BOOK REVIEW: Hero in the shadows (David Gemmel)

Book: Hero in the Shadows -Waylander 3
Author: David Gemmel
Rating: 9/10
In the third and final fantastic book of Gemmel's waylander storyline you re-meet waylander after he was supposedly killed at the end of book 2 "in the realm of the wolf"
He clearly wasn't a fact that has been hinted at.


In this book he lives as a wealthy foreign landowner in the land of Kydor.

There he is known simply as the grey man. He is rich and very bored. So when raiders enter his land he does what he does best. Hunts them down and kills them.

But this only leas him to the biggest source of evil in the whole of Kydor

The ruined city of Kuan-hador is home to a long forgotten gateway to a world of evil. The spell keeping it closed is fading, monsters of the mist, terrible demons are coming through
And most knowledge of it has long since faded to history.

Millenniums ago demons came through the gateway and were defeated by the order of rajnor- a group of warriors more powerful than the world has seen.

Now though that order is depleted and has lost many of it's values. Out of all the ranjee only one sense the call.
That ranjee chooses to travel to the grey mans palace with matze chai, one of waylanders few friends.

But the danger that lies ahead will be the most mysterious and deadly waylander has ever faced.


As the evil strengthens they must help the lantern bearer find the men of clay- powerful warriors of the last battle and with them seal the gateway.

But who can they trust? And as the evil encompasses Kydor it's looking grim.

Waylander isn't a young assassin anymore. Can this old man face all the demons of Anshratt and survive?

Read this book to find out.




Wow! This book really surprised me. It is completely different to Gemmels previous titles and shows how versatile gemmell Is with his writing. Unlike the first two books of waylander this one seems more like a mystery and magic story than the action packed prequels.
That being said waylander being old won't stop the book being filled with all the fights and assassinations we know and love.
Although I can see how many may disagree but I believe this is the best of the set being so completely different to other Gemmel books I've read

I would recommended reading the first 2 of wayander books(but it's not essential) reviews can be found  found here:
http://devonianbookreviewer.blogspot.com/2011/06/book-review-waylander-david-gemell.html
http://devonianbookreviewer.blogspot.com/2011/06/book-review-waylander-ii-2-in-realm-of.html
If you like medieval fantasy,mystery or just good old fashioned action and violence David Gemmel Is the writer for you.
check out other of his books by searching david gemmel in the seach bar at top of the page.

Hope you found this review helpful,
The Devonian Book Reviewer

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