Hero in the Shadows
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Hero in the Shadows, published in 2000, is a novel by British
fantasy
writer David Gemmell
. It is the third of three Waylander stories and was preceded by Waylander II: In the Realm of the Wolf
.
Keeva ,
Yu Yu Liang (Pria-shath) ,
Kysumu ,
Eldicar Manushan ,
Ustarte ,
Niallad ,
and Waylander II
, is now a rich old man looking for a world that will give him peace and atonement for his crimes. However, his relatively quiet peace is broken by the appearance of old demons from the past, and enemies from the present. Faced with enemies he cannot easily fight, even a magical sorcerer working for an unknown cause, he is forced to take up his crossbow and sabre to once again become Waylander. Aided by an idealistic warrior, a braggart with a stolen sword, a girl with a special talent, and a mysterious priestess and her followers, he seeks to close the chapter of his life by destroying the evil he has created by his own hand.
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fantasy
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
writer David Gemmell
David Gemmell
David Andrew Gemmell was a bestselling British author of heroic fantasy. A former journalist and newspaper editor, Gemmell had his first work of fiction published in 1984. He went on to write over thirty novels. Best known for his debut, Legend, Gemmell's works display violence, yet also explore...
. It is the third of three Waylander stories and was preceded by Waylander II: In the Realm of the Wolf
Waylander II: In the Realm of the Wolf
Waylander II: In the Realm of the Wolf published in is a novel in the Drenai series of British fantasy writer David Gemmell. While the novels of the series are all based in the same universe, most of them can not be described as direct sequels with some consecutive installments having as much as...
.
Characters
Waylander (The Gray Man) ,Keeva ,
Yu Yu Liang (Pria-shath) ,
Kysumu ,
Eldicar Manushan ,
Ustarte ,
Niallad ,
Plot summary
Waylander, the assassin anti-hero of WaylanderWaylander
Waylander can refer to:*Waylander , a Northern Irish metal band.*Waylander , a fantasy novel by David Gemmell.*Waylander the Slayer, the protagonist in the fantasy novel by David Gemmell...
and Waylander II
Waylander II: In the Realm of the Wolf
Waylander II: In the Realm of the Wolf published in is a novel in the Drenai series of British fantasy writer David Gemmell. While the novels of the series are all based in the same universe, most of them can not be described as direct sequels with some consecutive installments having as much as...
, is now a rich old man looking for a world that will give him peace and atonement for his crimes. However, his relatively quiet peace is broken by the appearance of old demons from the past, and enemies from the present. Faced with enemies he cannot easily fight, even a magical sorcerer working for an unknown cause, he is forced to take up his crossbow and sabre to once again become Waylander. Aided by an idealistic warrior, a braggart with a stolen sword, a girl with a special talent, and a mysterious priestess and her followers, he seeks to close the chapter of his life by destroying the evil he has created by his own hand.