The Unwilling Warlord [Import] [Paperback]

Lawrence Watt-Evans (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Grafton (1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0586211497
• ISBN-13: 978-0586211496
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

More About the Author

I've been writing fantasy for thirty years... no, my fantasy's been published for thirty years. I've been writing it since I was eight. It's what I always wanted to do for a living, and I've been very fortunate in that I've been able to manage that. I try to write fantasy with an element of common sense to it -- not so much mythic archetypes as sensible people.

Other than my job, my life's pretty ordinary -- a nice house in a quiet neighborhood, a wife, two grown kids, and an overweight cat.

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, August 11, 2001

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This review is from: The Unwilling Warlord (Paperback)

Watt-Evans, one of my favorite authors, writes another story in the world of Ethshar. Not really connected with any of the others, still a very good read. It has the same style as "The Misenchanted Sword", the same feel to it. I liked both the novels, and highly recommend them both.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Really a good book!, August 5, 1999

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This review is from: The Unwilling Warlord: (#3) (Mass Market Paperback)

This is really a very excellant read. It is not very serious in tone but the writing is clean and the plot entertaining. I do wish Lawrence Watt-Evans would write more Esthar novels.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another wonderfully exciting Ethshar book!, August 1, 2003

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This review is from: The Unwilling Warlord (Paperback)

Sterren had always been lucky at dice, and was content with the life of a gambler in busy Ethshar of the Spices. However, when he is practically kidnapped to one of the Small Kingdoms, and proclaimed their hereditary warlord, he finds that his luck has run out. Facing a war against two larger kingdoms, Sterren has incompetent generals, a small and poorly trained and equipped army, and the knowledge that defeat in battle means the execution of the losing warlord. Unwilling to abandon his new country to destruction, Sterren takes the course of action preferred by any Ethsharite, and hires some magicians to solve his problems. However, magic rarely takes care of all problems, and in this case the cure seems to be worse than the disease!

Once again, this is another wonderfully exciting Ethshar book! Lawrence Watt-Evans loves writing stories that throw a young person in at the deep end, leaving the reader to watch as he or she struggles and overcomes, often with courage, luck, ability and a good dollop of humor! This is a great Fantasy book of wizards and spells and high adventure. I highly recommend it to you.