David Gemmell
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 287 pages Rating: 3.96 | 3420 Users | 92 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Ghost King |
| ISBN: | 0345379020 (ISBN13: 9780345379023) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Stones of Power #1, Sipstrassi #3 |
Narrative To Books Ghost King (Stones of Power #1)
Chaos and terror stalked the realm. The king had been slain by traitors, and the sword of power had been lost beyond the Circle of Mist. Armies of Saxons, Angles, Jutes, and Brigantes cut a gory swath across the land, led by puppets of the ruthless Witch Queen--whose minions included dark, bloodthirsty creatures and a savage, undead warrior. All hope lay with young Thuro--in whose veins flowed the blood of kings. He would have to defeat the Witch Queen's monsters and travel to the land of the Mist, there to seek a ghostly army. And the only one who could prepare Thuro to achieve his birthright was the mountain warrior Culain, the one man who knew the queen's deadly secret . . . The legend of the mystic Stones of Power begins with a tale of blood and glory, of love and betrayal, as a boy must come of age amidst the seemingly impossible quest to become the High King.Point About Books Ghost King (Stones of Power #1)
| Title | : | Ghost King (Stones of Power #1) |
| Author | : | David Gemmell |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 287 pages |
| Published | : | November 29th 1995 by Del Rey (first published 1988) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Fiction. Epic Fantasy. High Fantasy |
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Ratings: 3.96 From 3420 Users | 92 ReviewsComment On About Books Ghost King (Stones of Power #1)
This was quiet the struggle, I read all of the drenai books, by David Gemmell, twelve years ago, I think, back to back. And loved all of them, some more than others of course. This one though, I didn't enjoy half as much. Up until half in the book I feared I had been too young to be critical back when I read Gemmell. But about two thirths into this book it finally found its feet. Gemmell is a master in writing combat and war. Unfortunately, the story was really not great. There are too many plotOkay, generally I find Gemmells books to be fairly fun; standard fantasy, with enough interesting characters, twists or references to keep me interested. And youd think this one would be especially so, since its basically about King Arthur (albeit as a young boy). Maybe its the fact that this was one of the earliest of Gemmells books (as far as I can tell from publication dates), but it really, really didnt work for me. There was that same moreishness about it in some ways, but I kept getting
I'm hooked!The fusion of history and fantasy fiction aided by the art of great story telling, this book was hard to put down.
Gemmell gives his take on the King Arthur legend. It's done fairly well, and he ties it in to the "Sipstrassi Stones" which pop up in quite a few of his other books.As with many other books of this sort, there's a real "missing" legion on hand to help Arthur to power, back when it was written in 1988 this may have been a more original idea.Overall it's a well written book with some interesting takes on the legend.
An interesting take on the Arthurian legend. Well thought through and well written - but felt far, far too short.
A giant pile of "meh".
Having read a lot tales of Arthur this one really stands out. This maybe because it's David gemmell at the helm and I just love his writing! ,probably the only negative thing I can say about was that it was probably a bit too short. The world and characters gemmell used were really interesting, and I'd have gladly welcomed more information about them.
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