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Waylander

Drenai Series

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Waylander

By: David Gemmell
Narrated by: Sean Barrett
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The Drenai King is dead - murdered by a ruthless assassin. Enemy troops swarm into Drenai lands. Their orders are simple - kill every man, woman and child. But there is hope.

Stalked by men who act like beasts and beasts that walk like men, the warrior Waylander must journey into the shadow-haunted lands of the Nadir to find the legendary Armour of Bronze. With this he can turn the tide. But can he be trusted? For he is Waylander the Slayer. The traitor who killed the King...

©2017 David Gemmell (P)2017 Little Brown Book Group Classics Fantasy Fiction Royalty

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I have pretty much gorged on three of these in the short time since Audible made them available. I think I've pretty much said all I can about them in general in my reviews of Legend and The King Beyond the Gate. In the 80s they were pure gold and even if fantasy has gained a level of sophistication since then they are still wonderful tales. Yes they have certain similarities but I think this is possibly the best of them. It's very direct and having read the above two it was fascinating to fill in some of the legends like the origin of The Thirty and how the legendary fortress of Dros Delnoch came about.

Most of all though they are just great fun. Waylander is an excellent character and there is a lot of clever action. Sean Barrett was born to read fantasy novels and he works hand in glove with Gemmell's text. In addition the afterwords written by David himself are fascinating little insights to the writing process. In this case it all sounds decidedly naive but for those of us that have grown up holding this author in real affection it's also a nice little window into the life that produced these great stories. And I might say naive but if it was then it was gloriously naive as the resulting tale of Waylander ably demonstrates . . .

Another Helping of Gorgeous Gemmell

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I won't ruin the story, but suffice to say that if you like your fantasy generally brutal with a touch of magic, you will be at home here. What is interesting to me is the choice of Sean Barrett as the narrator. His voice, deep, dark, semi brutial, stark maybe, fits Gemmells work very well. I originally ready the book in the early 1990s and enjoyed revisiting it, with Barretts delivery. As Barrett seems to be the voice of Gemmell, at least for the Drenai series, then I am strongly considering picking them all up at some point the future. I know quality, written and verbal, when I see and hear it.

Undoubtedly worth a credit.

A Gemmell Classic very well delivered!

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Great story - well read- as good as you would expect from Gemmell- brings waylanders character to life -

Excellent

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First we had Druss and now we are given Waylander a truly flawed yet awesome fantasy hero.Already famous amongst Gemmell fans, both will be as well know as the Game of Thrones/Lord of the Rings characters one day.

Excellent story with themes that are picked up again later in the Drenai series. Dark at times, desperate even yet suspense filled and keeps you on the edge of your seat. The book was fantastic, this audio book brings it to life even more due to superb narration from Sean Barrett.

If you love Gemmell you won't need any recommendation from me, if you haven't come across him yet (!!!) get the whole Drenai series and then listen to his other audio books too.

Waylander v Druss who wins?

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I loved this book, Waylander and I loved that, after all of the sadness he had suffered, he finally found happiness and the family he so longed for, although there was a moment when he almost didn’t make it.

This is truly an absorbing series which I am so glad to have found … eventually!

No One Pays for Lambs

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Brilliant fantasy story written by David Gemmell. You will not get bored listening to this audio book because the characters are so interesting, especially Waylander, Sean Barrett narration is first rate.

Excellent fantasy story

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My favourite; big [semi heroic] men with big axes running around clumping bad men.
Well read.
Great fun.

The very best of fantasy adventure.

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anti hero to rival Prince of thieves . Which is AWESOME but makes u root for a absolute MONSTER. Waylander is just an absolute total BA.T..RD . I WANT MORE . luckily there is .waylander two and hero in the shadows to go and they ARE EVEN BETTER .

brilliant .

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Terrific stuff, one of my favourite books . from my favourite Author the fantasy master writer David Gemmell… RIP

One of my favourites

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I loved it. I wasn't prepared to enjoy this as I've never been awed by a book but this was just amazing

amazing

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