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The Seventh Sword
A young man is transformed into a barbarian fighter in this adventurous series from “one of the leading masters of epic fantasy” (Publishers Weekly).
In this complete collection of the high fantasy Seventh Sword series by Aurora Award–winning author Dave Duncan, Wallie Smith must face a new destiny and save an unfamiliar world from evil forces.
The Reluctant Swordsman: Wallie goes to the hospital and wakes up in the body of a barbarian swordsman, accompanied by a voluptuous slave girl and an eccentric priest babbling about the Goddess. When he learns the Goddess needs a swordsman, he reluctantly agrees to set off on her quest.
The Coming of Wisdom: Wallie is staring death in the face when the Goddess gives him a new body and the fabled Sapphire Sword in return for being her champion. But Wallie and his weapon quickly find themselves outmatched in a world of high-stakes magic.
The Destiny of the Sword: Wallie is entrusted by the presiding goddess with a mission to bring together all the swordsmen to finally defeat the sorcerers and their terrible technology. And while he’s not quite convinced he should oblige, goddesses can be very persuasive . . .
The Death of Nnanji: For fifteen years the truce has held, but now sorcerers have started killing swordsmen again and swordsmen traitors are aiding them. Wallie, known now as Shonshu, must ride out to fight the war he hoped would never come, and his failure or success will determine the fate of the world for the next thousand years.
In this complete collection of the high fantasy Seventh Sword series by Aurora Award–winning author Dave Duncan, Wallie Smith must face a new destiny and save an unfamiliar world from evil forces.
The Reluctant Swordsman: Wallie goes to the hospital and wakes up in the body of a barbarian swordsman, accompanied by a voluptuous slave girl and an eccentric priest babbling about the Goddess. When he learns the Goddess needs a swordsman, he reluctantly agrees to set off on her quest.
The Coming of Wisdom: Wallie is staring death in the face when the Goddess gives him a new body and the fabled Sapphire Sword in return for being her champion. But Wallie and his weapon quickly find themselves outmatched in a world of high-stakes magic.
The Destiny of the Sword: Wallie is entrusted by the presiding goddess with a mission to bring together all the swordsmen to finally defeat the sorcerers and their terrible technology. And while he’s not quite convinced he should oblige, goddesses can be very persuasive . . .
The Death of Nnanji: For fifteen years the truce has held, but now sorcerers have started killing swordsmen again and swordsmen traitors are aiding them. Wallie, known now as Shonshu, must ride out to fight the war he hoped would never come, and his failure or success will determine the fate of the world for the next thousand years.
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Published July 11, 2017
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About the author
Dave Duncan
134 books587 followersOriginally from Scotland, Dave Duncan lived all his adult life in Western Canada, having enjoyed a long career as a petroleum geologist before taking up writing. Since discovering that imaginary worlds were more satisfying than the real one, he published more than 60 novels, mostly in the fantasy genre, but also young adult, science fiction, and historical.
He wrote at times under the pseudonym Sarah B. Franklin (but only for literary purposes) and Ken Hood (which is short for "D'ye Ken Whodunit?")
His most successful works were fantasy series: The Seventh Sword, A Man of His Word and its sequel, A Handful of Men, and seven books about The King’s Blades. His books have been translated into 15 languages, and of late have been appearing in audiobook format as well.
He and Janet were married in 1959. He is survived by her, one son and two daughters, as well as four grandchildren.
He was both a founding and honorary lifetime member of SFCanada, and a member of the CSFFA Hall of Fame.
He wrote at times under the pseudonym Sarah B. Franklin (but only for literary purposes) and Ken Hood (which is short for "D'ye Ken Whodunit?")
His most successful works were fantasy series: The Seventh Sword, A Man of His Word and its sequel, A Handful of Men, and seven books about The King’s Blades. His books have been translated into 15 languages, and of late have been appearing in audiobook format as well.
He and Janet were married in 1959. He is survived by her, one son and two daughters, as well as four grandchildren.
He was both a founding and honorary lifetime member of SFCanada, and a member of the CSFFA Hall of Fame.
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September 9, 2017
Originally reviewed at Bookwraiths.
