The Misenchanted Sword by Lawrence Watt-Evans
Paperback
Published by Grafton
1st Printing dated 1988
CONDITION - VFN-
GRADING NOTES - Some light wear to all edges. A little chipping along spine edge
ISSUE NOTES -
The olf wizard was exactly happy with Valder who'd led the enemy to his hut. Now hut and magical supplies were destroyed. But he'd promised the young army scout a magic sword to get him safely back to his own lines - and a much enchanted sword Valder would get!
The resulting sword gave perfect protection sometimes! It could kill any man - or even half-demon. In fact, once drawn, it had to kill before it could be put down or sheathed
Army wizards told Valder that the sword would keep him alive until he'd drawn it 100 times then it would kill him! It wouldn't prevent his being wounded, maimed or cut to pieces but it wouldn't let him die! If his new job as Chief Assassin for the army didn't make him use up the spell, he'd be practically immortal
Not bad, it seemed. But here had to be a catch somewhere - and there was!