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Violence
A lot
Sustained siege warfare with significant casualties; battle sequences are intense but not gratuitously graphic
Language
Some
Moderate adult language; soldier dialogue throughout
Sexual Content
Barely any
No significant sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
None
Emotional Intensity
Some
The weight of being asked to be the symbol of hope when you're not sure you can be anything anymore
What this book is about
Druss the Legend, old and dying, comes out of retirement to defend Dros Delnoch—the last fortress between a massive invasion force and the destruction of everything behind it. David Gemmell's debut is the foundational text of heroic fantasy: a story about courage, aging, and what it means to choose how you die.
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