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The Legend of Deathwalker (The Drenai Saga #7)
For centuries the tribes of Nadir have suffered under the despotic tyranny of their Gothir overlords. Disunited and distrustful of one another the tribes await the coming of a Messanic warlord, who will unite them against the oppressors. Into this swirling, chaotic landscape come three men who will change the fate of the continent. Together they will journey across a war-t...more
Paperback, 416 pages
Published
October 3rd 1996
by Corgi
(first published 1996)
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I do have a passion of David Gemmell books. He is simple in writing, concise in his battles, a great story teller and most of all , very human when creating his characters.
The Legend of Deathwalker brings us the story of Druss and the reason why he had the name of Deathwalker between the Nadir. It also brings the Nadir rising into the powerful army we have seen in the "Legend".
With a incredible simplicity, David Gemmell places Druss as a story teller to a young warrior about times long passed, w...more
The Legend of Deathwalker brings us the story of Druss and the reason why he had the name of Deathwalker between the Nadir. It also brings the Nadir rising into the powerful army we have seen in the "Legend".
With a incredible simplicity, David Gemmell places Druss as a story teller to a young warrior about times long passed, w...more
Sometimes a thing is better than its parts. Sometimes a thing is less. In this case, this book is exactly as good as its parts. That made it a disappointment, because the rest of the Drenai Tales manage to rise above their somewhat pulpy ideas and characters. This book doesn't. It made me understand more about Druss in a way.
Druss isn't really all that special. What makes Legend good isn't Druss. It is a synergy between all of the elements. Without the synergy, Druss is just a character.
Critici...more
Druss isn't really all that special. What makes Legend good isn't Druss. It is a synergy between all of the elements. Without the synergy, Druss is just a character.
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This is a book that I hadn't (re)read for a while, so had actually pretty much forgotten how good it actually is!
Presented (or bookended) as a tale told by Druss during the siege of Dros Delnoch (as in 'Legend' - Gemmell's most famous novel) to one of the defenders manning the walls, this therefore takes place a good time before the events of that novel and - in some respects at least - can almost be seen as a microcosm of that earlier work due to some pronounced similarities!
Presented (or bookended) as a tale told by Druss during the siege of Dros Delnoch (as in 'Legend' - Gemmell's most famous novel) to one of the defenders manning the walls, this therefore takes place a good time before the events of that novel and - in some respects at least - can almost be seen as a microcosm of that earlier work due to some pronounced similarities!
Though Gemmell keeps running Druss through the same moral dilemma, this book is still interesting and entertaining. Druss is just a good character, and I like the way it ties back to the first book in the series.
4.5 stars
Another great Gemmell book. He does so many things well. My one complaint is that I felt the ending was a bit rushed in how the final conflict ended, almost like a slight Deux Ex Machina.
Even with that, it is better than most other fantasy available.
Another great Gemmell book. He does so many things well. My one complaint is that I felt the ending was a bit rushed in how the final conflict ended, almost like a slight Deux Ex Machina.
Even with that, it is better than most other fantasy available.
This is a fun book, which is an excellent prelude to 'Legend'. Gammell seems to have a love for sieges, although he has this tendency to being vary anti-climatical in the end.
This made me wish that I had kept the previous titles in the series before releasing them, since it is taking me so long to get through them all.
This is the first book I read - lots of fun with Gemmell's common themes of last causes and unlikely heroes.
Excellent action as per Gemmell's style. He doesn't disappoint in this one.
Another great book by David Gemmell. After reading this, I'm eager to read Legend again.
A must for all hero fans,again druss appears never dull.
Ties together the different Druss arcs.
The first two thirds of this book were all over the place. There were too many characters with too many incidental events and too many anecdotes. Naturally, it picked up and sharpened its focus through the whole last sequence, which was pretty good overall. I actually kind of liked most of the connections to Legend, though there were a few minor ones that felt forced.
On the whole, this book still contained most of the things that make a Gemmell novel fun to read, but it's not one of the strong p...more
On the whole, this book still contained most of the things that make a Gemmell novel fun to read, but it's not one of the strong p...more
Another book in David Gemmell's Drenai series and while not as good as Legend, Waylander etc it is entertaining enough and it's always good to spend time with old favorites like Druss and Sieban. Fun adventure for those who have read the other books in the series if your just starting out on David Gemmell's work this isn't the book to start with as it is much better when you have a knowledge of the earlier books.
More adventures of Druss the Legend. Truth be told I don't remember what happened in what book of this series, but I liked all the Drenai Tales, and especially liked the ones about Druss.canon ip6000d linux driver
Another top notch entry in the Druss series. I really really like this character.
Another great David Gemmel book!
Another great Druss story.
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David Andrew Gemmell was a bestselling British author of heroic fantasy. A former journalist and newspaper editor, Gemmell had his first work of fiction published in 1984. He went on to write over thirty novels. Best known for his debut, Legend, Gemmell's works display violence, yet also explores themes in honour, loyalty and redemption. With over one million copies sold, his work continues to sel...more
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