Winter Warriors

Name: Winter Warriors
Rating: 4.6 (2771 reviews)

by David Gemmel Book 8 in the Drenai series.

First published 1996

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Nogusta, Kebra and Bison have survived a lifetime of campaigns only to be dismissed when a new ruler decides their service is no longer required. Their unwanted retirement ends when Queen Axiana and her unborn child become targets in a succession struggle.

The three veterans escort the queen through a land threatened by assassins and demonic forces seeking the child for a ritual. Age has slowed them but not erased their discipline or loyalty, and their final mission becomes a measure of whether honour still matters when a kingdom treats old soldiers as expendable.