​ Dren​ai 01​ Le​gend.

The Drenai Empire is under threat. The tribal Nadir people have been unitedfor the first time by the great warleader Ulric, who has forged a massive empirein the North. The Drenai leader Abalayn is trying to negotiate new treaties withUlric, but war is brewing and a 500,000 strong Nadir army marches on thefortress of Dros Delnoch, gateway to the Drenai heartlands. Dros Delnoch is thegreatest fortress in the world, a narrow pass guarded by six concentric wallsand a great keep, but under Abalayn its complement of defenders has been reducedto less than 10,000 men under the leadership of an unfit General.

The fate of the Drenai hinges on the defence of Dros Delnoch. If the fortresscan hold the Nadir horde for three months, the Drenai general Magnus Woundweavermight be able to gather and train a Drenai army. However, given the odds, no-onetruly believes that Delnoch can be held.

The novel follows the stories of two men who find their destiny at DrosDelnoch. Regnak (Rek for short) an ex-army officer and natural baresark, seeinga war brewing, resigned his commission because he lacked the courage to risk hislife and took to a life of wandering. Rek is an idealist and eventually hereturns to Delnoch at the persuasion of the woman he falls in love with andfinds his destiny as the Earl of Bronze. The other man is the greatest hero ofthe Drenai people - . His death was foretolddefending Delnoch and while given the choice to avoid it and fall into senilityDruss marched to the great fortress to defend his people one last time. In thisstory Druss is greatly aged and much weaker than his prime but still aformidable warrior and an inspirational leader to the Drenai.