- Hardcover: 544 pages
- Publisher: Millennium; First UK Edition edition (11 Feb 1993)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1857981073
- ISBN-13: 978-1857981070
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 16.3 x 5.1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 625,393 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The Renshai are the most feared of all warrior races. When their enemies band together in an attack on their homeland, one Renshai escapes the genocide. Determined to keep the memory of his people alive and to claim vengeance, he may be doomed to become the Champion of the Great War.
About the Author
* Terrific traditional epic fantasy sure to appeal to the fans of David Gemmell * Reissued simultaneously with the mass market paperback of the latest Renshai novel PRINCE OF DEMONS. * Each volume in this series was sold to BCA as a Main Selection for Fantasy and Science Fiction Book Club. * 'I enjoyed Mickey Zucher Reichert's THE WESTERN WIZARD for her engaging characters and her easy style' LOCUS.
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Format:Paperback
I've just read it, and I must say it's quite extraordinary. When I reached for it in the library, I saw the cover and my heart sank, as I though it was 'one of those', but I decided to give it a go, as I had never read anything by this author. I've got to admit that the old adage "never judge a book by it's cover" works here,
She really did the works in this book. She's taken on the Scandinavian mythology and used it in her fantasy, something I haven't seen much before (lots of Greek, Roman, Byzantine, etc). She's created an individual work, where the characterisation is simply exquisite. Maybe because she's a woman, she's managed to zero in on emotions, feelings of the characters - Rache, Garn, Mariston and co - are dealt with beautifully. On the other hand, the action is not lacking either, and the plot is generally good. Perhaps her being a paediatrician by profession has helped her with the medical/anatomical/injury/post traumatic stress/coping with disability aspects of the book. The only negative aspect of this is that some of her language is decidedly anatomical - something the doctor might say, rather than a writer - for example the word abdomen where she means stomach (as a medical student, I know why she said that).
I never managed to guess what was going to happen, and the ending was so heart-wrenching. There were, however, a few questions that rose in my mind after this book.
1. Why the magic sword ? It isn't really necessary is it - apart from explaining Nantel's dealth. 2. Why the rush at the very end, the change of direction ? I hope it's not to signal the coming of the sequel. 3. What happened to the Western Wizard and his apprentice (specifically) ?
I was so impressed by the book, that I am almost reluctant to get the sequel, in case it's a massive disappointment. If it were, I'd be devastated, as there is such potential from the first book...
Format:Paperback
I have just finished reading the last of the renshai. I want more. The characters have depth and the storyline has an exitement of fast paced adventure with glimpses of unresolved issues that drive me to find the next novel in the series. The book itself climaxes in a brilliant battle as characters fulfil their potential.
Format:Paperback
I have just finished reading the last of the renshai. I want more. The characters have depth and the storyline has an exitement of fast paced adventure with glimpses of unresolved issues that drive me to find the next novel in the series. The book itself climaxes in a brilliant battle as characters fulfil their potential.
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