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Summary: Are you crazy? No way to describe the book in one line.
Review: Lets put it this way, I bought the book the first edition it came out. Till now, I still reread it. I read Waylander before it and I couldn't believe how good that was until I got knocked off by King Beyond the Gate. I hate to compare the book to books from other authors, but seriously, the book shines even in the presence of the 200 fantasy books in my collection.
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Summary: Are you crazy? No way to describe the book in one line.
Review: Lets put it this way, I bought the book the first edition it came out. Till now, I still reread it. I read Waylander before it and I couldn't believe how good that was until I got knocked off by King Beyond the Gate. I hate to compare the book to books from other authors, but seriously, the book shines even in the presence of the 200 fantasy books in my collection.
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Summary: About on par with Legend
Review: The King Beyond the Gate is the sequel to Legend, although a hundred years or more have elapsed since the events of that novel. In Legend, though the Nadir hordes were barbaric and bloodthirsty, there wasn't really a struggle between good and evil. Rather, it was a battle of two peoples with different ways of life. This time around we have a definite evil antagonist in the form of Ceska.But there's a twist. The main protagonist, Tenaka Khan, shares his ancestry with both the Drenai and Nadir. So will he fulfill his Drenai destiny by ridding the land of Ceska's foul presence and becoming a hero, or will he bow down to his Nadir heritage and use the crusade against Ceska as an excuse to conquer the Drenai? I liked how this part of the story got resolved. As before, the combat scenes are what set Gemmell apart from the pack. Brutal, gory action keeps the pages turning. I cringed many times when Gemmell described particularly visual deaths in the battles. Of course, as usual the heroes overcome incredible (and rather unbelievable) odds. The author's tendency to make supermen out of his characters is mainly what keeps this from five stars. I mean, it's written well enough, and the plot's quite good. With the right characters, it could be worthy of five stars.
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Summary: About on par with Legend
Review: The King Beyond the Gate is the sequel to Legend, although a hundred years or more have elapsed since the events of that novel. In Legend, though the Nadir hordes were barbaric and bloodthirsty, there wasn't really a struggle between good and evil. Rather, it was a battle of two peoples with different ways of life. This time around we have a definite evil antagonist in the form of Ceska. But there's a twist. The main protagonist, Tenaka Khan, shares his ancestry with both the Drenai and Nadir. So will he fulfill his Drenai destiny by ridding the land of Ceska's foul presence and becoming a hero, or will he bow down to his Nadir heritage and use the crusade against Ceska as an excuse to conquer the Drenai? I liked how this part of the story got resolved. As before, the combat scenes are what set Gemmell apart from the pack. Brutal, gory action keeps the pages turning. I cringed many times when Gemmell described particularly visual deaths in the battles. Of course, as usual the heroes overcome incredible (and rather unbelievable) odds. The author's tendency to make supermen out of his characters is mainly what keeps this from five stars. I mean, it's written well enough, and the plot's quite good. With the right characters, it could be worthy of five stars.
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Summary: It works your imagination to the brink of fascination
Review: The pull of the story just keeps you reading. The way David Gemmell writes the story allows your imagination to run with it. The way David goes into the details you almost feel like your there with Tanaka Khan and Renya on there trip to the Nadir, as well as, in the battle to hold off the Emperor. So far David's stories are the only one's I feel like I can get into, and I recommend his books to everyone. Keep it up David.
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Summary: much better than LEGEND
Review: This book had something that Legend didn't, and that was something to keep you interested between the battles. I love the way this novel connects with the first, and it is this story that really drives you on to read all the other Drenai books. It leaves you with the lust to see how the on going war against the Nadir will turn out. The characters are great and the battles are good enough to keep you wanting more (ecsecially the final stand in the Barracks!!!) This coupled with the brilliant Dark Templar and the Joinings makes this book one of the better in the series. (Don't forget to read Quest for lost heroes)
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Summary: utterly amazing
Review: this book is impossible to put down. Tenaka Khan is a hero worth reading and the charecters in this book will make you laugh,cry, and belive in heros
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Summary: Gemmell's Best Overall Book
Review: This book is the epitome of what a good heroic fantasy novel is supposed to be. The characters are all to human & run the range of emotions with a clarity that is almost eerie. David Gemmell is without a doubt the BEST fantasy author ever to pick up the pen. Only Paul Edwin Zimmer has written Heroic Fantasy of this caliber (with his 'Dark Border' novels). WARNING-Once you read Gemmell's books, you will have a hard time accepting the cheesy, boring fantasy stuff being pumped out by lesser authors...
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Summary: Gemmell's Best Overall Book
Review: This book is the epitome of what a good heroic fantasy novel is supposed to be. The characters are all to human & run the range of emotions with a clarity that is almost eerie. David Gemmell is without a doubt the BEST fantasy author ever to pick up the pen. Only Paul Edwin Zimmer has written Heroic Fantasy of this caliber (with his 'Dark Border' novels). WARNING-Once you read Gemmell's books, you will have a hard time accepting the cheesy, boring fantasy stuff being pumped out by lesser authors...
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Summary: What could be better
Review: This book ranks up there for me with The Hero and the Crown and the Outsiders...a moving book with an awesome plot...
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