Waylander
core novel 1986 The Drenai Saga
Record
| First published | 1986 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.30 (21,844 ratings, collected 2026-09-12) |
| Page count | 310 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780099470908 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
The novel follows Waylander, a former assassin consumed by guilt and grief after his family's murder years earlier, who gradually seeks redemption by assembling an unlikely group of allies to help restore a kingdom he had once helped destabilize through his past work as a hired killer. Hunted by the Guild of assassins who once employed him and pursued by soldiers loyal to the very regime his earlier actions helped weaken, Waylander must decide whether the man he has become can outweigh the damage done by the man he used to be, even as old enemies close in from every side of his uneasy new path.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Drenai Saga
- Series: The Drenai Saga core; position 3 of 11 in the series' recorded order
- Author: David Gemmell
Notes
- From the series record (The Drenai Saga): Publication order differs sharply from internal chronology (recorded per book in internal chronology).
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series The Drenai Saga: position 3 of 11: previous The King Beyond the Gate (1985) · next Quest for Lost Heroes (1990)
- Internal chronology, within The Drenai Saga: position 1 of 11: next Waylander II: In the Realm of the Wolf (1992)
Sources
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