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Country United Kingdom Series Drenai Publication date 3 October 2000 Genre Fantasy literature OCLC 45293718 | 4.2/5 Goodreads Language English Publisher Legend Originally published 3 October 2000 Preceded by Winter Warriors ISBN 978-0-345-43225-4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback) Similar Works by David Gemmell, The Drenai Saga books, Fantasy books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
David gemmell hero in the shadows review
Hero in the Shadows, published in 2000, is a novel by British fantasy writer David Gemmell. It is the third of three Waylander stories and was preceded by Waylander II: In the Realm of the Wolf.
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Characters
Waylander (The Grey Man), Keeva, Yu Yu Liang (Pria-shath), Kysumu, Eldicar Manushan, Ustarte, Niallad,
Plot summary
Waylander, the assassin anti-hero of Waylander and Waylander II, is now a rich old man looking for a world that will give him peace and atonement for his crimes. However, his relatively quiet peace is broken by the appearance of old demons from the past, and enemies from the present. Faced with enemies he cannot easily fight, even a magical sorcerer working for an unknown cause, he is forced to take up his crossbow and sabre to once again become Waylander. Aided by an idealistic warrior, a braggart with a stolen sword, a girl with a special talent, and a mysterious priestess and her followers, he seeks to close the chapter of his life by destroying the evil he has created by his own hand.