My rating is 3.5 stars.
The Seventh Sword series is a “portal” fantasy in the tradition of Stephen Donaldson’s Chronicles of Thomas Covenant and Guy Gavriel Kay’s The Fionavar Tapestry. Never fear though, Dave Duncan has put his own unique spin on the familiar 1980s era tropes contained herein (portal, quest, fellowship, and Chosen One), subverting most of them in some fashion, while weaving a fast paced, entertaining adventure in the first three books, then returning in the fourth volume to give the series a true conclusion.
It all begins in the Goddess’ Temple at Hann, where Honakura, priest of the seventh rank and true power behind the scenes, has a problem: Hardduju, reeve of the Temple and Swordsman of the seventh rank, is a traitor and thief in league with brigands. This once honorable warrior now more worried about stealing from the goddess’ worshipers rather than protecting them. But what can Honakura do to stop the powerful swordsman and his underlings?
Naturally, the priest prays to his goddess for aid. And, miraculously, his prayers are immediately answered when news reaches him that Shonsu, Swordsman of the seventh rank, has appeared at the temple asking for a demon exorcism. Honakura eager to extend such aid in return for Shonsu’s oath to serve the temple!
But while the exorcism of the demon spirit called Walliesmith goes as planned, Honakura’s scheme seemingly falls apart when Shonsu awakes as a very confused Wallie Smith from Earth!
The tale which spirals out from this beginning is focused on Wallie Smith: a mild-mannered engineer from earth who vaguely recalls dying from encephalitis but whose spirit now inhabits the body of Shonsu, Swordsman of the seventh rank. The goddess herself having brought Wallie here to embark on a quest and fulfill a prophecy to save “The World” from a grizzly fate; this journey by the very cosmopolitan and scientific minded Wallie filled with much discovery and more than a little acceptance, as he quickly finds that his modern sensibilities aren’t of much value in a world ruled by real gods!
A fish out of water tale. That is how I’d quickly describe The Seventh Sword, because this story focuses on Wallie Smith’s journey as a modern man in an alien civilization. But where other author dealing with this trope generally espouse the superiority of current culture over all others, Duncan takes a more enlightened approach, showing both the failure and triumphs of Wallie’s preconceived notions. The quest our hero undertakes far less interesting than the evolution of Wallie’s own belief system.
Don’t take that to mean the goddess’ quest is a humdrum affair, since that couldn’t be further from the truth. There are many twists and turns along Wallie’s path; a rather unusual fellowship of friends gathered around our hero; foes popping up in unsuspected locations; Wallie always forced to find the correct way to balance his morals and beliefs against those of the goddess’ world; and the final resolutions (both in book three and four) quite surprising. All of these things creating a very entertaining story.
The Seventh Sword isn’t without its weaknesses however. The most glaring being Wallie Smith’s tendency to swing back and forth in his eternal quest to find a balance between The World’s culture/beliefs and his own. Certainly, that is realistic. I mean, no one is going to wake up in an alien world in someone else’s body and immediately accept everything around them as normal. But Wallie’s tendency to seemingly acclimate himself to his new reality, accept it, begin to work within it, then reject it all again became quite annoying after a while. Nor did it ring true after the fourth or fifth episode. At least, for me, it didn’t.
Subverting the classic fantasy quest narrative whiling entertaining with fast paced action and emotional issues, Dave Duncan’s The Seventh Sword is an older series well worth reading. Nope, it isn’t grimdark by any means, but neither is it the shiny fantasy of yesteryear where the hero has all the answers and everything works out for him in the end. Rather, this series is a more realistic look at a normal guy from the modern world (Are the 1980s considered modern anymore?) dealing with magic, gods, and other fantastical circumstances which his upbringing and education have not prepared him for. Recommended!
I received this book from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review. I’d like to thank them for allowing me to receive this review copy and inform everyone that the review you have read is my opinion alone.
My rating is 3.5 stars.
The Seventh Sword series is a “portal” fantasy in the tradition of Stephen Donaldson’s Chronicles of Thomas Covenant and Guy Gavriel Kay’s The Fionavar Tapestry. Never fear though, Dave Duncan has put his own unique spin on the familiar 1980s era tropes contained herein (portal, quest, fellowship, and Chosen One), subverting most of them in some fashion, while weaving a fast paced, entertaining adventure in the first three books, then returning in the fourth volume to give the series a true conclusion.
