The Coming of Wisdom
Dave Duncan [Duncan, Dave]Wallie Smith is staring
death in the face; only a miracle can save him. And then one does! The
Goddess appears to preserve his soul, but she does much more than that.
She promises to bestow upon him a new and powerful body, and, more
important, to endow him with the fabled Sapphire Sword of Chioxin.
But
nothing in this world or any other comes without a price. The Goddess
demands that, for her services, Wallie become her champion. It will be
an honor to serve such a presence, to have the chance to be victorious
over all challengers. But Wallie and his sword quickly find themselves
outmatched in a world of high‑stakes magic. Even the Goddess’s priests
cannot offer any resistance to the invading sorcerers and their quest to
conquer souls for the Fire God.
Wallie will need to find in himself and
in the world the powers that will save all mortals. He will need to
find the Coming of Wisdom.