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The Reluctant Swordsman

by Dave Duncan · 1988

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Wallie figured it was fever when he awoke, not in his hospital, but in the body of a brawny barbarian. A swordsman of the seventh rank, Wallie was now the master of a beautiful slave girl and a cunning blade. His mission: to serve a Goddess—even though he had never fought before! Original.

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alternate historyalternate historyMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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medium · 326 pages

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