Product Description

Druss. The Legend. Saviour of Skeln Pass. Protector of Dros Delnoch. The most famous - and dreaded - of Drenai's heroes. But before all men knew Druss he was a young husband, hewing tress instead of men - most of the time - and held in check by his beloved wife, Rowena. When she is stolen by slavers Druss becomes a killing machine intent on only one thing: Rowena's return. David Gemmell, Britain's premier writer of heroic fantasy, has returned triumphantly to his best-known character and woven new tales of magic and honour, in a time when only one man bore the title: 'Legend'!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11133 in Books
• Published on: 1994-09-15
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 352 pages

Review
'Gemmell's great reading the action never lets up. He's several rungs above the good rigt into the fabulous!' Anne McCaffrey

Synopsis
Druss. The Legend. Saviour of Skeln Pass. Protector of Dros Delnoch. The most famous - and dreaded - of Drenai's heroes. But before all men knew Druss he was a young husband, hewing tress instead of men - most of the time - and held in check by his beloved wife, Rowena. When she is stolen by slavers Druss becomes a killing machine intent on only one thing: Rowena's return. David Gemmell, Britain's premier writer of heroic fantasy, has returned triumphantly to his best-known character and woven new tales of magic and honour, in a time when only one man bore the title: 'Legend'!

About the Author
David Gemmell's first novel, Legend, was published in 1984 and he was widely acclaimed as Britain's king of heroic fantasy. He died in July 2006.

Customer Reviews

Awesome read
This was my first David Gemmell book, and undoubtedly was my personal favourite. The character of Druss is very inspiring, and reminds me of the late Lenny Mclean - The Guvner, who was a legendary bare knuckle fighter, paralleling in many ways all that Druss stood for.

Like all Gemmell's books, it will take you on a wonderfull adventure, and lead you from his troubled beginnings as a young lad, on through numerous fantastic conflicts, which ultimately forged the Legend that is known throughout the history of the Drenai.

A Truly inspiring read.

Very Poor
Very poor novel. Nothing compared to his Troy books. The stories were very disjointed and the characters were not given any sense of honour or worthiness to make you love them. I skipped and jumped so many pages of the book, yet it took me weeks to finish it. I would not recommend it at all.

A tale the fans needed
Druss has been the central protagonist in two novels and a short story. His heroic character and abilities are the result of an epic quest to reunite himself with his stolen wife in his youth. The First Chronicles transforms this background explained in those first books in to a full novel. For those readers who have read the initial books will already know the basics, but Gemmell adds new plotlines to engage the reader in to a book which seemingly would offer no surprises. As the story develops the characterisations are excellent and Gemmell creates scenes which are emotionally charged. As usual, the action scenes are remarkably written, and there are enough twists to ensure the generic story never becomes dull. Although the book is well conceived the final chapter is somewhat disappointing if you have read the first volume of Drenai Tales, since it is simply the 10,000 word short story from that compendium tacked on to the end. For new Druss readers this is no issue, and it provides the closure to the story. Overall, a great book, somewhat unoriginal but full of the strong characters which make Gemmell a joy to read.