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A review by dmcke013
Hero in the Shadows by David Gemmell
4.0
Chronologically the third entry in [a:David Gemmell|11586|David Gemmell|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1202771023p2/11586.jpg]'s Drenia saga, published ninth in order, that completes the trilogy of Waylander the Slayer: a character first introduced in [b:Waylander|568099|Waylander (The Drenai Saga #3)|David Gemmell|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1403179303l/568099._SY75_.jpg|2960837] before being further expanded upon in [b:Waylander II: In the Realm of the Wolf|411774|Waylander II In the Realm of the Wolf (Drenai Tales, #5)|David Gemmell|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1348409844l/411774._SY75_.jpg|856177] and which thus makes him of the very few characters that Gemmell returned to more than once in that series (indeed, the only other character I can think of is of Druss himself. Oh, and Skilgannon (who had two novels).
I've always found that there is an element of truth to the charge that the nations in his works reflect real-life counterparts (Nadir = Huns, Drenai = Greek), with those novel expanding to include the Kydor and the Chiatze, with the Men of Mud obviously reflecting the Terracotta army.
Oh, and the finale of the novel, in which Waylander finally finds peace?
*Chef's kiss*
I've always found that there is an element of truth to the charge that the nations in his works reflect real-life counterparts (Nadir = Huns, Drenai = Greek), with those novel expanding to include the Kydor and the Chiatze, with the Men of Mud obviously reflecting the Terracotta army.
Oh, and the finale of the novel, in which Waylander finally finds peace?
*Chef's kiss*