Waylander II: In the Realm of the Wolf
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| Author | David Gemmell |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | Drenai |
| Genre(s) | Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | Legend Books |
| Publication date | 1992 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 296 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 0712648291 |
Waylander II: In the Realm of the Wolf published in (1992) is a novel in the Drenai series of British fantasy writer David Gemmell. While the novels of the series are all based in the same universe, most of them can not be described as direct sequels with some novels having as much as 1000 years between them. With Waylander II, Gemmell changes this by taking up the story from his earlier novel Waylander. Some ten years have passed since the conclusion of the Vagrian Wars. Waylander the Slayer, the legendary warrior, has disappeared, but a contract has been put out on his life. A secret society of trained assassins dispatches its human hounds on his trail, and other dark forces are at work.
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High in the wooded, peaked mountains of Skeln, the woodsman Dakeyras, and his beautiful daughter Miriel live a life of harmonious solitude. Unbeknown to them, a group of grim-eyed, bloodthirsty warriors stalk the mountains. Men who have never known defeat, to whom revenge and torture are meat and drink. For ten thousand in gold they are eager to kill the woodsman.
Battle-hardened warriors all, they have no fear of this task - yet they should have. For Miriel is a woman of fire and iron, skilled with bow and blade and taught her skills by one of the deadliest killers of all time: Her father, Dakeyras, is better known as Waylander the Slayer ...
