Product Description

For centuries the tribes of the Nadir have suffered under the tyranny of their Gothir overlords. Distrustful of one another the tribes await the coming of a Messianic warlord, who will unite them. Into this swirling, chaotic landscape come three men who will change the fate of the continent.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #19748 in Books
• Published on: 2003-04-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 359 pages

SFX
'Gemmell is a fireside mythmonger; his characters and plots have the authentic feel of legends handed down through the age

From the Publisher
The Legend of Deathwalker continues the extraordinary tale of Druss among the Nadir started in Legend.

From the Back Cover
Under the brutal oppression of the Gothir, the Nadir tribes dream of the Uniter, the Great One, who will bring the tribes together, and end their centuries of torment.

But for one man it is more than a dream. Talisman, a mysterious and enigmatic Nadir warrior, rides out to the Shrine of Oshikai Demon-bane, seeking the legendary eyes of Alchazzar, twin jewels of enormous power that will light the path to the Uniter. With him rides the beautiful Zhusai, a mystic tormented by the ghost of a long-dead Nadir queen.

But others desire the secret of the jewels.

Garen-Tsen, the sadistic power behind the Gothir throne, believes the magical gems will lead him to glory, and sends the elite soldiers of the Gothir army to sack the Shrine and defeat the few defenders. They cannot lose: five thousand men against a handful of savages and a renegade Drenai warrior.

But the savages are led by one of the most brilliant strategists of the day. And the renegade is Druss the Legend.

Customer Reviews

Fills in the blanks
Having gone forwards and backwards in time relative to the events in Legend over previous Drenai novels, Gemmell is here filling in, effectively, the back story to that novel. We discover Druss's ironic role in the creation of Ulric, lord of the Nadir, who Druss goes on to oppose in Legend.
The story's good although perhaps just lacking the urgency of some of his other novels and much though I like Druss, he's perhaps not quite such an interesting character as the more multi-faceted Waylander or Skilgannon.
Overall, another cracker from Gemmell, sure to delight those who've read the previous Drenai novels.

The Mighty Druss returns
I love this, it's what Gemmell does best. Heroes being heroic, moral questions and big action. Straight forward but such a good read.

Formulaic
I love Legend - but this story is essentially a rehash - Druss fights a much bigger force, keeps them a bay for longer than we could humanly expect and comes out unlikely victor as the bigger force is called away at the moment of victory. I think Gemmil needs some new fresh ideas though his new Skiigammon the Damned book is excellent.