The Hero and the Crown
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For over a decade, Robin McKinley's richly woven saga has gripped the imagination of readers and...
The Lord of the Rings (1978)
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This animated film by Ralph Bakshi presents the first part of J.R.R. Tolkien's renowned fantasy...
Godzilla 1985 (1985)
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Re-cut Americanised version of the Japanese movie 'The Return of Godzilla' from 1984. In addition to...
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The Complete Chronicles of Narnia
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All seven tales in The Chronicles of Narnia are bound together, with full-colour illustrations, in...
Super Girls and Halos: My Companions on the Quest for Truth, Justice, and Heroic Virtue
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Award-winning author Maria Morera Johnson follows up her bestselling book, My Badass Book of Saints,...
Geek Parenting: What Joffrey, Jor-El, Malificent, and the Mcflys Teach Us About Raising a Family
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From Batman to Charlie Bucket, from Meg Murry to the Venture Brothers, every hero of science...
Ash vs Evil Dead
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Ash is baaaack! Bruce Campbell reprises his "Evil Dead" film role as heroic, chainsaw-handed monster...
Joshua and the Magical Forest (Portallas #1)
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Enter the realm of Forestium, where magic battles dark forces and creatures of the Underworld come...
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The Steel Remains
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Ringil, the hero of the bloody slaughter at Gallows Gap is a legend to all who don't know him and a...
As such, I'm always going to view this title with rose-tinted glasses as it was my warm welcome to the world of heroic fantasy.
Here's the plot outline - Druss is a badass with a big axe, who's known throughout the world as such.
He believes he is to die in his 60th year after seeing a vision in his younger days, which he now is. Living in isolation after the death of his wife, he has sworn never to fight again.
Meanwhile, a warlord named Ulric, leader of a warring, tribal people known as the Nadir has united the feuding clans and amassed an army bigger than any that exist in the south, and he is coming to stamp his rule on the Drenai empire.
In order to get from north to south, he must pass the ancient fortress of Dros Delnoch. This is the battle ground.
Druss, having heard of the army one million strong heading to crush his people, Druss decides it's once more unto the breach, and travels to the doomed fortress to make his last stand with the forces there.
Lots of engaging characters, moral qualms, and of course visceral battle scenes full of heroics, this is a classic tale of underdog army vs army.
I just bloody love it.
- Rob