Drenai Tales: Volume One

The Drenai Saga #1-3

by David Gemmell

2001 1st Ed. UK Orbit

Genres: Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Fiction

759 pages, Paperback

First published September 27, 1992

About the author

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 explores themes in honour, loyalty and redemption. With over one million copies sold, his work continues to sell worldwide.

Reviews

[Zoe]

The books in this omnibus are:
Legend
The King Beyond the Gate
Quest for Lost Heroes

[Blake]

(FYI I tend to only review one book per series, unless I want to change my scoring by 0.50 or more of a star. -- I tend not to read reviews until after I read a book, so I go in with an open mind.)

3.75*





First time read the author's work?: No

Will you be reading more?: Yes

Would you recommend?: Yes


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How I rate Stars: 5* = I loved (must read all I can find by the author)
4* = I really enjoyed (got to read all the series and try other books by the author).
3* = I enjoyed (I will continue to read the series)
or
3* = Good book just not my thing (I realised I don't like the genre or picked up a kids book to review in error.)

All of the above scores means I would recommend them!
-
2* = it was okay (I might give the next book in the series a try, to see if that was better IMHO.)
1* = Disliked

Note: adding these basic 'reviews' after finding out that some people see the stars differently than I do - hoping this clarifies how I feel about the book. :-)

[Walther]

Waste of time...

[Newton Nitro]

Maravilhoso! Li o Drenai Tales Vols 1 e 2, é um conjunto de sete romances do David Gemmel,um mestre da literatura de fantasia militarista e suja (a mesma linha do George Martin). Gemmel foi um escritor britânico (infelizmente morreu em 2006), que influenciou todo mundo da fantasia militarista com seus romances sobre os Drenai. Os livros são fantásticos, realistas, com um conjunto de personagens memoráveis, todos com falhas e virtudes, complexos e que parecem saltar das páginas.

Recomendadíssimo para os fãs do George R R Martin. David Gemmel é totalmente desconhecido no Brasil, mas espero que alguma editora (ou mais leitores) o descubram.

[John Cheeseman]

I first read these books in my late teens and early twenties and absolutely loved them, unfortunately being 30 years older either my tastes have matured or they havent really stood the test of time. Having a compilation like this means you realise how similar all of the stories are and by the time you get to the last one it seems identical to all of the others.
That being said I still absolutely love some of the characters, Druss will always hold a special place in my heart as will Tanaka Khan and I wish someone in Hollywood would realise how good a film Druss the Legend would make with Arnold Schwarzenegger as Druss.

[Troy G]

A great grouping of several great novels. I will write a more detailed review of each of the books on that book's page.

For the record, the books in this omnibus are:
Legend
The King Beyond the Gate
Quest for Lost Heroes

[Arthur B]

Reasonable value for money, but these are pretty disposable adventure stories all told so what's the point? Just read Legend and move on, if you must. Full review: https://fakegeekboy.wordpress.com/200...

[Stephen]

Classic.

[Adam]

Great short introduction by Gemmell. A real insight into the begining of his writing career.

And a very nice addition to my collection aswell!

[Nathan Shumate]

Stirring military fantasy stories. Maybe too much of a reliance on "beleaguered defenders saved at the last minute" plots, but engaging nonetheless.