It all begins in the Goddess’ Temple at Hann, where Honakura, priest of the seventh rank and true power behind the scenes, has a problem: Hardduju, reeve of the Temple and Swordsman of the seventh rank, is a traitor and thief in league with brigands. This once honorable warrior now more worried about stealing from the goddess’ worshipers rather than protecting them. But what can Honakura do to stop the powerful swordsman and his underlings?
Naturally, the priest prays to his goddess for aid. And, miraculously, his prayers are immediately answered when news reaches him that Shonsu, Swordsman of the seventh rank, has appeared at the temple asking for a demon exorcism. Honakura eager to extend such aid in return for Shonsu’s oath to serve the temple!
But while the exorcism of the demon spirit called Walliesmith goes as planned, Honakura’s scheme seemingly falls apart when Shonsu awakes as a very confused Wallie Smith from Earth!
The tale which spirals out from this beginning is focused on Wallie Smith: a mild-mannered engineer from earth who vaguely recalls dying from encephalitis but whose spirit now inhabits the body of Shonsu, Swordsman of the seventh rank. The goddess herself having brought Wallie here to embark on a quest and fulfill a prophecy to save “The World” from a grizzly fate; this journey by the very cosmopolitan and scientific minded Wallie filled with much discovery and more than a little acceptance, as he quickly finds that his modern sensibilities aren’t of much value in a world ruled by real gods!
A fish out of water tale. That is how I’d quickly describe The Seventh Sword, because this story focuses on Wallie Smith’s journey as a modern man in an alien civilization. But where other author dealing with this trope generally espouse the superiority of current culture over all others, Duncan takes a more enlightened approach, showing both the failure and triumphs of Wallie’s preconceived notions. The quest our hero undertakes far less interesting than the evolution of Wallie’s own belief system.
Don’t take that to mean the goddess’ quest is a humdrum affair, since that couldn’t be further from the truth. There are many twists and turns along Wallie’s path; a rather unusual fellowship of friends gathered around our hero; foes popping up in unsuspected locations; Wallie always forced to find the correct way to balance his morals and beliefs against those of the goddess’ world; and the final resolutions (both in book three and four) quite surprising. All of these things creating a very entertaining story.
The Seventh Sword isn’t without its weaknesses however. The most glaring being Wallie Smith’s tendency to swing back and forth in his eternal quest to find a balance between The World’s culture/beliefs and his own. Certainly, that is realistic. I mean, no one is going to wake up in an alien world in someone else’s body and immediately accept everything around them as normal. But Wallie’s tendency to seemingly acclimate himself to his new reality, accept it, begin to work within it, then reject it all again became quite annoying after a while. Nor did it ring true after the fourth or fifth episode. At least, for me, it didn’t.
Subverting the classic fantasy quest narrative whiling entertaining with fast paced action and emotional issues, Dave Duncan’s The Seventh Sword is an older series well worth reading. Nope, it isn’t grimdark by any means, but neither is it the shiny fantasy of yesteryear where the hero has all the answers and everything works out for him in the end. Rather, this series is a more realistic look at a normal guy from the modern world (Are the 1980s considered modern anymore?) dealing with magic, gods, and other fantastical circumstances which his upbringing and education have not prepared him for. Recommended!
I received this book from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review. I’d like to thank them for allowing me to receive this review copy and inform everyone that the review you have read is my opinion alone.
October 9, 2017
I picked this series up on the recommendation of another author whose works I follow closely. I was NOT disappointed. This is a wonderful tale of a man sucked from his life in modern Earth to inhabit the body of a warrior swordsman in a pre-industrial world.
The author builds meaningful characters, then weaves a storyline that will keep you reading late into the night. The first three books in this set follow right along the same storyline, then the final book, "Death of Nanji," was written later, picking up with the same characters 15 years later, bringing in their children and other important people.
The only things that bothered me were the many typos – especially in the final book – and the author seems to have a habit of rushing or dumping the endings into an epilogue when perhaps there should be been another chapter.
