With the highlanders enslaved by the brutal Baron Gottasson and his armies of the Outlanders, their only hope lies in prophecies of a destined leader, a descendent of Ironhand, who will overthrow the Outlander yoke, but the only living person who carries the blood of the legendary king is Sigarni, a wild and willful teenage girl. Original.

Author Biography

DAVID GEMMELL was born in London, England, in the summer of 1948. Expelled from school at sixteen, he became 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. This talent eventually led to a job as 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. His books consistently top the London Times bestseller list.