Last Guardian (Stones of Power) (Paperback) By (author) David Gemmell

Full bibliographic data for Last Guardian

Title

Last Guardian

Authors and contributors

By (author) David Gemmell

Physical properties

Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 304
Width: 112 mm
Height: 177 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight: 145 g

Audience

General/trade

Language

English

ISBN

ISBN 13: 9780345379009
ISBN 10: 0345379004

Classifications

Dewey: 823.914
Nielsen BookScan Product Class: F2.2
Dewey: 823/.914
BISAC category code: FIC009030
Dewey: FIC
BISAC category code: FIC009000

Edition statement

Reissue

Publisher

Random House USA Inc

Imprint name

Random House Inc

Publication date

01 July 1997

Publication City/Country

New York/US

Main description

"David Gemmell tells a tale of very real adventure, the stuff of true epic fantasy." --R.A. Salvatore, New York Times Bestselling author While the Earth quaked, a deadly power burst forth from ancient Atlantis. For the gate of time had been torn open, freeing a cataclysmic evil. Only the last guardian, Jon Shannow, the legendary pistoleer, could shut the deadly portal. But to accomplish this he would have to find the shining Sword of God, said to be floating among the clouds in the perilous lands beyond the wall, where beasts walked like men and worship a dark goddess.  As Shannow embarked on his impossible quest, demons gathered in wait. And--somewhere--a golden-haired woman was dreaming of blood . . .  

Back cover copy

While the earth quaked, a deadly power burst forth from ancient Atlantis. For the gate of time had been torn open, freeing a cataclysmic evil.Only the last guardian, Jon Shannow, the legendary pistoleer, could shut the deadly portal. But to accomplish this he would have to find the shining Sword of God, said to be floating among the clouds in the perilous lands beyond the wall, where beasts walk like men and worship a dark goddess. As Shannow embarked on his impossible quest, demons gathered in wait.And -- somewhere -- a golden-haired woman was dreaming of blood ...

Flap copy

"David Gemmell tells a tale of very real adventure, the stuff of true epic fantasy." --R.A. Salvatore, New York Times Bestselling author While the Earth quaked, a deadly power burst forth from ancient Atlantis. For the gate of time had been torn open, freeing a cataclysmic evil. Only the last guardian, Jon Shannow, the legendary pistoleer, could shut the deadly portal. But to accomplish this he would have to find the shining Sword of God, said to be floating among the clouds in the perilous lands beyond the wall, where beasts walked like men and worship a dark goddess. As Shannow embarked on his impossible quest, demons gathered in wait. And--somewhere--a golden-haired woman was dreaming of blood . . .

Biographical note

David Gemmell was born in London, England, in the summer of 1948. Expelled from school at sixteen for organizing a gambling syndicate, he became a laborer by day, and at night his six-foot-four-inch, 230-pound frame allowed him to earn extra money as a bouncer working nightclubs in Soho. Born with a silver tongue, Gemmell rarely needed to bounce customers, relying on his gift of gab to talk his way out of trouble. At eighteen this gift led to a job as a trainee journalist, and he eventually worked as a freelancer for the London Daily Mail, Daily Mirror, and Daily Express. His first novel, Legend, was published in 1984 and has remained in print ever since. He became a full-time writer in 1986. David lives with wife, Valerie, and his two children, Kate and Luke, in Hasting, England.