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"David Gemmell tells a very real adventure, the stuff of true epic fantasy."--New York Times bestselling author R. A. Salvatore John Shannow, The Jerusalem Man, lived in a world that had toppled on its axis. Civilization had been replaced by ruthlessness and savagery. Relentless in his quest for peace, Shannow followed a path that led only to bloodshed and sorrow. Abaddon, the Lord of the Pit, sought to plunge mankind into a new Satanic era. His Hellborn army spewed forth from the Plague Lands with an unholy force stemming from human sacrifice. For it was the blood of innocents that fueled the corrupted Sipstrassi Stones of Power--the source of Abaddon's might. But the Hellborn made a fatal mistake--they took the woman who had stolen Shannow's heart. He would move Heaven and Earth to save her or he would die trying. "Gemmell . . . keeps the mythic currents crackling."--Publishers Weekly… (more)
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After reading all the Stephen King 'Dark Tower' books, I found a copy of Wolf in Shadow and the setting sounded very similar so I thought I would give it a try.
We follow Jon Shannow as he travels the land in search of Jerusalem (hence his
This is the first book I have read by the author but immediately went out and bought the other two books of the trilogy. I particularly loved the way that Gemmell allows to feel Shannow's emotions, the way he sees things in black and white, good and evil. The magic v religion theme that runs through the book keeps the reader guessing at what will happen next. With plenty of action the pages fly by.