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It is 300 years since the world toppled on its axis and civilisation was destroyed. In this savagely reshaped world ruled by brigands and war makers, a rider seeks a lost city. Pursuing a dream to calm the violence in his soul, Jon Shannow, the brigand slayer, desires only peace. But from the Plague Lands emerges a fresh terror. The Lord of the Pit and his hell-born army seek to plunge mankind into a new demonic era. Seemingly invincible, they make a fatal mistake: they take Shannow's woman for blood sacrifice.

Chaos and terror stalk the land, the King slain by traitors, the great Sword of Power vanished beyond the Circle of Mist. Saxons, Angles, Jutes and Brigante tribesman mass together to destroy the realm, aided by the powers of the Witch Queen and the Lord of the Undead. Against them stand a weakling boy and an old mountain warrior. But the boy has the blood of kings, and the warrior is Culain, the legendary Lord of the Lance. And he alone knows the dread secret of the Witch Queen.

A country in desperate need of heroes. Angostin invaders surge through the Highlands, laying waste to everything in their path. Darkness follows in their wake as a mad necromancer resurrects the eons-dead Vampyre Kings. Only the bandit Jarek Mace, and the magicker and bard Owen Odell, have the courage to fight the Angostins and the undead. Whispers soon spread that Mace is the legendary Morningstar, a saviour who will protect his country in its hour of need. Yet Mace seems nothing more than a thief and a liar.

Druss, Captain of the Axe: the stories of his life were told everywhere. Instead of the wealth and fame he could have claimed, he had chosen a mountain lair, high in the lonely country bordering on the clouds. There the grizzled old warrior kept company with snow leopards and awaited his old enemy, death.

Eight hundred years have passed since King Connavar of the Rigante and his bastard son, Bane, defeated the invading army of Stone. In that time, Connavar has become a legend, and the Rigante have lost the freedom so many gave their lives to preserve. A conquered people, they live and die under the iron rule of the Varlish, their culture all but destroyed.

The Drenai fortress of Dros Delnoch has fallen, and blood-hungry Nadir hordes sweep across the land, bringing desolation and despair. But with the Nadir triumphant, slavers seize a young girl in the tiny realm of Gothir, and a peasant boy steps off on a quest that will shake the world. To rescue her, Kiall must cross the savage steppes and journey through the Halls of Hell, facing ferocious beasts, deadly warriors and demons of the dark. But the boy is not alone. With him are the legendary heroes of Bel-Azar....

The Drenai King is dead - murdered by a ruthless assassin. Enemy troops swarm into Drenai lands. Their orders are simple - kill every man, woman and child. But there is hope. Stalked by men who act like beasts and beasts that walk like men, the warrior Waylander must journey into the shadow-haunted lands of the Nadir to find the legendary Armour of Bronze. With this he can turn the tide. But can he be trusted? For he is Waylander the Slayer. The traitor who killed the King...

The tyrannical rule of the Deacon and his Jerusalem Riders has unleashed upon the world a sea of bigotry and hatred, where Unbelievers and Mutants are massacred in the name of God and Peace. And the long-vanished Jerusalem Man is now considered a saint of the new order. To speak ill of his memory is heresy. But when the church in Pilgrim's Valley is burnt to the ground and its congregation is slaughtered, a rider appears and hunts down the killers. And word spreads - the Jerusalem Man is back!

Even in death, Skilgannon the Damned's name lives on. Now, as an ancient evil threatens to flood the Drenai heartlands in a tide of blood, he returns.... A thousand years after they fell in battle, two heroes - Druss and Skilgannon - are revered throughout the war-torn lands of the Drenai, where men and women live in abject fear of the dark sorceress known as the Eternal.... But what if the soul of one such hero could be called back from the void, his bones housed again in flesh?

The Knights of the Gabala were legendary protectors of the Nine Duchies - until they disappeared through a demon-haunted gateway between worlds. Manannan, the Coward Knight, held back. Now he lives in torment. Yet war is coming to the Duchies - and with it Manannan's chance for redemption. But to regain his honour and save his land, he will have to confront his deepest fear. He must ride through the gateway and seek out his lost companions in the unknown world beyond. And the secret he will learn there will tear his soul apart.

His name is Parmenion. Despised by Spartans and Macedonians alike, he must fight for his place in the world. Yet he will survive. Dark forces have marked out his destiny as the most fearsome warlord Greece has ever known. For he will become the Lion of Macedon - and will reshape the glory of Greece before he faces the wrath of hell....

