Hero in the Shadows, David Gemmell
Hero in the Shadows, David Gemmell
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Hero in the Shadows

Author: David Gemmell

Narrator: Sean Barrett

Unabridged: 14 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Gollancz

Published: 07/20/2017


Synopsis

The final story of Waylander, available in audio for the first time.

Thousands of years ago the city of Kuan Hador, a place steeped in evil, was defeated by a vast army of mystic warriors, the Enemy banished beyond the Gateway between Worlds. Spells of enormous power sealed the Gateway.

Now, in the Duchy of Kydor, two thousand miles from the lands of the Drenai, icy mists begin to form around the ruins of Kuan Hador. Awesome Beasts stalk the hills and forests. The spells are fading, the days of blood drawing nearer.

Beyond the Gateway the vengeful armies of Kuan Hador await.

And where years before a host stood against the Enemy, now only a handful of warriors prepare to face it once more. Kysumu the Swordsman, last of a dying breed, Yu Yu Liang, the ditch digger, Ustarte, the Beast-Priestess, and the mysterious Waylander. Together they must solve an ancient mystery, which will bring the dead to life for a final battle outside Time. But first Waylander must find a way to kill a man who cannot die.

Ready by Sean Barrett

(p) 2017 Orion Publishing Group

About Sean Barrett

Sean Barrett has narrated many television documentaries for the BBC and Discovery Channel, notably THE PEOPLE'S CENTURY, WALKING WITH BEASTS, and GREAT LIVES. As a member of the BBC Radio Rep, he has appeared in hundreds of radio plays, and played Father Gillespie in the BBC Worldservice / BBC7 serial WESTWAY throughout its eight year-run. As a film and television actor he has appeared in pieces as diverse as TWELFTH NIGHT and FATHER TED, and he is a doyen of audiobook reading, with acclaimed recordings of authors ranging from Chaucer to Beckett and in 2012 recorded Antony Beevor's THE SECOND WORLD WAR.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Bradley on January 11, 2022

I think I'm reading all of these books way out of order, but that's perfectly fine. The story itself is a bit more magical than the other two Waylander books, the overall worldbuilding is as good as any old Conan, and the characters quite memorable. It's a nice intersection between Gemmell's univers......more

Goodreads review by Andrews on February 12, 2024

Oh man the epilogue made me tear up. What a great conclusion to Waylander’s story arc......more

Goodreads review by Xabi1990 on March 21, 2021

Leído (y escrito el comentario) en 2013. Ahí va: Tercer libro de la saga y nada nuevo que comentar, salvo que mantiene el interés como si fuese el primer libro de la misma. Es más, creo que de momento este es el qe más me va gustando. No hay nada radicalmente nuevo en la historia pero es una lectura s......more

Goodreads review by Lyn *Nomadic Worlds on March 05, 2018

Hero In The Shadows is the finale of the Waylander trilogy. I started this book with a bittersweet pang. Waylander’s my favorite character from the David Gemmell books and I didn’t want his story to end. Waylander had put his past behind and was now the Grey Man. It astonished me all he’d achieved. H......more

Goodreads review by Clemens on October 02, 2021

This amazing heroic fantasy novel is the 9th part in the "Drenai Saga" series, featuring Dakeyras, aka Waylander the Slayer, for the final time. Storytelling is of a superb quality, the story perfectly executed, and all characters come vividly to life in this tale where symbolisms such as heroes and......more