out two of the major mysteries in the story well before Wallie did. Specifically, the nature of the sorcerers' fire demons and how they were able to transmit information quickly over long distances. This was doubly annoying because Wallie is a chemical engineer and should have put the clues together well before I did. I was thinking, "Open your eyes. THINK! The clues are all there!"
Upsides:
◘ Author Duncan has created a believable, consistent world with characters that I was interested in.
◘ Wallie's second meeting with the demi-god, where he was shown a small bit of divinity, was fantastic. You hear about such things in the Bible, for instance, but Author Duncan does a great job of showing how even modern man can't handle seeing the nature of the divine (even in a small dose).
◘ The writing is good and easy to read.
Recommended.
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The Reluctant Swordsman The Seventh Sword Book 1 eBook Dave Duncan Reviews
Best opening pages in ten thousand books. Remarkably original. Outstanding plots and excellent series. Fun story lines. Do you believe ? Highly recommended.
I am a big Dave Duncan fan. This work was early on in his career and is dated and doesn't stand the test of time like his other work. The good news about this book is that you can see the seeds of a good writer emerging.
This was pretty mediocre. I am not sure why it received so many high reviews. Lackluster prose, lackluster plot, lackluster characters. The world it which the story is set is imaginative and well-described, so it is possible future installments will be better if the writing improves, but I would not give the author another chance unless there is a very good kindle sale.
I didn't finish this book. The imagery is well written and not uninteresting. I read Robyn Hobb's Assassin series just before attempting this book. I just enjoyed hers much more. No slam on the book. For whatever reason, it just didn't appeal to me.
Creative, slow start but an amazing world created here.
Strong characters, interesting turn of events, more than enough to keep the pages turning. Great read for the price, the next book is questionable at the increased cost! Worth it I am sure if you have money to burn, maybe not if you cheap and free books! Read on my friends!
A very enjoyable book! An individual who is going to die from a bug bite on Earth, finds himself in another body on a different word.
He now has an extremely strong body and is probably the best sword fighter on the planet. One of the gods on this new planet has
a mission for him. Yet the mission is in the form of a riddle. Despite not believing in gods or wanting to go on any mission, he is
indirectly forced into believing in the god and accepts to do whatever the mission requires. The team the god assigns to him doesn't
give him much confidence, yet will help him in unknown ways. An excellent start to this series!
Dave Duncan's "The Reluctant Swordsman (The Seventh Sword Book 1)" is close to being a five star book. The universe he develops here is really interesting and both the plot and the characters are well done. For the type of book it is (a fairly light fantasy), it's darn good. My only issues with it are that the characters could have a bit more depth and the story is mostly of the "set-the-stage" type for the following books. Still, I engrossed with the thing and enjoyed it quite a bit. If I could, I'd have rated it at 4-1/2 stars. But, I can't, so I'll go with a Very Good 4 stars out of 5.
The novels in Dave Duncan's "The Seventh Sword" series are
1. The Reluctant Swordsman (The Seventh Sword Book 1)
2. The Coming of Wisdom (The Seventh Sword Book 2)
3. The Destiny of the Sword (The Seventh Sword Book 3)
4. The Death of Nnanji (The Seventh Sword Book 4)
Just finished reading the trilogy (although there is now a fourth book in the series), and it was pretty good.
Duncan creates a world where the population is medieval in nature, everyone lives near the river that runs the length of the planet, people's professions and their ranks within those professions are permanently marked on their foreheads, and the Goddess actively intercedes and performs miracles. Most likely the world is simply another planet, although one where divine actions are common.
Into this world is propelled Wallie Smith, a middle-aged chemical engineer from Earth who recently died. His mind is installed into the body of a 7th-level swordsman (the highest level). After some difficulty in accepting the reality of what he's experiencing, he finally comes around and a demi-god gives him the knowledge and abilities of his host that are related to swordsmanship. Then he also receives a legendary sword and a mission in the form of a riddle. Note that the original owner of his host body, Shonsu, was given the same (or a similar) mission and failed. The remainder of the first book is his integration into the world and his efforts to get out of the temple city and on with his mission. This is not as easy as you would assume, as the swordsman garrison in the city is corrupt and its leadership is trying to steal the Wallie's sword.
The plot of "The Reluctant Swordsman" isn't epic by any means, but it's an interesting introduction to the culture of the world he's now residing in. There's character development, particularly with Wallie who has a difficult time handling the casual slavery of the society as well as the casual murder by the swordsmen.
Books two and three get more interesting, as the mission unfolds and we learn more about sorcerers, the enemies of all swordsmen. The people in Wallie's group also grow and develop and become major contributors to the mission. A lot of times things don't go very well for Wallie. The epilogue at end of the trilogy, however, is very satisfying. We see how Wallie's educated 21st-century mind combined with Shonsu's physical skills and mental responses is exactly what was needed to complete the mission. This, despite the fact that Wallie's mind and Shonsu's mind (such as it was) were constantly in conflict.
Downsides
◘ Too much introspection and second-guessing by Wallie. While this is integral to the story, I think it's overdone.
◘ The pacing of the first book was too slow. It was essentially a very long introduction—a full-volume prelude to the actual story.
◘ I figured out two of the major mysteries in the story well before Wallie did. Specifically, the nature of the sorcerers' fire demons and how they were able to transmit information quickly over long distances. This was doubly annoying because Wallie is a chemical engineer and should have put the clues together well before I did. I was thinking, "Open your eyes. THINK! The clues are all there!"
Upsides
◘ Author Duncan has created a believable, consistent world with characters that I was interested in.
◘ Wallie's second meeting with the demi-god, where he was shown a small bit of divinity, was fantastic. You hear about such things in the Bible, for instance, but Author Duncan does a great job of showing how even modern man can't handle seeing the nature of the divine (even in a small dose).
◘ The writing is good and easy to read.
Recommended.
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