The King Beyond The Gate: David Gemmell

Book II of The Drenai. A century has passed since the heroic defence of Dros Delnoch. But the people of the Drenai now face a new terror; a mad emperor kept in power by two forces of immense evil. The Joinings are werebeasts of awesome power. The Dark Tenplars are warrior-priests whose fighting skill are without equal. But one man, an outsider hated by the Drenai for his Nadir blood and despised by the Nadir for his Drenai ancestry, sets out to bring down the emperor. He is Tenaka Khan -the Prince of the Shadows - one man against the armies of chaos. Cover art by Bob Warner. https://cosmiccauldronbooks.com.au/p/waylander-david-gemmell/