![]() 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. Wirikidor? What kind of name is Wirikidor? ![]()
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