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The Drenai stronghold had fallen. Now blood-hungry Nadir hordes spread desolation and despair across all the lands... ...even tiny Gothir, where slavers seized a young girl while the villagers looked the other way--all but the peasant boy Kiall. His unlikely rescue attempt would lead across the savage steppes and on through the Halls of Hell. The youth would face ferocious beasts, deadly warriors, and demons of the dark; he would emerge a man--or not emerge at all. But Kiall would not face these dangers alone. Heroes out of legend joined his quest: Chareos the Blademaster, Beltzer the Axeman, and the bowmen Finn and Maggrig. And one among their company hid a secret that could free the world of Nadir domination. That one was the Nadir Bane, the hope of the Drenai. That one was the Earl of Bronze. Thus did a search for a stolen slave girl become a quest that would shake the very world.
Reading the Drenai books in published order. Legend, the first book is still the most memorable, with all the others following a similar formula, although all being very enjoyable reading.
This one has been the most different so far. It avoided the love interest that initially dislikes the warrior she meets, but then falls madly in love with him within a dozen more pages - which has happened in Legend, King beyond the Gate, and Waylander. I also like the expanded list of characters and different perspectives and a less predictable conclusion. ( )
Substance: The idea of the "washed-up" heroes making one last quest together, in order to assist a love-struck naïve youth, makes for an interesting exploration of glory and war and love and friendship. Gets a little murky toward the end, and some of the relationships are implausible, but makes for good reading. Style: Straight-forward narrative, some good description and poesy. Backstory is complex, but was handled reasonably well, some loose-ends and unclear connections. No map, so nothing to complain of there. ( )
Another good Gemmell fantasy book, one of the Drenai series. That is not so much a series as it is a group of book s in the same setting. In this case, a band of heroes must work together to stop evil invaders. I get this one confused with Winter Warriors, so I don't give it as high a rating as usual. ( )
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Hartelijk dank aan Liza Reeves voor haar aanwijzingen, Jean Maund voor het persklaarmaken, en Tom Taylor, Stella Graham, Edith Graham en Val Gemmell voor het proeflezen.
Sommige mensen beklimmen bergen of stichten wereldrijken, andere verdienen een fortuin of scheppen grote kunstwerken. Maar Vergeten Helden wordt met veel liefde opgedragen aan Bill Woodford, die de rol van stiefvader opzich nam van een verlegen, introvert en buitenechtelijk jochie van zes, en die dat kind sindsdien niet één keer in de kou heeft laten staan. Door zijn geduldige aanmoedigingen, zijn rustige kracht en zijn eindeloze genegenheid kweekte hij bij zijn zoon de trots en het zelfvertrouwen om zijn eigen strijd te leveren - zowel in het leven als via het gedrukte woord. Bedankt, Pap!
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Drie mannen lagen al op de grond, de vier anderen vormden een halve cirkel rond een kolossale, lelijke man in een wambuis van berenhuid.
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The Drenai stronghold had fallen. Now blood-hungry Nadir hordes spread desolation and despair across all the lands... ...even tiny Gothir, where slavers seized a young girl while the villagers looked the other way--all but the peasant boy Kiall. His unlikely rescue attempt would lead across the savage steppes and on through the Halls of Hell. The youth would face ferocious beasts, deadly warriors, and demons of the dark; he would emerge a man--or not emerge at all. But Kiall would not face these dangers alone. Heroes out of legend joined his quest: Chareos the Blademaster, Beltzer the Axeman, and the bowmen Finn and Maggrig. And one among their company hid a secret that could free the world of Nadir domination. That one was the Nadir Bane, the hope of the Drenai. That one was the Earl of Bronze. Thus did a search for a stolen slave girl become a quest that would shake the very world.
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Legend, the first book is still the most memorable, with all the others following a similar formula, although all being very enjoyable reading.
This one has been the most different so far.
It avoided the love interest that initially dislikes the warrior she meets, but then falls madly in love with him within a dozen more pages - which has happened in Legend, King beyond the Gate, and Waylander.
I also like the expanded list of characters and different perspectives and a less predictable conclusion. (