
By the Sword
A Repairman Jack novel (Repairman Jack, Book 12)
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Dick Hill
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F. Paul Wilson
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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.Listeners also enjoyed...
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- Kimberly
- 06-21-16
Glad the reader changed.
I have loved this book. And all of the repairman Jack books. But the last one was read by a real flop. Interesting how your perception of the character rests on the reading style. But I love the story line. 😉
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- Wallie Pinkney
- 06-10-23
Tough Listen
The narrator's repeated use of "totally" when referring to Dawn is really "TOTALLY TOO MUCH"......
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- L. Foster
- 07-06-23
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.
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- Jen Hamilton
- 12-14-24
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!
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- Harris D. Levin
- 03-07-25
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.
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- beth
- 02-09-14
NEVER, EVER, EVER change a narrator in a series.
Would you try another book from F. Paul Wilson and/or Dick Hill?
I Love this series, BUT, and that is a huge BUT, never think you can bring on a new narrator in a series. Rick Hill is good in his style, BUT he IS NOT, even e n close to making me want to listen. I feel cheated now. I bought 2 books. #11 and 12 thinking it would not be so bad. O M G, I was so wrong. Rick Hill tried, he really did but after reading 10 books or listening to them, I was totally thrown off. His voice for His was nowhere near Prices narration. It was broken, and just not right. I figured after that maybe the next book would be better as it also was narrated by Mr. Hill, but I swear it said Chris Price. Abe w a s not even r e recognizable. I returned both as I could not get through them with this narration as Jack and family. If you know Jack, ( no pun intended) either 're a d the actual story or skip them. I'M SURPRISED THE POWERS THAT BE TRIED TO PULL THIS THINKING IT WOULD FLY. If the author did it, shame on you but I TH I boot is Amazon
Would you ever listen to anything by F. Paul Wilson again?
Only if narrated by Chris Price for this series. Other books yes...although I'm nervous now.
Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Dick Hill?
Christopher Price. Jack
If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from By the Sword?
Never we r made it past a few pages
Any additional comments?
What were you thinking. Does your accent, style and voice change. I must say I read a review saying the same thing before I purchased these and thought the guy was being a bit of a jerk. Was I wrong. I should have listened to him.
I will not finish this series if this is not corrected. Two stories is too much to miss and I do not have the luxury to sit and read them. Audio is it for now
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- Alberto
- 04-05-24
surpsing including of blade
taken by the katana being included and little of story going around but it tied up leading to next book okay
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- Suzanne
- 02-21-15
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.
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- Joseph Cho
- 01-25-19
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
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- Alex Rorrer
- 02-01-25
Great Story
The new narrator did an admirable job of trying to fill the shoes of previous. Unfortunately, the new voice just didn’t fit well. The story is another building block towards the big finale in the series.
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