Waylander is a great story. It is a story that we have heard before, but never in this way. A man's wife and child are killed. He sets out for revenge. The plot of a 1,000 lesser books.

Waylander picks up where most of those books leave off. Waylander has had his revenge. Now what? What does a many do who is empty inside. A man that has spent years under the control of his most violent impulses. Does he seek redemption? Does he seek death? After fighting for so long, does he just give up?

This sounds like an interesting story already. What makes it more is that it takes place in a world with a God who is known as a karmic judge, known as "The Source". It is somewhere between a Christian God and Star War's vision of "The Force"

It will spark your interest further to know that this God may not even exist. A priest believes in him. Waylander does not. Do you have to believe in God to receive his blessing?

Waylander is the least subtle story by David Gemmell. There is good and there is evil. And this is Gemmel's argument that good can become evil, and evil can become good. It is compelling. It is violent. It is fast paced.

Is there a God? I don't know. But there should be.