By the Sword

A Repairman Jack novel (Repairman Jack, Book 12)

By: F. Paul Wilson

Narrated by: Dick Hill

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 (who is the brother of a character killed in Legacies), 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.

Following Jack's usual m.o., he 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.

Get another Repairman Jack fix.©2008 F. Paul Wilson (P)2008 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Better that expected

I was a good audio book. I almost didn’t purchase it because of all the negative reviews about Duck Hill. Overall I think he did a good job.

Better narration helped this one

Dick Hill did a better job on this one compared to the last book but I’m still glad we get back to Christopher Price with the next book.
I love this story line because of the tie in from Black Wind which is one of my favorite stand alone books by Wilson. It was the first book of his I ever read so it’s special to me. On to Ground Zero!

The unbelievably bad narration

The narration. Well, the narrator did not fail to do it another very bad job with his severe modulation. But even more so was his accents. He was over, striving to create the accents to the point where is actually quite difficult to understand the spoken word. It does not look like he is trying to improve this issue. I will be sure to avoid all books in which he is the narrator.

Deep into the series

I'm now deep into the Repairman Jack series, and I'm more enthralled with each successive book. I've listened to twelve books straight through and moving onto the next. Usually I burn out after a couple, and move onto something else for awhile, then come back. Not this series!

I like the characters. They are well drawn, and very complete as people. Jack himself is very true to himself, and although his code is not to everybody's comprehension, he is very consistent within it.

The overall story arc is well planned, and each book covers one particular aspect. This one deals with a sword from the first Age.

All of the books are uniformly excellent, and I know when I finish the series, I'm going to be sorry to see it end.

I highly recommend the series. I can't say enough good things about it. The writing style, the plotting and pacing, the characters, all show the results of a mature writer, and that plus a very good narrator, give we, the listeners, an unparalleled experience.

Please no more Dick hill

dick Hills narration of a repairman Jack's series leaves a lot to be desired. if vocal calculation of Jack leave a nasal quality that is unappreciated