“"You have suffered many wounds." […] "It shows how many skilled swordsmen there are."”

— David Gemmell, book Waylander II: In the Realm of the Wolf

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Drenai series, Waylander II: In the Realm of the Wolf

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British author of heroic fantasy 1948–2006

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