I absolutely recommend The Seventh Sword: The Complete Series.
The author builds meaningful characters, then weaves a storyline that will keep you reading late into the night. The first three books in this set follow right along the same storyline, then the final book, "Death of Nanji," was written later, picking up with the same characters 15 years later, bringing in their children and other important people.
The only things that bothered me were the many typos – especially in the final book – and the author seems to have a habit of rushing or dumping the endings into an epilogue when perhaps there should be been another chapter.
I absolutely recommend The Seventh Sword: The Complete Series.
October 14, 2017
A fantastic ending
As the original trilogy was a fun and creative read, the continuation had a slightly different but wonderfully scripted conclusion.
As the original trilogy was a fun and creative read, the continuation had a slightly different but wonderfully scripted conclusion.
December 8, 2017
Skillfully written portal fantasy about Wallie Smith, a chemical engineer who dies and finds his soul occupying the body of one of the premier swordsmen of an another world. He inherits his host's language and skills, along with his earthly memories. His own civilized temperament contrasts with the barbarian attitudes of his host, which provides plenty of internal conflict for the author to exploit.
The world is directly influenced by at least two major gods along with their demigodly minions, one of which is the cause of Wallie's situation. He is forced by demonstrations of power to believe in the existence of these gods, and to commit to fulfilling their purposes. A lot of the plot is about how he works out what those purposes are, and how he accomplishes them while pursuing his personal desires.
There is plenty of romance, but I didn't see it as particularly tender. Pretty much all males except Wallie are promiscuous, and even he has to fight that inclination in his host's personality.
I was not comfortable with having other gods than the true God in a universe that includes our world. If I had been in Wallie's shoes, I hope that I would have challenged the authority of the gods of that world.
This was one of those long series that I felt compelled to finish, but was glad when it was over.
The world is directly influenced by at least two major gods along with their demigodly minions, one of which is the cause of Wallie's situation. He is forced by demonstrations of power to believe in the existence of these gods, and to commit to fulfilling their purposes. A lot of the plot is about how he works out what those purposes are, and how he accomplishes them while pursuing his personal desires.
There is plenty of romance, but I didn't see it as particularly tender. Pretty much all males except Wallie are promiscuous, and even he has to fight that inclination in his host's personality.
I was not comfortable with having other gods than the true God in a universe that includes our world. If I had been in Wallie's shoes, I hope that I would have challenged the authority of the gods of that world.
This was one of those long series that I felt compelled to finish, but was glad when it was over.
October 20, 2017
Good Books
This is a fine series, although not quite what I expected. I will probably read it again. Looking for more.
This is a fine series, although not quite what I expected. I will probably read it again. Looking for more.
December 15, 2018
Not my cup of tea. I don't care for fantasy that breaks the fourth wall and intermingles the "real world" with high fantasy.
February 2, 2020
The Seventh Sword is a collection of four novels by Dave Duncan set on a world dedicated to the Goddess. The Goddess was in need of a champion – a swordsman – to deal with sorcerers as direct interference in the world of men could lead to future problems. Sadly, her chosen swordsman, Shonsu, failed and his spirit, if not his body, had to die. To replace his spirit, she chose the unlikely Wallie Smith, an engineer and a man not of her world who was dying on Earth. She places him in Shonsu’s body, provides him with the man’s skills and sets him a task in a riddle. An unlikely beginning that blossoms as the story progresses.
This is a story in the hands of a skilled world-builder and not just a physical world but an entire social structure where physical skills blend with memorization of sutras to equal advancement in rank and privilege. It is so skillfully done in this society without the written word, that I found myself nodding at how much sense it made. Wallie Smith and Shonsu share the body of the latter and the barbarian sometimes overwhelms Smith’s civilized senses. That dichotomy alone makes the book worth reading.
Then there are the scenes of normal life and scenes of battle, all wonderfully contrived by an obvious master of words. I did, occasionally, lose track of individuals but that is my own fault, not the author’s. Surprises were everywhere – why was the Sacred River never for swimming?
