This book has seen Waylander become on of Gemmell's most popular 
heroes, along with Druss and Jon Shannow, and has spawned two
sequels (the most recent to be released in March). The praise for this
book and the character of Waylander is well deserved.

Waylander is an assasin, but no without a conscince; the epitome of 
the modern-day anti-hero. Of ocurse there are no blacks and whites
to Waylnder- only infinite shades of grey, and his character progresses
nicely through the story, helped along by a terrific plotline and
many very memorable moments.

Caught in the pardox of wanting to say everything about this book,
and at the same not having enough time to say what I want, I'll just 
say that this is a great book with some excellent characters. Typical 
Gemmell action without seeming typical at all, brilliant characters
and some fine threads of interest. A favourite of many- and me
included, this is one of the many 'must read' in the Gemmell 
collection.