David Gemmell – A Review: Waylander, Legend, and Sword in the Storm
Stuart Cripps-Schnoor
I begin this review with great anticipation and, admittedly, a little trepidation. For years, David Gemmell has been one of my favourite authors. There is something in his work I…
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Legend by David Gemmell
Jessica Juby
Legend introduces us to a tribe called the Drenai, who feature in 12 other books by Gemmell which form The Drenai Saga. Under attack from the Nadir, all is seemingly…
The David Gemmell Awards for Fantasy: 2017 Shortlists
Michael Everest
Voting on the shortlists closes on Friday 2nd June. Cast your votes on the Gemmell Awards official website. The awards will be presented on the 15th July 2017, at the…
Gemmell Award Winners
Overlord
Congratulations to the winners of the 2014/2015 David Gemmell Awards. Although I wasn’t able to make it this year, I’m told the evening – hosted at Nine Worlds Geekfest –…
Waylander by David Gemmell
Geoff Matthews
David Gemmell is a name known, I am sure, to everyone who reads fantasy. If it is not, then I hope this review might convince you to pick up one…
David Gemmell Legend Awards Shortlist & Lunchtime Thoughts
It’s my lunch break and I’m sat here looking over the David Gemmell Legend Award shortlist. It’s truly great to see that in just a few years of the Gemmell’s…
Morningstar by David Gemmell
Dominic Stevens
I was 21 when I read my first book by David Gemmell. I had just finished my degree in English Literature, and having spent three years reading the classics, I…
The David Gemmell Legend Awards 2012
The Awards The David Gemmell Legend Awards are quickly becoming one of the industry’s most desirable accolades, and it’s easy to see why. Firstly, there’s the fact that the big…
David Gemmell Author Spotlight
Hierath
David Gemmell (1948-2006) liked to open his public appearances by reading choice, hilarious samples from his vast stash of rejection letters. In person, he embodied much of the self-deprecating humour,…
Legend by David Gemmell
Alister Davison
I first read Legend twenty-five years ago, shortly after its original release. I was sixteen at the time, and the heroic tale of an old man coming out of retirement…