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The Swords Of Night And Day
The Swords Of Night And Day
Jan 12, 2026 8:40 AM

Author:David Gemmell

The Swords Of Night And Day

A bloody, brutal and breath-taking epic heroic fantasy by the Sunday Times bestselling authorDavid Gemmell,perfect for fans of Joe Abercrombie, Duncan M. Hamilton and Conn Iggulden.

"Gemmell is past the point of needing recommending - he is an institution that becomes more valuable with each new novel." -- ENIGMA

"Gemmell's premium-grade heroic fantasies stress the positive values of individualism...stirring, emotionally charged, superbly written." -- TIME OUT

"A classic of its genre" -- ***** Reader review

"Another masterpiece [-] couldn't put it down. Loved the characters and the twists and turns of the plot.Not many do it better than the master storyteller." -- ***** Reader review

"A very good read, with several surprising twists. This book will keep you guessing until the end." -- ***** Reader review

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Even in death, Skilgannon the Damned's name lives on. Now, as an ancient evil threatens to flood the Drenai heartlands in a tide of blood, he returns...

A thousand years after they fell in battle, two heroes - Druss and Skilgannon - are revered throughout the war-torn lands of the Drenai, where men and women live in abject fear of the dark sorceress known as the Eternal...

But what if one such hero could be called back from the void? An ancient prophecy foretold that Skilgannon would return in his people's darkest hour. To most, this was a foolish hope. But not so to Landis Kan. Having found Skilgannon's ancient tomb, he gathers up the bones and peforms the mystic ritual.

But the reborn hero is an enigma: a young man whose warrior skills are blunted and whose memories are fragmented. He is marooned in a world as strange to him as a dream, remote from all he knew and loved. Or nearly all - for Landis Kan has also experimented upon other bone fragments found in the hero's tomb resulting in a surly giant who possesses astounding strength but no memories. To Kan, he is a dangerous failure. To Skilgannon, this giant represents their last hope.

As ageless evil threatens to drown the Drenai lands in blood, two legendary heroes will once again lead the way to freedom.

Reviews

'Gemmell is a fireside mythmonger; his characters and plots have the authentic feel of legends handed down through the ages'

—— SFX

'The story flows like a torrent; and if the devil has all the best tunes, then the Damned definitely gets the best weapons'

—— Guardian

iBoy is a hugely readable revenge fantasy....confoundedly gripping.

—— Nick Tucker , Independent on Sunday

A well-paced narrative with carefully crafted twists...intensely visual descriptions... Inventive in its form and often profound in its poetry, Symmons Roberts' gripping story is a meditation on the difficulty of forgiveness in wartime

—— Sunday Telegraph

Symmons Roberts is already a poet of note, and this...is discernibly a poet's book. Short and introspective, it stays in the mind and echoes

—— The Times

Magically spun out. An entrancing yet disturbing book

—— Sunday Express

An absorbing fable of the here-and-now

—— Independent

A call to embrace life

—— Easy Living

Praise for Liane Moriarty

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Every single one of her books is a great read

—— E! Online

Staggeringly brilliant, literally unputdownable

—— Sophie Hannah

Keeps you guessing until the very end - perfect summer read

—— Reese Witherspoon

Moriarty writes vividly, wittily and wickedly

—— Sunday Express

The writing is beautiful: sometimes funny, sometimes sad but always compelling

—— Good Housekeeping

Like drinking a pink cosmo laced with arsenic . . . a fun, engaging and sometimes disturbing read

—— USA Today

Riveting drama packed with suspense and secrets

—— Woman & Home

Wise, honest, beautifully observed. One of the few writers I'll drop anything for

—— Jojo Moyes

Straight-from-life characters, knife-sharp insight and almost unbearable suspense will have you racing through it

—— Good Housekeeping

Perfect

—— Hello!

A hell of a good book. Funny and scary

—— Stephen King

A cracking story cleverly told

—— Fabulous

Fascinating and compassionate

—— Daily Telegraph
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