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| Book Title | The Reluctant Swordsman … |
| Series | The Seventh Sword |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Author | Dave Duncan |
| Publisher | Del Rey Books |
| Published | 1990 |
| Format | Mass Market Paperback |
| Condition | Good |
| Condition Notes | Good mass market paperback with light shelf wear, minor edge wear, and light spine creasing from reading. Binding is solid and pages are clean with no major defects. A very nice reading copy of a popular fantasy title. |
| Condition | Good |
Wallie Smith dies on Earth only to awaken in another world, inhabiting the body of a renowned master swordsman. Armed with legendary skill but none of the knowledge to use it, he must survive deadly duels, political intrigue, and divine manipulation while uncovering the mystery behind the legendary Seventh Sword.
EugeneBookStore Summary
The Reluctant Swordsman launches Dave Duncan’s beloved The Seventh Sword series, blending portal fantasy with humor, adventure, and inventive world-building. Duncan creates a unique twist on the classic hero’s journey by placing an ordinary modern man into the body of history’s greatest swordsman. The result is one of the most entertaining fantasy series of the late 1980s.
Collector Notes
First published in 1988, The Reluctant Swordsman remains Dave Duncan’s best-known series opener and is considered one of his signature novels. Matching Del Rey editions are popular with collectors, and complete The Seventh Sword sets are consistently sought after by fantasy readers.
