- Hardcover: 336 pages
- Publisher: Bantam Press; First Edition edition (2 Mar 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0593044355
- ISBN-13: 978-0593044353
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.4 x 3.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 425,770 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Everything has its season, and in Hero in the Shadows Waylander, the assassin hero of some of Gemmell's earlier books, is now a middle-aged man looking for peace in a world that will, for the most part, let him alone. The crimes of his past come back to haunt him, however, as he finds himself responsible for a young prince whose grandfather he murdered, and as creatures of doomed legend come back to rule the world with blood and horror. An ageing paladin, and a loud-mouthed braggart whom a magic sword has chosen, and a kitchen girl who is unusually handy with her knives become his allies, along with a priestess who is not telling all she knows, or all she is... Gemmell is one of the best writers of fantasy adventure there is and this new book is attractively gloomy in its atmosphere and has a pervading sense of the ironic. The action sequences are powerful and well visualised--Gemmell always knows how a particular sort of fight would feel. And there are no simple morals here--most of the characters, heroic or villainous, exist in the grey hinterland between dark and light, where evil acts are often performed in sorrow and good actions often have mixed motives behind them. --Roz Kaveney
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Everything has its season, and in Hero in the Shadows Waylander, the assassin hero of some of Gemmell's earlier books, is now a middle-aged man looking for peace in a world that will, for the most part, let him alone. The crimes of his past come back to haunt him, however, as he finds himself responsible for a young prince whose grandfather he murdered, and as creatures of doomed legend come back to rule the world with blood and horror. An ageing paladin, and a loud-mouthed braggart whom a magic sword has chosen, and a kitchen girl who is unusually handy with her knives become his allies, along with a priestess who is not telling all she knows, or all she is...Gemmell is one of the best writers of fantasy adventure and this new book is attractively gloomy in its atmosphere and has a pervading sense of the ironic. The action sequences are powerful and well-visualised--Gemmell always knows how a particular sort of fight would feel. And there are no simple morals here--most of the characters, heroic or villainous, exist in the grey hinterland between dark and light, where evil acts are often performed in sorrow and good actions often have mixed motives behind them. --Roz Kaveney
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WAYLANDER SWAYED IN the saddle, the weight of weariness and pain bearing down on him, washing away the anger. Read the first page
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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
What can i say about Waylander the slayer, he really makes the reader feel alive. This has got to be one of Mr. Gemmels best series. I just wish there could have been more...
When i first heard about a third book i was exstatic, and after reading it i loved every page.
Waylander almost makes you believe that anything is possible and that no obstacle is ever too big.
In this book Waylander tries once again to live the quiet life, but once again is drawn back into what he does best.
There is so much that i want to say but unfortunately that would give away so much of the plot.
Matze Chai makes a welcome come back and is joined by new characters.
If you havent read any of his books this series would be a great start.
When i first heard about a third book i was exstatic, and after reading it i loved every page.
Waylander almost makes you believe that anything is possible and that no obstacle is ever too big.
In this book Waylander tries once again to live the quiet life, but once again is drawn back into what he does best.
There is so much that i want to say but unfortunately that would give away so much of the plot.
Matze Chai makes a welcome come back and is joined by new characters.
If you havent read any of his books this series would be a great start.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
In Hero in the Shadow's Gemmell return's to his best charachter (along with Jon Shannow) for the third instalment in the Waylander saga and is also a prequal to his other non Waylander novel Winter Warriors. As with all Gemmell book's (and HtS is no exception) the charachters as alway's true to life and extremly well written. The plot is fast paced with many twists and turns with a sad but fitting end to Waylander. The action is incredibly detailed.
This is very good book and well worth reading now if only Gemmell would do a story about the Twin's (Last seen in Quest for lost hero's)
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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I was so excited when this book was released, I had been hoping for months that another Waylander Novel would be written. I expected a whole lot from David Gemmell, and he didn't dissapoint. This book grabs you and takes you along a ride that will see heroes stand against the evil strong. Gemmell does pander to the fact of saintly heroes, his characters are multi dimensional, they live and breathe in every word. The characters brim emotions we all have, and this makes them real, to me anyway. Why Wayalnder and the two sequel books have not been made 9into films I do not know. To any directors out there, this would work, this would work very very well.
Hero in the Shadows is the latest tale of Waylander, the man who killed the king........ and it see's him once again siding himself against the evil forces, as he is drawn into a demonic war that has raged for centuries.
You have to read this, it is amazing.
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bad proofreading
The novel itself is great, but as with every other David Gemmell book I've bought for my kindle, somebody hasn't checked through the pages to check for typing errors. Read more
Published 2 months ago by S. Koehorst
Another Gemmell master piece
Ever since reading David Gemmell's 'Troy' series of books I have been hooked on Gemmell as an author. Read more
Published 12 months ago by mrogers
another gem
What to say....another cracking read . I just love anything which refers to the Drenai history . But I do have a question , why has no one ever made a film of his books ?
Published on 12 Sep 2009 by Richard Beamand
Wonderful
Waylander is without any doubt one of the most fascinating anti-heroes ever created. Previous books follow the path from his creation as an assassin and his journey to achieve... Read more
Published on 18 May 2008 by Mr. G. Battle
Fine book but not his best
This is a good read and does justice to the Waylander myth but it is not the best of the bunch. The story is a tad to mystical.
Published on 16 Jun 2007 by jamo
Gemmel at his best
I only recently started reading gemmel a few months ago and ive went through a book or two a week!
This man is a genius and his talent for making the reader feel involved with... Read more
Published on 25 Oct 2002 by Mr. M. Heron
Gemmell as his best.....again
How many times have the Gemmell fans said after each release, "Another brilliant read" or "His best to date". Read more
Published on 15 Aug 2001 by R. Slater
...sets the mind soaring!
The book is magnificent, whether you have read any of the previous Drenai Books or not... It describes the ancient atmosphere, as I would picture it, perfectly. Read more
Published on 17 April 2001
Amazing!
This another example of D.Gemmell at his best! More detail, more twists and more action, this is a great third book to the Waylander series. And the ending... Read more
Published on 16 April 2001 by twenty473@hotmail.com
Astounding....A novel of expic proportions.
David Gemmell is a highly talented and well respected author of heroic fiction. This is undisputed and elluminated by the world wide recognition he has received for his work. Read more
Published on 14 Feb 2001
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