The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend (Drenai Tales, Book 6)

he Was Known As Druss. The Deathwalker. Though The Blood Of Merciless Butchers Coursed Through His Veins, He Had Found A Fragile Peace Through His Love For Beautiful, Mystical Rowena. Then Came The Day When Druss Returned To Their Village And Found Everyone Dead--massacred By Slavers Who Had Stolen The Women To Sell For Gold. Rowena Was Among The Missing. armed With Only His Powerful Double-bladed Ax, Snaga, Druss Went After Rowena. His Journey Would Carry Him From The Highest Thrones Of Power To The Deepest Dungeons Of Depravity. Along The Way, He Would Battle Savage Monsters And Descend Into Terrifying Lands Of Black Magic And Demons. yet One Thing Was Certain. Druss Would Have Victory . . . Or Death. "He was called Druss. Captain of the ax. The Deathwalker. Though the blood of merciless butchers coursed through his veins and made him an outcast among men, Druss had finally found a fragile peace through his love for beautiful, mystical Rowena. In their small village on the edge of the Drenai land, the young married couple lived a simple life . . . until the day Druss returned from the forest to find everyone dead, massacred by slavers who had stolen the young women to sell for gold, Rowena among them. Armed only with his family's deadly heirloom, a darkly powerful double-bladed ax called Snaga, Druss went after Rowena. His journey would carry him to strange kingdoms, from the highest thrones of power to the deepest dungeons of depravity. Along the way, he would win empires and nearly lose his mind, battle savage monsters and descend into terrifying lands of black magic and demons. Yet one thing was certain, Druss would have victory . . . or death." -- Publisher description He was known as Druss. The Deathwalker. Though the blood of merciless butchers coursed through his veins, he had found a fragile peace through his love for beautiful, mystical Rowena. Then came the day when Druss returned to their village and found everyone dead--massacred by slavers who had stolen the women to sell for gold. Rowena was among the missing. Armed with only his powerful double-bladed ax, Snaga, Druss went after Rowena. His journey would carry him from the highest thrones of power to the deepest dungeons of depravity. Along the way, he would battle savage monsters and descend into terrifying lands of black magic and demons. Yet one thing was certain. Druss would have victory . . . or death. A tale set in the realm of Drenai tells of Druss, Captain of the Axe and Deathwalker, who, armed with his family's deadly heirloom, traveled across strange kingdoms and did battle with savage monsters in order to win back the beautiful, mystical Rowena THE AXE WAS four feet long, with a ten-pound head, the blade flared, and sharp as any sword.