David Gemmell

He was born in West London in the summer of 1948. At the age of sixteen he was expelled from school for organizing a gambling syndicate. The then became a day laborer and a nightclub bouncer in Soho. He also worked as a freelance writer for the London Daily Mail, Daily Mirror, and, Daily Express.

He published his first novel, Legend, in 1984 which has remained in print. In 1986 he became a full-time writer and released Hero in the Shadows in March of 2000.

His works include:

The Drenai Saga

• Legend (1984)
• The King Beyond the Gate (1985)
• Waylander (1986)
• Quest for Lost Heroes (1990)
• Waylander II: In the Realm of the Wolf (1992)
• The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend (1993)
• The Legend of Deathwalker (1996)
• Winter Warriors (1996)
• Druss the Lengend (1998)
• Hero in the Shadows (2000)
• Winter Warrior (2000)

Sipstrassi

• Wolf in Shadow (1987)
• The Ghost King (1988)
• The Last Sword of Power (1988)
• The Last Guardian (1989)
• Bloodstone (1994)

External Link

• David Gemmell FAQ

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