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Phil Leader (619 KP) rated The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend (The Drenai Saga #6) in Books

Nov 13, 2019  
The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend (The Drenai Saga #6)
The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend (The Drenai Saga #6)
David Gemmell | 1993 | Science Fiction/Fantasy
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8.3 (4 Ratings)
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As with any David Gemmell book the synopsis makes it sound like any one of a hundred similar fantasy titles. Man comes home to find village murdered and his wife taken by slavers but he has a huge axe and plenty of muscles, blah blah blah

But if there is one person who can turn something so absurdly cliched into gold, it is Gemmell. There are a number of factors here; he knows his weaponcraft so the fight scenes are grittly realistic, his characters are very subtly drawn with many layers and shades of grey. But the thing that always makes Gemmell stand out for me is the dialogue. When the characters speak, everything they say is not only completely in character but there are no cheesy lines or absurd speeches.

If you like your fantasy epic with a complex hero wading through a sea of adversaries for reasons of love and a sense of justice, this book will not disappoint