Legend

Drenai #1 Anniversary Edition

David Gemmell

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Orbit Books
01 December 2009

Fantasy; Epic Fantasy; High Fantasy

Series: Drenai

The Legend. Druss, Captain of the Axe: the stories of his life were told everywhere. Instead of the wealth and fame he could have claimed, he had chosen a mountain lair, high in the lonely country bordering on the clouds. There the grizzled old warrior kept company with snow leopards and awaited his old enemy death.

The Fortress. Mighty Dros Delnoch, protected by six outer walls, the only route by which an army could pass through the mountains. It was the stronghold of the Drenai empire. And now it was the last battleground, for all else had fallen before the Nadir hordes.

And hope rested on the skills of that one old man...

By: David Gemmell
Imprint: Orbit Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Re-issue
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 127mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 236g
ISBN: 9781841498584
ISBN 10: 1841498580
Series: Drenai
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 01 December 2009
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

David Gemmell's first novel, Legend, was published in 1984 and he is now widely acclaimed as Britain's king of heroic fantasy.

Reviews for Legend (Drenai #1) Anniversary Edition

Several rungs above the good right into the fabulous! Anne McCaffrey Has pace, conviction and gritty resolute vitality...The result is a book that will be enjoyed by Tolkien fans TIMES EDUCATIONAL SUPPLEMENT David Gemmell manages to take a familiar, generic scenario and infuse it with meaning...it's a thoughtful genre fantasy, a bit chewier than most, and quite, quite tasty LOCUS