Swords for Hire by Will Allen Review

This book perfectly demonstrates why I love adventure, fantasy, humor, and all the combinations in between. All the characters are realistic and completely themselves - there's no sense that at any moment the main character might decide to something frelling stupid that you know only serves to further the plot. Rather, the frelling stupid things they do are funny, and firmly driven by who the characters are and the situations they find themselves in. I admit to having crushes on Sam, and especially Rigby, and I absolutely admire Melinda. The story is well under 200 pages, and is well-paced and packs a powerful punch. I felt like it was the perfect length, even though I very much wish to read more of the characters in Swords for Hire. It's extremely unfortunate that the author, Will Allen, died before he could see Swords for Hire in print. I'll be looking for more of his work, published posthumously by his brother. 9/10