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Synopsis
Wallie Smith can feel the pain. He goes to the hospital, remembers the doctors and the commotion, but when he wakes up it all seems like a dream. However, if that was a dream how do you explain waking up in another body and in another world? Little Wallie finds himself in the physique of a barbarian swordsman, accompanied by both an eccentric priest babbling about the Goddess and a voluptuous slave girl. Is this a rude awakening or a dream come true? What in the world will Wallie do now that he's found himself stranded in a strange realm? Well it just so happens that the Goddess is in need of a swordsman. It won't be easy but if he succeeds he will have everything he wants. If he doesn't, things could get ugly. Wallie is reluctant but sees his chance. If only he had the faintest clue as to the adventure he is about to unleash! If only he could imagine the forces that will be out to vanquish him!
Is The Reluctant Swordsman appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
A classic portal fantasy featuring body-swapping and adventure with mild violence typical of sword-and-sorcery tales. Contains a slave character as part of the worldbuilding and some mild romantic elements.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, mild sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include slavery and body horror.
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Who'll love this
Teens will enjoy the fish-out-of-water adventure as a modern man must adapt to life as a barbarian swordsman on a quest for a goddess.