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| Legend. The Drenai Saga. David Gemmell. Heroic Fantasy |
I'm enjoying "Legend" the first book in The Drenai Saga by David Gemmell.
“David Gemmell tells a tale of very real adventure, the stuff of true epic fantasy.”—R. A. Salvatore
Druss,
Captain of the Ax, is the stuff of legends. Tales of his battles are
told throughout the land, and the stories expand with each telling. But
Druss himself grows older, until finally, the warrior turns his back on
glory and retreats to his mountain lair. There he awaits his old enemy:
death.
But far below, the barbarian Nadir hordes are on the
march. All that stands between them and the Drenai people is a mighty
six-walled fortress, Dros Delnoch—a great citadel that seems destined to
fall. If it does, the Nadir will sweep inexorably across the land,
killing all who oppose them.
Reluctantly Druss agrees to come
down from his mountaintop to lead this last, hopeless fight. Lost causes
mean nothing to him—he has fought in such battles a thousand times in a
thousand lands. And he is a hero to inspire a new generation of
warriors. He is Druss the Legend.
Thus begins David Gemmell’s most celebrated novel—an unrivaled classic of mythic heroism and magnificent adventure. . . .
