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词条 Waylander (novel)
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  1. Plot summary

  2. References

{{infobox book |
| name = Waylander
| title_orig =
| translator =
| image = Waylander.jpg
| caption = 1st 1986 paperback cover
| author = David Gemmell
| cover_artist =
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| series = Drenai
| genre = Fantasy
| publisher = Orbit
| release_date = 28 August 1986
| media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback)
| pages = 320 (first edition, hardback)
| isbn = 978-0-7126-9414-8
| isbn_note = (first edition, hardback)
| oclc= 16681980
| preceded_by = The King Beyond the Gate
| followed_by = Quest for Lost Heroes
}}

Waylander is a fantasy novel by British writer David Gemmell, published in 1986.[1][2][3][4] It is the first of three Waylander stories,[5] followed by In the Realm of the Wolf and Waylander III: Hero In The Shadows.

Plot summary

The assassin Waylander is doomed to travel the world in search of revenge against those who killed his family.[6] After allying with a priest, a fellow assassin, a young woman and three children in her charge, Waylander gradually redeems himself and tries to save the kingdom that he plummeted into chaos.[7]

References

1. ^{{cite news|last1=Machell|first1=Ben|title=The Geek Shall Inherit the Earth|work=The Times (London)|publisher=Times Newspapers Limited|date=5 May 2012}}
2. ^{{cite news|title=Author David Gemmell dies, aged 57|work=M2 Best Books|publisher=Normans Media Ltd.|date=31 July 2006}}
3. ^{{cite news|title=The Dragon Index: The UK's Top Adult Fantasy Authors|work=The Times|publisher=News International Access Services Limited|date=5 May 2012}}
4. ^{{cite news|title=Fantasy Writer David Gemmell Dies at 57|work=UPI NewsTrack|publisher=United Press International|date=29 July 2006}}
5. ^{{cite news|title=Gemmell, David: The Swords of Night and Day|work=Kirkus Reviews|issue=72.4|publisher=Kirkus Media LLC|date=15 Feb 2004}}
6. ^{{cite journal|last1=Doherty|first1=David|title=History as it Ought to Have Been: the Arthurian fantasies of David Gemmell|journal=Extrapolation|date=Spring 1999|volume=40|issue=1|page=71}}
7. ^{{cite news|last1=Tideswell|first1=Martin|title=Treasured Books Fueled our Imagination: Martin Tideswell revisits some books that were his favorites growing up|work=The Sentinel (Stroke)|date=9 March 2013}}
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4 : 1986 British novels|Fantasy novels|Drenai|Novels by David Gemmell

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