This is a lengthy series – four books combined as one and I couldn’t stop reading them. It was so absorbing that sometimes I cried, sometimes I was angry and sometimes I was frustrated with having to wait for what was coming next. A definite Five Stars!
This is a story in the hands of a skilled world-builder and not just a physical world but an entire social structure where physical skills blend with memorization of sutras to equal advancement in rank and privilege. It is so skillfully done in this society without the written word, that I found myself nodding at how much sense it made. Wallie Smith and Shonsu share the body of the latter and the barbarian sometimes overwhelms Smith’s civilized senses. That dichotomy alone makes the book worth reading.
Then there are the scenes of normal life and scenes of battle, all wonderfully contrived by an obvious master of words. I did, occasionally, lose track of individuals but that is my own fault, not the author’s. Surprises were everywhere – why was the Sacred River never for swimming?
This is a lengthy series – four books combined as one and I couldn’t stop reading them. It was so absorbing that sometimes I cried, sometimes I was angry and sometimes I was frustrated with having to wait for what was coming next. A definite Five Stars!
March 20, 2024
This collection contains the original trilogy published in 1988, comprised of The Reluctant Swordsman, The Coming Of Wisdom, and The Destiny Of The Sword, together with the 2012-published The Death Of Nnanji.
The Reluctant Swordsman reads like an Isekai novel: a dying man of this world is whisked by divinities to another world where he is reincarnated as an unbeatable champion to carry out a quest at their behest. His new body is a paragon of masculinity, he gets the girl, and snarks at everything from a contemporary Canadian’s point of view. But the Isekai similarities end there. Although the body he inhabits is the top dog, its previous owner was far from perfect and it has failings, just as the modern world inhabitant has failings, so his fish out of water experience rests on unreliable, even shaky foundations. Rather than achieving gratification with no effort, our hero has to work very hard to survive errors of his own making in a fiendishly complex barbarian culture and has to think his way through all the traps and pitfalls cleverly laid against him by lesser foes who know their world very well. The task given to the protagonist by the gods is fiendishly complex, requiring deep philosophical thought, logic, and growth. This hero is tested mentally and ethically as well as physically. This is a very clever and morally complex story, one that requires the reader to pay attention to grasp the subtleties of chess-like manoeuvres, and one that rewards the reader with real suspense, a sustained feeling of jeopardy and mystery. This is much better than Isekai. I’ll gladly read this again to catch all the subtleties, so this is a definite four stars.
The Reluctant Swordsman reads like an Isekai novel: a dying man of this world is whisked by divinities to another world where he is reincarnated as an unbeatable champion to carry out a quest at their behest. His new body is a paragon of masculinity, he gets the girl, and snarks at everything from a contemporary Canadian’s point of view. But the Isekai similarities end there. Although the body he inhabits is the top dog, its previous owner was far from perfect and it has failings, just as the modern world inhabitant has failings, so his fish out of water experience rests on unreliable, even shaky foundations. Rather than achieving gratification with no effort, our hero has to work very hard to survive errors of his own making in a fiendishly complex barbarian culture and has to think his way through all the traps and pitfalls cleverly laid against him by lesser foes who know their world very well. The task given to the protagonist by the gods is fiendishly complex, requiring deep philosophical thought, logic, and growth. This hero is tested mentally and ethically as well as physically. This is a very clever and morally complex story, one that requires the reader to pay attention to grasp the subtleties of chess-like manoeuvres, and one that rewards the reader with real suspense, a sustained feeling of jeopardy and mystery. This is much better than Isekai. I’ll gladly read this again to catch all the subtleties, so this is a definite four stars.
July 23, 2021
Live, learn, love, and embrace honor.
While some of Dave Duncan’s books in the past have been very good reads, the first review of this series that I saw gave it three stars. Seemed to be the reviewers opinion that the entire series was all about extreme misogyny. Hmmm. Might need to consider the question of “Who reviews the reviewers”…, but I digress.
Early on in my life, I heard the saying “Travel broadens”, referring, of course, to one’s perspective. These books were an armchair version of visiting a far away country. A very complex, rich, diverse, and multi-universe country. Including a notion or two also touched on in Heinlein’s “Glory Road”.
