Druss the Legend, as he’s called by the Drenai, Druss the Deathwalker, as he is known among the Nadir. Now it’s indefensible, with a laughable contingent of demoralized soldiers that is too small to hold for even a few days.Īnd here enters Druss. Once upon a time Dros Delnoch was a fortress, but that was a really long time ago, before people settled in and a whole city sprang between its multiple walls. The only thing standing between bountiful, rich fields and cities full of treasures is an old, forgotten castle called Dros Delnoch. At the time of the story they already have conquered many nations and are coming to Drenai sure of their skill and looking for another fight. But while doing this, he created a monstrous, unstoppable force looking forward to conquering other nations – because war was everything the Nadir tribes ever knew. Ulric united the steppe tribes in order to finish the bloody infighting, plaguing the tribes for decades or centuries. This particular war was started by the Nadir – powerful, aggressive and ferociously savage coalition of tribes led by a ruthless and ingenious leader, Ulric. An old-fashioned, Middle Ages type of conflict, fought with swords and axes and javelins, with lances and bows, with fire and stone. After a slow beginning come some really good moments, and the ending… But let’s save the ending for, you know, the end. As usual with firsts, it is rather uneven. It’s also the first installment in the Drenai Saga, and the first book depicting Druss the Legend.
Each year a set of books is put to a democratic vote of readers (yes, you can vote too! Do it here).īut what about the book? It’s the first and most-known novel of Gemmell’s.
There’s even a set of popular British fantasy literary awards called after late David Gemmell: Legend Award for year’s best fantasy novel (looks like Druss’ ax, Snaga, what a surprise )), Morningstar Award (hmm, let me think, it does look like a crystal star, not the weapon) for year’s best fantasy debut, and Ravenheart Award for year’s best fantasy cover art (depicting Druss on the battlements of Dros Delnoch). Here we have another fantasy legend, one of the supposed milestones of heroic fantasy, years and years before Martin, Abercrombie or even Erickson.
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