Waylander (novel)

Waylander

1st 1986 paperback cover
Author	David Gemmell
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Series	Drenai
Genre	Fantasy novel
Publisher	Orbit
Publication date	28 August 1986
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages	320 pp (first edition, hardback)
ISBN	(first edition, hardback)
OCLC	16681980
Preceded by	The King Beyond the Gate
Followed by	Quest for Lost Heroes

Waylander, published in 1986, is a novel by British fantasy writer David Gemmell. It is the first of three Waylander stories and was followed by Waylander II: In the Realm of the Wolf and Waylander III: Hero In The Shadows

The assassin Waylander is doomed to travel the world in search of revenge against those who killed his family. After allying with a priest, a fellow assassin, a young woman and three children in her charge, Waylander gradually redeems himself and tries to save the kingdom.