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Title	:	Winter Warriors (The Drenai Saga #8)
Author	:	David Gemmell
Book Format	:	Mass Market Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 339 pages
Published	:	June 6th 2000 by Del Rey (first published April 7th 1997)
Categories	:	Fantasy. Fiction. Heroic Fantasy. Epic Fantasy

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Winged demons gather, silent and unseen, above the city of Usa, their talons long and sharp. Their purpose is clear, as is the prophesy: Upon the deaths of the three kings, the demon riders of the Krayakin will become flesh, free to slake their thirst with human blood - and the stench of evil will cover the land.  

Two of the kings are already dead. For the prophesy to be fulfilled, spreading carnage across the world, the Demon Lord must sacrifice the third king: Queen Axiana's unborn child.

When Emperor Skanda disbands his army, the pregnant queen takes flight, pursued by the Lords of the Undead. All hope lies with three ancient heroes, though discarded by the emperor, they are still Drenai soldiers: Bison the giant, Kebra the bowman, and the great swordsman Nogusta - the Demon Lord's greatest foe. But will these warriors - once the best in the land - be enough to stem the tide of gruesome horror that threatens to envelop the world?

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Original Title:	Winter Warriors
ISBN:	0345432304 (ISBN13: 9780345432308)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	The Drenai Saga #8, Ciclo Drenai (chronological order) #12

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4 StarsI have really enjoyed revisiting this book/series. I chose this series as part f my reading challenge for this year, and as a buddy read with one of my colleagues. Even though the first book in the series was released in 1984 (and the latest in 2000) the series has pretty much stood the test of time. It is a fantastic action adventure fantasy- with superb characters and brilliant world building, which brings the whole story/series to life.I have fond memories of discovering this series

Winter is coming. But the winter warriors are already here.Winter Warriors is the last part of the Drenai Saga proper chronologically set several decades after the events set in the Quest for Lost Heroes, but you can read it as an independent novel without any difficulties in understanding the content. It might be that the series fatigue is finally catching up with me, but when reading I even thought that if I did not know the other volumes, my rating would be higher. Alas, as this is the eighth

I really like this book. I actually really like the characters in this book. The storyline is secondary and it's enjoyable, but the diversity of characters and their reasons for finding themselves amongst the minority of those that would stand against evil is why I liked this book so much. Nogusta is fantastic but Kebra is by far my favourite with his quiet ways and wise words. I didn't feel much for Axiana, there unfortunately wasn't much to love there but the Winter Warriors more than made up

Winter Warriors is a stand-alone book in the Drenai saga. Gemmell has made a very beautiful story, taking us into the future, in a world with great wizards, incredible demons and legendary heroes. It deals heavily with demons without leaving the reader afraid of the dark.Long ago Emsharas, a Windborn sorcerer, banished his race and all the demons to the great Void. But it has been prophesied that when three kings die the long banished demons will once again return to this world. Now, with the

Two kings are dead two parts of the prophecy have been fulfilled. The final part, the fate of the third king, rests in the hands of men. Men, who in their prime, stood before the tide of countless battles. But no man had ever stood before a demon. A queen is hunted by the demons. Though men protect her, they are no longer of their prime. They are not silvered with age, but grey, worn and weary. Three men, heroes of their time. Nogusta the Swordsman, Kebra the Bowman, and Bison the brute.The

Winter Warriors is more akin to the Dragons series of books by Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman. There are prophecies, evil wizards, treacherous demons, a city befouled, and lots of protagonists to follow. Whereas Gemmell's work is usually tight and grounded in war, Winter Warriors definitely follows a different path. The plot is somewhat unoriginal, however Gemmell is a masterful author and ensures the characters are well defined (for some have appeared in a previous Drenai tale) and the

Winter is coming. But the winter warriors are already here.Winter Warriors is the last part of the Drenai Saga proper chronologically set several decades after the events set in the Quest for Lost Heroes, but you can read it as an independent novel without any difficulties in understanding the content. It might be that the series fatigue is finally catching up with me, but when reading I even thought that if I did not know the other volumes, my rating would be higher. Alas, as this is the eighth