Published in the mid-eighties, "The Misenchanted Sword" benefits from some of the charm of traditional fantasy (according to some information I found on the internet, the world of Ethshar was first developed for a table-top strategy game) and from the editors more strict control of page count. In a lucky coincidence, Watt-Evans fits in nicely between the previous forays in the sub-genre (Leiber, Moorcock) and the more recent crop of authors who seem so enamoured of the dark and gritty aspects of magical adventures. It probably helped that I went in with no expectations of any kind except picking a nice slim sword & sorcery book for my vacation. This is my first novel by Lawrence Watt-Evans, and I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed the trip to Ethshar. Probably our man Valder should have been more careful not to annoy the grumpy wizard who did the enchantment. It brings on the head of its wielder, a lowly scout in the armies of Ethshar named Valder, more troubles that its alleged prowess in battle would suggest. The realms of fantasy are practically infested with magical swords of all sorts but I believe there isn't any to rival this Wirikidor in terms of fickleness and general unreliability. It means 'slayer of warriors', and it was part of the spell I put on the thing, so now that's its name. It's from a language so old that the name of the tongue is forgotten and no trace remains of the people who spoke it. Narration Toward Books The Misenchanted Sword (Ethshar #1) - Wirikidor? What kind of name is Wirikidor? Details Books Conducive To The Misenchanted Sword (Ethshar #1) Original Title:
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