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Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54 EAN: 9780765317070 ISBN: 0765317079 Label: Forge Books Manufacturer: Forge Books Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 352 Publication Date: October 14, 2008 Publisher: Forge Books Release Date: October 14, 2008 Sales Rank: 29561 Studio: Forge Books Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: By the Sword takes up the adventures of Repairman Jack directly after Bloodline. Jack is hired to find a legendary Japanese sword, a katana stolen from the Hiroshima Peace Museum and brought to New York City. Central characters include the members of a weird Japanese cult, a young Japanese businessman and his three Yakuza bodyguards, plus Hank Thompson, the Kicker cult leader from Bloodline. The cult, the businessman, the Yakuza, and the Kickers are looking for the sword as well. Also in the mix is the pregnant teenager carrying a child, loaded with abnormal DNA, who will be a decisive force in the cosmic shadow war raging behind the scenes. She becomes a pawn in the game, hunted by both sides. Following his usual m.o., Jack maneuvers all sides into a bloody melee from which he plans to waltz away with the fabled katana. Of course, when things don’t go as planned, Jack must improvise (and he hates to improvise). By the Sword takes F. Paul Wilson’s trademark breakneck pacing and interweaving storylines to a new level. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - By the SwordI was disappointed with By the Sword and the direction Wilson is taking the Jack as a character. I've read all the previous books loving the story lines where Repairman fixes other people's problems. These stories are clever and at time humorous (recalling the helicopter dropping used truck tires on a gangsters outdoor party LOL). I don't read the books for the fictional cosmic battles between good and evil that Jack got sucked into. This book wasn't fun at all to read, it was very dry and ... Read More Rating:  - Worthwhile continuation of the seriesIt's hard to rate this book higher than 4 stars, just because it doesn't really feel "complete". But it is a worthy addition to the series, answering many questions without really introducing too many new ones. The "Kicker" movement is explained, as is (at least in part) the women with the dog. And it is an action filled tale; plenty is happening, and Jack seems to be right in the middle of everything. It was a fun read, and at some point for me, became a "can't put it down" type ... Read More Rating:  - Something MissingI commented on R. Andrew Meger's "Downgrade" review, and in that review I was agreeing with much of what he said. I finished this book with a nagging what is missing in this book feeling. I couldn't put my finger on it. After reading other reviews and R. Andrew Meger's review it hit me. This book didn't have the usual side jobs that Jack has to creatively deal with as we see in many of the other books. I did notice not as much of an appearance from Gia and Vicky, but I just wasn't sure if that is what ... Read More Rating:  - A dual review of Secret Histories and By the SwordI won't repeat the mistake of revealing any plot elements of either of these books, which, ignoring Nightworld, currently represent the earliest and the latest installments extant in F. Paul Wilson's outstanding Repairman Jack series--I've been reprimanded by several Jackmaniacs for doing that in past reviews, and I can't take any more disapproval. Suffice it to say that longtime Jack fans will be greatly pleased with both books, which deliver the solid writing, action, suspense, and wry humor they've ... Read More Rating: - Going Nowhere and without Repairman JackWilson nears the close to his famous, perhaps infamous, book series about "Repairman Jack" with By The Sword. With a storyline centering more about a pregnant teenager and a one-of-a-kind sword, and the multitudes of people and entities that are pursuing both, it seems less like a Repairman Jack novel, and more like a novel featuring a cameo of him. At times convoluted, and with elements that seem irrelevant, Wilson may have over-complicated his latest work. To die-hard fans of the original ... Read More |