Authors Gordon Bell and Jim Gemmell tap their experiences with the MyLifeBits project at Microsoft Research for this extraordinary book. What if you could remember everything? With today’s technology, that notion becomes more realistic each day. Bell and Gemmell explain what it could all mean.

Druss est une légende. Ses exploits sont connus de tous. Mais il a choisi de vivre retiré loin des hommes, au sommet d'une montagne. Là, il attend son ennemi de toujours : la mort. Dros Delnoch est une forteresse. C'est le seul endroit par lequel une armée peut traverser les montagnes. Protégée par six remparts, elle était la place forte de l'empire drenaï. C'est maintenant le dernier bastion, car tous les autres sont tombés devant l'envahisseur nadir. Et le vieux guerrier est son seul espoir.

Quatre cents ans avant Jésus-Christ. Sparte l'orgueilleuse, la cité guerrière, célèbre ses victoires... et plus personne n'écoute les oracles. Pourtant les présages se multiplient. Une guerre se prépare. Plus terrible que toutes celles qui n'ensanglanteront jamais la Grèce, elle mettra en jeu le sort de l'humanité. Le Dieu Noir s'est éveillé, il patiente dans l'ombre. Lorsqu'il prendra forme humaine, le mal déferlera sur le monde. Mais il reste un ultime espoir. Qui en sera porteur ?

David Gemmell was the UK's number one fantasy and historical novelist until his death in 2006. A regular Sunday Times best seller and international sensation, his legacy lives on through his novels, his influence on the genre, and the David Gemmell Legend awards. White Knight/Black Swan was David Gemmell's crime thriller debut, first published under a pseudonym in 1993 and long out of print, and highly sought after by fans. Re-edited and republished under his own name, it's a must-listen for fans of his heroic and powerful style.

Rhyming Rings is a never-before-seen Gemmell novel, discovered in his papers by his widow, Stella Gemmell. Merging autobiographical details of Gemmell's life as a journalist in South London with a serial killer and a tinge of the supernatural, this is perfect for fans of David's work as well as fans of gritty crime novels. Set against the backdrop of a London simmering with poverty, change and racial tension, this taut thriller is a fitting legacy for the great writer.

Un siècle s'est écoulé depuis l'incroyable résistance de la forteresse de Dros Delnoch. Mais aujourd'hui, le tyrannique empereur Ceska a pris le contrôle du territoire drenaï. Dans sa quête de pouvoir, il a trahi ses plus fidèles soldats, le corps d'armée du Dragon. Le massacre fut terrible et Tenaka Khan est le seul survivant. Il n'est pas près d'oublier la trahison de son maître. Dans ses veines coule le sang d'ancêtres mythiques : Regnak et Ulric, qui guerroyèrent l'un contre l'autre au temps de Druss la Légende.

L'Empire drenaï n'existe plus. Les Nadirs continuent leur progression à la recherche d'esclaves. Mais un jour, les esclavagistes capturent une jeune villageoise dont Kiall, un jeune homme timide, est amoureux. Comme un héros de légende, il va partir à la recherche de son aimée. Et il ne sera pas seul car, sortis de leurs retraites, viennent se joindre à lui les anciens héros de la bataille de Bel-azar. Et l'un d'entre eux possède un secret qui pourrait bien changer la face du monde...

Deux âmes pour un seul corps, ombre et lumière... Telle est la malédiction du prince Alexandre, qui doit lutter pour ne pas succomber à l'Esprit du chaos, comme a déjà succombé son père Philippe de Macédoine. Lancés à sa recherche après son enlèvement par les serviteurs du Dieu noir, le général Parménion et l'assassin Attalos poursuivent leur quête jusqu'au royaume des dieux et des héros... Saga en deux tomes : "Le Lion de Macédoine" et "Le Prince noir".

Le Roi de Drenaï a été assassiné. Une armée d'envahisseurs déferle sur le pays, avec pour mot d'ordre de tuer hommes, femmes et enfants. Mais tout espoir n'est pas perdu. Il repose sur les épaules de celui que la nation surnomme Waylander. Seul, il va s'aventurer en territoire nadir pour retrouver la célèbre Armure de Bronze, symbole de liberté. Mais peut-on faire confiance à ce Waylander ?... Après tout, c'est lui qui a assassiné le roi.