Swords of Night and Day

#2 Skilgannon the Damned

David Gemmell

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Corgi
01 April 2005

Fantasy; Heroic

"Even in death, Skilgannon the Damned's name lives on. Now, as an ancient evil threatens to flood the Drenai heartlands in a tide of blood, he returns...

A bloody, brutal and breath-taking epic heroic fantasy by the Sunday Times bestselling author David Gemmell, perfect for fans of Joe Abercrombie, Duncan M. Hamilton and Conn Iggulden.

""Gemmell is past the point of needing recommending - he is an institution that becomes more valuable with each new novel."" -- ENIGMA

""Gemmell's premium-grade heroic fantasies stress the positive values of individualism...stirring, emotionally charged, superbly written."" -- TIME OUT ""A classic of its genre"" --
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Not many do it better than the master storyteller."" --
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""A very good read, with several surprising twists. This book will keep you guessing until the end."" --
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* Even in death, Skilgannon the Damned's name lives on. Now, as an ancient evil threatens to flood the Drenai heartlands in a tide of blood, he returns...

A thousand years after they fell in battle, two heroes - Druss and Skilgannon - are revered throughout the war-torn lands of the Drenai, where men and women live in abject fear of the dark sorceress known as the Eternal...

But what if one such hero could be called back from the void? An ancient prophecy foretold that Skilgannon would return in his people's darkest hour. To most, this was a foolish hope. But not so to Landis Kan. Having found Skilgannon's ancient tomb, he gathers up the bones and peforms the mystic ritual.

But the reborn hero is an enigma- a young man whose warrior skills are blunted and whose memories are fragmented. He is marooned in a world as strange to him as a dream, remote from all he knew and loved. Or nearly all - for Landis Kan has also experimented upon other bone fragments found in the hero's tomb resulting in a surly giant who possesses astounding strength but no memories. To Kan, he is a dangerous failure. To Skilgannon, this giant represents their last hope.

As ageless evil threatens to drown the Drenai lands in blood, two legendary heroes will once again lead the way to freedom."

By: David Gemmell
Imprint: Corgi
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 178mm, Width: 106mm, Spine: 37mm
Weight: 323g
ISBN: 9780552146784
ISBN 10: 0552146781
Pages: 419
Publication Date: 01 April 2005
Recommended Age: From 0 years
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Published in 1984, David A. Gemmells award-winning first novel, Legend, has become a classic. His most recent Drenai and Rigante books are all published as Bantam Press hardcovers and Corgi paperbacks. Hero in the Shadows, Ravenheart and Stormrider are Sunday Times bestsellers. His most recent novel, The Swords of Night and Day, is now available from Bantam Press. Now widely regarded as the finest living writing of heroic fantasy, David Gemmell lives in East Sussex.

Reviews for Swords of Night and Day (#2 Skilgannon the Damned)

'Gemmell is a fireside mythmonger; his characters and plots have the authentic feel of legends handed down through the ages' SFX 'The story flows like a torrent; and if the devil has all the best tunes, then the Damned definitely gets the best weapons' Guardian