num_pages: 445
description: Thousands of years ago the city of Kuan Hador, a place steeped in evil, was defeated by a vast army of mystic warriors, the Enemy banished beyond the Gateway between Worlds. Spells of enormous power sealed the Gateway.Now, in the Duchy of Kydor, two thousand miles from the lands of the Drenai, icy mists begin to form around the ruins of Kuan Hador. Awesome Beasts stalk the hills and forests. The spells are fading, the days of blood drawing nearer.Beyond the Gateway the vengeful armies of Kuan Hador await.And where years before a host stood against the Enemy, now only a handful of warriors prepare to face it once more. Kysumu the Swordsman, last of a dying breed, Yu Yu Liang, the ditch digger, Ustarte, the Beast-Priestess, and the mysterious Waylander. Together they must solve an ancient mystery, which will bring the dead to life for a final battle outside Time. But first Waylander must find a way to kill a man who cannot die.
language: English
title: Hero in the Shadows
titlecomplete: Hero in the Shadows (The Drenai Saga, #9)
characters: Waylander
genres: Fiction, Epic, Science Fiction Fantasy, Audiobook, Heroic Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Sword and Sorcery, Fantasy, Adventure, High Fantasy
ratings_count: 7942
series: Waylander, Drenai Saga (Chronological Order), The Drenai Saga
publisher: Corgi Books