The Nadir were once a scattered group of fighting tribes, now united under the brilliant Ulric, creating a seemingly unstoppable juggernaut of ambition and hunger for more power and domain. When he receives a plea from a his close friend, the Earl of Delnoch, to help defend his fort against the invading Nadir tribes, he finds the invitation hard to turn down and journeys to the fort to prepare for what is widely known as a hopeless cause. Well into his sixties, Druss is long time widowed and all but retired from the art of war. The legend of this story is Druss Deathwalker, Captain of the Axe, a battle scared living legend who is the most beloved of all the heroes in Drenai. And for all my fantasy adoration, the Drenai Saga, of which this book is the first of thirteen, is not a Gemmell I had read before. I expected Tolkien, but more modern epic fantasy was not and therefore became an easy one for me to tick off the list. I was pleasantly surprised to see this book on the list. Fantasy, my first and if I am honest, favourite, reading love. That is the sound of me settling into one of my favourite genres, a first for my reads for this blog. Ailing and bitter, his hope is pinned on two heroes: his favourite son Hektor, and the dread Helikaon who will wreak terrible vengeance for the death of his wife at Mykene hands.Īs enemies, who are also kinsmen, are filled with bloodlust, they know that many of them will die, and that some will become heroes: heroes who will live for ever in a story that will echo down the centuries.Aaaaaahhhhh. Among them is Odysseus, fabled storyteller and reluctant ally to the Mykene, who knows that he must soon face his former friends in deadly combat.
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On the killing fields outside the golden city of Troy, forces loyal to the Mykene King mass. "Truly captivating" - ***** Reader reviewĭarkness falls on the Great Green, and the Ancient World is fiercely divided. "A splendid piece of work that traverses from hero fantasy into legendary and classic writing." - ***** Reader review "Gripping and fast-paced, intelligent and intensely readable.should appeal to anyone who enjoys an action-packed historical epic." - JOANNE HARRIS " vivid, inspirational re-creation of the Troy myth." - MANDA SCOTT he put me on the path I still walk today' - CONN IGGULDEN 'In my pantheon of literary greats, David Gemmell stands alone.
Perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow, Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden. High adventure and epic storytelling combine in the final novel in Sunday Times bestselling author David Gemmell's bestselling Troy trilogy.
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