You are about to read a novel from David Gemmell’s “Drenai cycle,” one of the best sagas of the last decades of the 20th century.
Sagas of magical armor that, according to an ancient prophecy, only the chosen can touch… Sagas of the Gates between the world of people and the world of demons—once sealed by a spell, but now opened…
For the Drenai Empire, bloody days are coming—days when there will be no hope in strength or courage. But one hope will remain—the magical armor once worn by the first ruler of the empire. Armor that only the chosen will be able to touch. That is what the prophecy says. And when the prophecy is fulfilled, it is fulfilled no matter what. Even if the chosen savior of the empire turns out to be a hired killer with hands stained with royal blood…