High Fantasy- Man brought back from the dead to fight a war

[Rebecca]

Details I am sure about:
- Man was dead. But he was brought back using witchcraft. The person who brought him back used his bones.
- He was a skilled fighter.
- He had a Scottish type friend who was reincarnated as a lumberjack.
- His friend fell in love with some girl who used to bring him lunch.

Details I am not too sure about:
- He fought with dual blades
-he was bald
- his friend fought with an axe
- He had tattoos of snakes all over him

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

What year did you read it? Did it seem old or new at the time? Author male or female? Series or standalone? Remember the cover?

[Bargle]

Is it maybe one of the Piers Anthony Xanth novels? I recall one with a re-assembled warrior, though I don't remember exactly which one.
https://www.goodreads.com/series/4049...

[Rebecca]

I read it in 2010. It seemed oldish but I can't be too sure. As to the gender of the author, I think it was a man, but once again, I am not sure.
I get the feeling that it was part of a series.

@bargle, I had a look at the various Xanth novels and they don't seem to be the one. Thank you though.

[Kat]

I have not read this book yet, so am not sure how close this is, but your description reminded me of the blurp for Shadow.

A man wakes up on a battlefield, and doesn't remember his past, but is a skilled warrior of sorts. I do not know if he is actually raised from death, though.

[Rebecca]

Thanks Kat,

Unfortunately, that does not seem to be the one. The warrior in my book definitely remembers who he is

[Michele]

Was the setting our world, or some fantasy world? If our world, what time period was it set? Any idea how old the man was, and/or how or when he originally died?

[Rebecca]

I'm sure it was a fantasy world. the man must have been in his 30s? I think he died in a war but not sure.

[Michele]

One of Michael Moorcock's The Eternal Champion books, perhaps?

[Rebecca]

I have just read through some descriptions and it sounds like it might be the one but I will have to read them to be sure
will let you know

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Rebecca, are you still looking for this or did you find it?

[Rebecca]

Nope

[Rebecca]

Still looking

[Kate]

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[SBC]

Could it be Pamela Freeman's The Castings Trilogy?