Reading Order
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Start with Legend and continue through all 11 books in the listed reading order.
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Start with Legend
Book 1 by David Gemmell
Use the reading order above to move through the series in the intended sequence.
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Drenai reading order
Ends with The Swords of Night and Day
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Book 1:Legend
David Gemmell
Use the reading order above to move through the series in the intended sequence.
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Book 2:The King Beyond the Gate
David Gemmell • 1985
Set generations after Legend, a mad emperor rules the Drenai with monstrous man beast Joinings and fanatical Dark Templars. Half breed Tenaka Khan and a band of outcasts plot a desperate rebellion to topple him before...
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Book 3:Waylander
David Gemmell • 1986
Waylander is the assassin who murdered a beloved king and plunged the Drenai into chaos. Hired to recover a stolen relic, he joins priests, warriors and children on a perilous journey that may offer him a last chance...
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Book 4:Quest for Lost Heroes
David Gemmell • 1990
The Drenai empire has fallen and Nadir hordes dominate the continent. When a village girl is taken by slavers, young Kiall recruits aging heroes of earlier battles for a rescue that will test the difference between su...
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Book 5:In the Realm of the Wolf
David Gemmell • 1992
Now living quietly as woodsman Dakeyras, the man once called Waylander finds killers closing in on his mountain home. With his deadly daughter Miriel and old allies, he is dragged back into war as past sins and powerf...
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Book 6:The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend
David Gemmell • 1993
Before he was a legend, Druss was a socially awkward woodsman whose wife was stolen by slavers. Chasing her across continents with demon haunted axe Snaga, he is forged in brutal battles and dark magic into the warrio...
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Book 7:The Legend of Deathwalker
David Gemmell • 1996
During the siege of Dros Delnoch, Druss tells younger warriors of an earlier campaign in the Nadir lands. Seeking healing gems for a wounded friend, he helps defend a sacred shrine against overwhelming odds and shapes...
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Book 8:Winter Warriors
David Gemmell • 1997
A prophecy says that when three kings die, demons will walk the earth again. With an unborn royal child marked for sacrifice, three aging Drenai veterans escort a fleeing queen through a haunted land while demon rider...
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Book 9:Hero in the Shadows
David Gemmell • 2000
Older and wealthy, Waylander tries to leave bloodshed behind until ancient evils stir around the ruined city of Kuan Hador. Gathering an unlikely band of warriors and mystics, he is forced into one last, perilous atte...
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Book 10:White Wolf
David Gemmell • 2003
Trying to atone for atrocities committed under the Witch Queen, Skilgannon hides as a monk until violence finds his monastery. Forced back into the world, he joins Druss the Legend on a journey through civil war, hunt...
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Book 11:The Swords of Night and Day
David Gemmell • 2004
A thousand years after his death, Skilgannon is resurrected into a future Drenai realm ruled by the sorceress known as the Eternal. With a reborn Druss at his side and his possessed blades in hand, he must decide whet...
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Drenai FAQ
What is the best order to read the Drenai series?
The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with Legend.
How many books are in the Drenai series?
There are 11 books currently listed in the Drenai series on GurusReads.
Where should I start with the Drenai series?
New readers should start with Legend, the first book in the reading order.
Is the Drenai series complete?
Based on the publication years we have, the series appears likely complete and spans releases from 1985 to 2004.