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Driven back to the barren hills of their homeland, the Rigante clansmen whose ancient ways have dominated Gemmell's series named for them are the natural world's last resource against crusaders, whose corrupt magic would destroy everything. Yet the crucial hero of the struggle is not the Rigante chieftain Kaelin, but Gaise, the dashing cavalryman son of the Rigante's worst enemy, the Moidart.
Gemmell is fascinated by what makes good men do evil--Gaise becomes hideously ruthless in his pursuit of a righteous war--and also by what makes evil men do good; faced with an ultimate evil that regards him as a personal enemy, the Moidart is forced not only onto the side of Good, but also to an understanding of what he really wants.
Gemmell is fond of the brutal and of the sentimental, but there is an underlying integrity to his work that comes from a real belief in the importance of what he is saying; his work is sometimes ponderous and pretentious, but never trivial. --Roz Kaveney --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
More finely-crafted heroic fantasy in familliar territory,
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This review is from: Stormrider (Rigante) (Hardcover)
'Stormrider' offers the familliar feast of epic Gemmell fantasy. The usual themes are given treatment- advancing age, the redeeming power of love, can evil be fought with evil etc. But what makes Stormrider unusual for me is that there is a subtle attempt to link David's various worlds via a theory which sets the Seidhe up as a sort of primogenitor race overseeing all possible worlds, of which the Rigante world is the jewel in the crown.If you're a fan of David's writing then further analysis is unecessary. If you're a naysayer, then this book will offer no new element to change your opinion of the grand old man of english fantasy.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
You know the drill, another brilliant Gemmel book.,
This review is from: Stormrider: A Novel of the Rigante (Paperback)
Stormrider the final book in the Rigante series carries on from Ravenheart. At first I was not sure with the complete change in characters, but you soon warm to them and they make more than adequate substituions. The plot (which spans over two books so I would advise to at least to have read Ravenheart)is well constructed and will keep you guessing to the end. The only falt is that this book seems to be very similar to most of Gemmels other books, and it sometimes feels like you are getting the same characters set on different sets and put in slightly different situations. All in all it is a brillint book and I strongly reccomend it.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: Stormrider (Rigante) (Hardcover)
Stormrider is David Gemmell's sequal to Ravenheart continuing his "Rigante" series. While you don't need to be a Gemmell fan to enjoy this book it makes sense to read at least "Ravenheart" first.Set in the days of pistols and muskets fans of TV series Sharpe will recognise the change in the pitch of battle compared to Gemmell's previous hack and slash battles. The book revives a darker side to Gemmels heroes who while being men of principle and honour are capable of darker deeds than the blackest villain. While the last book focused on Kaelin Ring and his indominatble uncle Jaim Grymach this story focuses on the Storm rider Gaise Macon, son of the evil Moidart. Gemmell twists and turns his charecters with rare skill making the evil Moidart a hero and the Valiant Gaise an atrocious killer. Stormrider while typical Gemmel fare is an amazingly well thought out and thought provoking book, the points he makes on good and evil, on heroes and cowards are intuitive and inspiring. A brilliant book and a brilliant read, I picked this up and didn't stop reading it until I was finished. Awesome
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