David Gemmell
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Mention Containing Books The Swords of Night and Day (The Drenai Saga #11)
| Title | : | The Swords of Night and Day (The Drenai Saga #11) |
| Author | : | David Gemmell |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 640 pages |
| Published | : | April 1st 2005 by Corgi (first published April 1st 2004) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Fiction. Epic Fantasy. Heroic Fantasy |
Interpretation Concering Books The Swords of Night and Day (The Drenai Saga #11)
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 Dernai, where men and women live in abject fear of the dark sorceress known as the Eternal...
But what if the soul of one such hero could be called back from the void, his bones housed again in flesh? 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. This Skilgannon is a man out of time, Marooned in a world as strange to him as a dream, remote from all he knew and loved. Or nearly all. Before bringing back Skilgannon, Landis Kan had experimented upon other bone fragments found in the hero's tomb. That ritual resulted in a surly giant who possessed 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.
Details Books Supposing The Swords of Night and Day (The Drenai Saga #11)
| Original Title: | The Swords of Night and Day |
| ISBN: | 0552146781 (ISBN13: 9780552146784) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Drenai Saga #11, The Damned #2, Ciclo Drenai (chronological order) #13 , more |
Rating Containing Books The Swords of Night and Day (The Drenai Saga #11)
Ratings: 4.32 From 7871 Users | 131 ReviewsJudge Containing Books The Swords of Night and Day (The Drenai Saga #11)
This is one of the best books, period, that I've read in the last three years. I think it would be very helpful, however, to have read some of the earlier works in this series. That will make you really have a feel for the characters.Not man or beast will prevent us. Because we are Drenai. The Last of the Drenai. And we will not fail.For me, the ultimate book in the Drenai Saga is a failed attempt to revive the Legend. I finished the series with a pang of regret and a wish to un-read both this novel and its predecessor.I am a firm believer in a principle that what dies should stay dead not only because I hate zombies and other undead creatures, but mainly because it is bad for the plot. The main problem with the Swords of
Finished my re-reading of the drennai series. I have enjoyed all the books but none have quite earned that fifth star. As a stand alone book this does not either. So why have I given it 5 stars? If you asked me before I re-read it I would not have listed it among my favourite books or even rated it over other gemmell novels. However having just read all the books back to back, this novel just wrapped it all up. Yes, it shamelessly draws from all the other books and the plot twists are as
I believe this is the final work of The Drenai Saga. It ends well and through a confluence of events ties together multiple themes and eventualities from his preceding books. It presents a clean conclusion and unlike some other series, the is little ambiguity in the conclusion.I enjoyed reading the series and my minor quibbles with the style or story line have little bearing in my overall appreciation of the gift that David Gemmell gave to me through his writing.
Though the antagonist has a reasonably filled-out and conflicted character, pretty much everyone else was thinly realized. The plot does move along moderately well, but interspersing platitudes into the dialog slowed down the pacing. Overall, this book would have been better if about 50 pages had been chopped out of it and a few characters had been dropped. I was getting impatient to finish the book when there were still 100 pages left to read.
I read the first couple of books in the series- really enjoying Legend with all its flaws. This is the last book in the Drenai series given Gemmells demise. It also reads like the intended last book. Gemmell pulls the reader along and this made a good holiday read. The second half of the book is pretty predictable and aims to please fans of the series. Druss makes his appearance, some folks die (good guys and bad) and the hero rides off in the sunset. Not as bad as some reviews suggested and
3.5 rounding down.This continues, and completes, Skulgannon's story line. I'm glad I read it but it felt overlong at times. I enjoyed seeing the stereotypes shattered.
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