The Coming of Wisdom (The Seventh Sword #2)

by Dave Duncan

Paperback, 1988

Status

Available

Call number

813.54

Publication

Del Rey (1988), 337 pages

Description

A barbarian warrior faces the forces of the Fire God in this thrilling adventure from the acclaimed author of Children of Chaos. Wallie Smith is staring death in the face; only a miracle can save him. And then one does! The Goddess appears to preserve his soul, but she does much more than that. She promises to bestow upon him a new and powerful body, and, more important, to endow him with the fabled Sapphire Sword of Chioxin. But nothing in this world or any other comes without a price. The Goddess demands that, for her services, Wallie become her champion. It will be an honor to serve such a presence, to have the chance to be victorious over all challengers. But Wallie and his sword quickly find themselves outmatched in a world of high‑stakes magic. Even the Goddess's priests cannot offer any resistance to the invading sorcerers and their quest to conquer souls for the Fire God. Wallie will need to find in himself and in the world the powers that will save all mortals. He will need to find the Coming of Wisdom. … (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member EowynA
Again, I like the world, and the conceit that we have a modern American's mind and soul in the body of a mighty thewed barbarian hero. Lots of swashbuckling, some magic to figure out, some interesting characters. A book complete in itself, revealing more information in the overall story arc. Not
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just a place holder in a trilogy. Stuff happens, individuals change, the world changes.
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LibraryThing member Temporalis
Was a good book - not great, along the same lines as the previous in the saga (The Reluctant Swordsman). There's not much to say - the book was decent and I really enjoyed it, but it wasn't outstanding literature. I likened this one less to the "Landover" series, as the main character doesn't
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interact a lot with his "past", and when he does he rehashes things that went on in the first book
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LibraryThing member revslick
Slightly more wordy than his last one and it definitely fits the mold of second novels within a trilogy; however, it is still a fun ride. Long live Wallie!
LibraryThing member livingtech
I think this might just be the best one of the trilogy. I enjoyed it quite a bit.

Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

1988

Physical description

337 p.; 4.25 inches

ISBN

0345352920 / 9780345352927
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