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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