We tend to see what we look for, or, if we’re very lucky, glimpse parts of what’s actually there. Up to us what we do with that, naturally. To me, this was a great series, well worth recommending, as well as being grateful that it has been written. Hope you enjoy it for yourself, and others.
While some of Dave Duncan’s books in the past have been very good reads, the first review of this series that I saw gave it three stars. Seemed to be the reviewers opinion that the entire series was all about extreme misogyny. Hmmm. Might need to consider the question of “Who reviews the reviewers”…, but I digress.
Early on in my life, I heard the saying “Travel broadens”, referring, of course, to one’s perspective. These books were an armchair version of visiting a far away country. A very complex, rich, diverse, and multi-universe country. Including a notion or two also touched on in Heinlein’s “Glory Road”.
We tend to see what we look for, or, if we’re very lucky, glimpse parts of what’s actually there. Up to us what we do with that, naturally. To me, this was a great series, well worth recommending, as well as being grateful that it has been written. Hope you enjoy it for yourself, and others.
July 23, 2020
I absolutely loved these books.
I read the first one - Reluctant Swordsman - some time ago and said then that I would be reading the rest - then I saw the entire collection on sale as an omnibus and knew I wanted it. I reread the first book instead of jumping straight to the second and enjoyed it at least as much as the first time I read it.
The characters are epic - and yet stay believable within the context of the story. The situations are different than anything we know in our world - Duncan builds a world where it all works. But just to twist it a little - the main character is from our world and has to interpret this new (to him) world through the lens of our world without making any mistakes that will get him killed in that world.
As confusing as that all sounds -- it all works.
March 13, 2020
Well written but troubling
I had a difficult time giving this five stars. It is very well written, and the main characters are awesome. The world is intriguing. The action is intense and the plot keeps moving. I was sick and binge-read the whole series.
So why so hard? If TW a fantasy world that goes double-time on misogyny and excusing slavery. And the main character accepts this all too easily (well, if it’s the will of the Goddess..). And by the middle of the third book I feared even the main character was loosing himself in this cesspit. But in the end, I was satisfied with the main characters, and the world showed more depth.
I had a difficult time giving this five stars. It is very well written, and the main characters are awesome. The world is intriguing. The action is intense and the plot keeps moving. I was sick and binge-read the whole series.
So why so hard? If TW a fantasy world that goes double-time on misogyny and excusing slavery. And the main character accepts this all too easily (well, if it’s the will of the Goddess..). And by the middle of the third book I feared even the main character was loosing himself in this cesspit. But in the end, I was satisfied with the main characters, and the world showed more depth.
June 22, 2018
I was hooked from the first word.
The adventure starts in a temple and ends in a castle. The miracles from the goddess and the young demigod aid Wallie in the struggles of war. With their guidance, Wallie gathers an army and changes the world. I'm glad Dave decided to write a sequel. The first three books did sum things up nicely, as Dave said. The fourth book summed things up even better!
The adventure starts in a temple and ends in a castle. The miracles from the goddess and the young demigod aid Wallie in the struggles of war. With their guidance, Wallie gathers an army and changes the world. I'm glad Dave decided to write a sequel. The first three books did sum things up nicely, as Dave said. The fourth book summed things up even better!
November 13, 2019
I was very pleasantly surprised by this fantasy series. It creates a new world built on its own particular laws and somehow manages to makes it seem very realistic. There are not too many characters so the author can focus on building upon a few of them very richly. The pace was just right, making it a page turner without seeming to be rushed. I would highly recommend this if you like this genre.
July 1, 2018
Fantastic!
I loved this series! If you like stories of adventure, honor, war, romance--pretty much any genre, you will like it also, because it has a bit of everything all rolled up in one well-thought-out story, with heroes, villains, peasants and princes, and everything in between. Have fun reading it!
I loved this series! If you like stories of adventure, honor, war, romance--pretty much any genre, you will like it also, because it has a bit of everything all rolled up in one well-thought-out story, with heroes, villains, peasants and princes, and everything in between. Have fun reading it!
