The Swords of Night and Day

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The Swords of Night and Day is a fantasy novel by David Gemmell, as well as a pair of legendary swords within the book. They also appear in Gemmell's book White Wolf. The book is set 1000 years following the death of Olek Skilgannon.
The novel is an exploration of the future of the Drenai world, focussing heavily on Jiamads. The story also contains a satisfactory ending to Skilganon's original life, including not only his first demise, but that of Jianna, the Witch Queen with whom he was deeply in love. The story however appears to deal broadly with the idea of resurrection and life-after-death, albeit in a living, breathing world. Questions of identity retention and ones place in the world are also raised, with Skilgannon continuously referring to the grief of losing his world, his anger at being returned to fight a battle that is not his and at those who brought him here. Finally however there is a strong theme of redemption, in keeping with Gemmells usual plot lines, despite his having to return to blood and violence Skilgannon has in fact been offered a second chance.
Both swords are mirror polished and extremely sharp, both having been enchanted by the Old Woman.