Hero in the Shadows

Hero in the Shadows

infobox Book |
name = Hero in the Shadows
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author = David Gemmell
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country = United Kingdom
language = English
series = Drenai
genre = Fantasy novel
publisher = Legend
release_date = 3rd October 2000
media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback)
pages = 406 pp (first edition, hardback)
isbn = ISBN 978-0345432254 (first edition, hardback)
preceded_by = Waylander II: In the Realm of the Wolf
followed_by =

"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 .

Plot summary

Waylander, the assassin anti-hero of Waylander and , 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 bow and sword to once again become Waylander. Aided by a 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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