February 6, 2021
Very long, but interesting fantasy series that is well worth reading. I had never heard of Dave Duncan before picking up two of his discounted kindle fantasy series and I'm glad that I did. The stories are engaging, quick-moving and not bound to some fantasy formulas. I'm going to look to see whether there are any more of his series available. Recommended.
May 23, 2023
Not what I expected
I thought this would be another sword and sorcery standard, and wondered how I would get through all the pages! But it is of the best kind - about people and love and revenge and grief and hope. The characters are complex and full and the world building is engrossing. A new favourite
I thought this would be another sword and sorcery standard, and wondered how I would get through all the pages! But it is of the best kind - about people and love and revenge and grief and hope. The characters are complex and full and the world building is engrossing. A new favourite
August 19, 2019
Fantasy
Well thought out story of a man thrown into a diferent world in a new warriors body with the mind of a modern day mans ethics and smarts lots of insight and action great read
Well thought out story of a man thrown into a diferent world in a new warriors body with the mind of a modern day mans ethics and smarts lots of insight and action great read
September 19, 2019
Thoroughly enjoyed it!
Great read. I have no idea how large a volume these four books made because I absolutely flew through it! Shounzu and Nnanji are now two of my favorite fictional hero’s.
Great read. I have no idea how large a volume these four books made because I absolutely flew through it! Shounzu and Nnanji are now two of my favorite fictional hero’s.
September 21, 2019
For those who wish their children to be greater than they were.
This story is for all of us parents who wish that our children will have a better and brighter future. That our children will stand higher than we did, when we were their age.
This story is for all of us parents who wish that our children will have a better and brighter future. That our children will stand higher than we did, when we were their age.
December 4, 2019
Very fun read!
Great story, combining barbarian swordsmanship with feudal Japanese codes... throw in a scientist from modern times into Conan's body and give him an impossible mission!
Great story, combining barbarian swordsmanship with feudal Japanese codes... throw in a scientist from modern times into Conan's body and give him an impossible mission!
December 17, 2019
amazingly beautiful!
This was such an amazing story that I'm almost sad it's over.... However, it ended so beautifully. I highly recommend this book if you love epics and the creations of a dynasty!
This was such an amazing story that I'm almost sad it's over.... However, it ended so beautifully. I highly recommend this book if you love epics and the creations of a dynasty!
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September 15, 2020An interesting and different story
An interesting and different story. Good plotline and well developed characters. Dragged a little in places and a few editing errors but otherwise a good read.
An interesting and different story. Good plotline and well developed characters. Dragged a little in places and a few editing errors but otherwise a good read.
October 12, 2020
I really enjoyed this series, and found myself reading it late into the night. I've always liked fantasy that combines our world with an imaginary one, and Dave Duncan has done an excellent job of fleshing out the World.
January 2, 2021
A great-escape reread with continued appreciation for the characters and plot, with only a couple little cringe-worthy misogynistic snippets that *can* be attributed to the character's personality, but don't really read that way.
June 11, 2021
Oaths and swords
Wallis Smith is a modern day man that reincarnated into a world of swords and oaths. The Goddess gave him a mission without much guidance but he muddles through with the help of friends. A interesting creative series
Wallis Smith is a modern day man that reincarnated into a world of swords and oaths. The Goddess gave him a mission without much guidance but he muddles through with the help of friends. A interesting creative series
January 4, 2018
Wow reread
The addition of The Death of Nnanji kinda ties everything up nicely, with the inclusion of the new members of the family
The addition of The Death of Nnanji kinda ties everything up nicely, with the inclusion of the new members of the family
December 25, 2017
Great
Slow start but after that you can't wait to read what happens next. This is a great series of books.
Slow start but after that you can't wait to read what happens next. This is a great series of books.
June 28, 2018
Great read. Kept me hooked to the very end.
Fast paced with great character development. I hated for it to come to an end. Can’t wait to read something else from this author.
Fast paced with great character development. I hated for it to come to an end. Can’t wait to read something else from this author.
July 17, 2018
I received a free copy via Netgalley in exchange for a honest review.
All in all a wonderful series although slow in places the characters and story line left you wanting more.
All in all a wonderful series although slow in places the characters and story line left you wanting more.
January 4, 2019
I love the seventh sword series
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