Quest for Lost Heroes

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The Drenai people are enslaved, and the Nadir reign has begun. But in the tiny realm of Gothir a group of slavers seize a peasant girl and set in motion a chain of events that will shake the world of the living and stir the worlds of the dead. A quest spanning two spheres, a soul waiting for vengeance

Kiall, a romantic farm boy, seeks the aid of Chareos the Blademaster to rescue the girl, Ravenna. In company with Beltzer of the Axe, the archers Finn and Maggrig, and the mysterious Tattooed Man, they set off into Nadir lands - where dark forces oppose them. As their quest lures them throught the Gateway of Time and the Valley of the Damned, the demons of the dark await. But the questors are no ordinary men, they are the Heroes of Bel-Azar and one among them holds a secret that could free the world of Nadir domination. For he is Nadir Bane, the hope of the Drenai, the heir to a legendary title. He is the Earl of Bronze.

Character List

Asta Khan :- Tenaka Khans Shaman thought dead for many years, he seeks the rebirth of Tenaka.

Beltzer :- An Axeman and one of the Heroes of Belazar.

Chareos :- Hero of Belazar and Descendent of the Earl of Bronze and relative to Tenaka Khan. He adopted one of Ravennas twins as his own son.

Chien Tsu :- The Ambassador to the Nadir of Supreme Emperor, seeks revenge for the death of Mai-syn accompanied by his servant Oshi

Chellin :- Nadir Warrior befriended by Kial, loyal to Tanaki

Earl of Talgithir :- Traitor to the people of the gothir selling them into slavery for profit, also the man who wants Chareos dead after discontinuing his sons lessons. Slain by Jungir

Finn :- A Hero of Belazar and famed Bowman

Harokas:- The Earls Assassin, ordered by the Earl to slay Chareos he turns against his former master and offers to give evidence against him as the man who collected the profits for the Earls "slave" enterprises, as well as aid in the rescue to Tanaki and Ravenna.

Jungir Khan :- Son of Tenaka Khan who became Khan after his death, rumour had it that he slew his own father.

Kiall :- A Villager who wants to rescue the women of his village after the Nadren raided for slaves to sell. Manages to talk Chareos into the quest and the others fall in when they meet up at Tavern Town.

Logar :- Earls Champion, slain by chareos after being defeated in an exhibition duel he seeks revenge against Chareos.

Maggrig :- A hero of Belazar and famed Bowman.

Okas :- The Tattooed Man. A Tracker without Peer who aids them find Ravenna and also aids Nosta Khan.

Salida :- Earls Captain of the guard with more honour than the earl seeking truth rather than accepting the lies fed to him.

Shotza :- Jungirs Shaman

Sukai :- Master swordsman and servant of Chien Tsu. Master of the "chantanai" blade. Dies after being betrayed by the Nadir he and his riders slay 90 of the 300 enemy before being overcome and slaughtered.

Taniki:- Only daughter of Tenaka Khan who runs the slave market.

Tenaka Khan :- The slain Khan of the Nadir and the man who named the Heroes of Belazar the "Ghosts yet to be".

Tsubodi :- Nadir General, second in command to Jungir, treats his women rough and beats them, his offer of marriage to Tanaki was rejected because of this. He also seeks revenge against her for spurning him

My Views

A tale of true old fashioned principles seeing a quest to rescue a beautiful maiden, a tale complicated by the fact that she is queen of the wolves, now nadir royalty.

Another book into Gemmells realm of the Drenai, with many seeking to continue the tale years after the fall of Drenan, with the nadir now controling a sizeable chunk of the world demonstrating that although powerful in war they now exact revenge on the scale to which it was first used upon them, a case of reap what you so. It also demonstrates that perhaps not everyone is suited to govern as in war they were unequaled but in peace they aren't particullary brilliant.

If you like tales of daring, honour and fellowship against the odds, then this is the book for you.

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