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Please help, I have literally scoured the internet for information, can anyone identify?!

I read this book (these books, think it was part of a trilogy) when I was quite young, maybe 15 years ago now, and it may have already been around for a few. It may have had the words blood or portal in the title though I'm not sure.

I just remember that the human race (fairly primitive, swords and shields type era) had been enslaved by a race of gentically superior creatures (after numerous wars) called the csendrook (or something like that)

Various worlds of man were connected with portals that these creatures had invaded through (they were human-like but bigger, faster and with sharper teeth) The portals being opened using blood and littered with human skulls! No man had bested one of these creatures in battle for years, since the invasions, until a prince among men killed one. The rest of the story centres around his leading a rebellion I believe, leading to a sword confrontation with a prince of the csendrook (or whatever they are called) at the end. I believe the planet somehow mystically comes to the princes aid.

It probably sounds lame now, but I have very fond memories of this book, and if anyone could remember it I would be more than grateful!

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Can you remember any more details? Is there magic involved in the world, perhaps among the people that were invaded? Because some of your description reminds me of Raymond Feist's Riftwar saga, though other facets don't really match. There is a portal between worlds (the Rift) and an invasion by the Tsurani empire, but the Tsurani are mostly humans, if I remember correctly, without the teeth. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Riftwar_Saga – Avner Shahar-Kashtan Sep 23 '12 at 10:03
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The word "literally" doesn't mean what you think it means. – Keith Thompson Sep 23 '12 at 10:10
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@KeithThompson but I did feel the internet was a bit cleaner recently. Though it does fit the seconds definition of "scour": google.com/search?q=define:scour – Avner Shahar-Kashtan Sep 23 '12 at 10:12
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Hey Lester! Welcome to sci-fi and fantasy stackexchange. That's a solid first question. I think though, if you put more about the books in the question title it might draw more people in? – Pureferret♦ Sep 23 '12 at 10:12
@Avner Thanks for the input. I've had a look at the riftwar saga on the link you have given and unfortunately I don't think it is that. The only magical elements in the story involve the portals (fueled by the blood of human slaves) and perhaps the "gaia" of the planet helping the prince defeat the csendrook champion at the end of the third book. The warlike csendrook are essentially human, just refined through centuries of selective breeding to be bigger faster and stronger. They have a hierarchical military structure and are communicative; they aren't mindless beasts. – lester Sep 23 '12 at 17:16

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I don't think this is what you are after, but some of your description reminded me of Julian May's Pliocene Saga...

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@ Glyn- I can see the similarities ( the pliocene portal, mankind enslaved by the superior Tanu) however these are books that I have read and re-read many times, so unfortunately I know them not to be the books I am looking for :( – lester Oct 1 '12 at 20:51
Thank you for the suggestion though, alas my quest continues.. – lester Oct 1 '12 at 20:52

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