Devil's Due options "DemonWars"

Demon action figures for Christmas! WHOO HOO babee!!! :o)

haven't heard of this one but sounds pretty decent. The story talks a lot about magic, goblins religious orders and gems, where do the demons come in?... anyone familiar.

The hook with "Da Vinci Code" was the Grail legend, and facts/rumors about art treasures that exist in the real world and were familiar to at least some of the audience. I don't think the story was strong enough to hold up on it's own. If this relates to Da Vinci in this same way (i.e., to legends and objects in this fantasy world), I think that may well serve to confuse the audience, even if the story is solid.

Sounds like the Final Fantasy games on the big screen.

Sounds like the Final Fantasy games on the big screen.

I've read all the books in this series including the most recent "The Highwayman". All are a good read with interesting characters that span 2 or 3 generations. To me it actually has more in common with Lord of the Rings than the Da Vinci Code. In the story "The Demon" (there is only one demon in the book - first book is called the Demon Awakens) reawakens because of the evil in men's hearts and spurs the goblins and powries (evil dwarfs) to attack the human cities. The story centres on Elbryan Wynden who is taken in by the elves at a young age when his village is overtaken and slaughtered by goblins. The Elves train him to be a Ranger. The Church plays a central role as it becomes corrupt due to some evil monks within it. Gemstones are a new twist to magic in that by focusing your mind on them (as the monks do) one can produce different effects (such as lightning bolts, healing, astral projection, etc) with different stones. One monk rebels against the Church and helps Elbryan. The most interesting evil character is not the Demon but an evil monk named De'Unnero who is a martial arts powerhouse and later absorbs one of the gemstones to shapeshift into a huge tiger. Hope this helps to give a better idea on the books. If only they would option film rights to some of David Gemmells books I would be happy.

Thanks Waylander. Now I am intrigued. I look forward to seeing the trailers for this one.

Sounds interesting to me, I would watch but on another note what about his other books. They are just as good, it shouldn't just stop at the demon world saga.