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By the Sword: A Repairman Jack Novel (Repairman Jack) | 
| Author: F. Paul Wilson
Publisher: Forge Books
Category: Book
List Price: $25.95
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Rating:  23 reviews
Sales Rank: 15053
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 352
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.2 x 1.1
ISBN: 0765317079
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780765317070
ASIN: 0765317079
Publication Date: October 14, 2008
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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.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 18 more reviews...
 Worthwhile continuation of the series December 18, 2008
S. D. Beallis (Illinois)
It'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 of read. I'm looking forward to the other final books of the series.
Not a book to read as a standalone, for sure. You really need the context of the earlier novels. But if you have that context, you're going to enjoy this one.
 A dual review of Secret Histories and By the Sword December 11, 2008
Henry W. Wagner (Rockaway, NJ USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I 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 come to expect from the series; they're also notable for the many moments of frisson they provide, Secret Histories delving into many aspects of Jack's early life (basically a YA, it features a 13 year old Jack), and By the Sword (which has explicit ties to Wilson's classic World War II epic Black Wind) bringing the adult Jack closer to his date with destiny described in Nightworld. As a certain dumb blonde might say (without exaggeration, I might add), these books are "hot."
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