David Gemmell


Born in 1948, London England. David Gemmell is a full-time writer and a London Times bestseller. Expelled from school at sixteen for organizing a gambling syndicate, he became a laborer by day, and at night his six-foot-four-inch, 230-pound frame allowed him to earn extra money as a bouncer working nightclubs in Soho. He has also worked as a freelance journalist with the London Daily Mail, Daily Mirror, and Daily Express.

His first novel, Legend, was published in 1984 and has remained in print ever since. He became a full-time writer in 1986.

David Gemmell is widely acknowledged as one of the best writers of heroic fantasy. His first novel Legend, began the popular Drenai Saga.

Currently resides in Hastings, West Sussex (United Kingdom).

Novels
Knights of Dark Renown (1989)
The Lost Crown (1989)
Morning Star (1992)
White Knight, Black Swan (1993)
Dark Moon (1996)
Echoes of the Great Song (1997)
Series
Drenai
Legend (1984)
The King Beyond the Gate (1985)
Waylander (1986)
Quest for Lost Heroes (1990)
Drenai Tales (1991)
In the Realm of the Wolf (1992)
The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend (1993)
The Legend of Deathwalker: Chronicles of Druss the Axeman (1996)
Winter Warriors (1993)
The Second Chronicles of Druss the Legend (1995)
Hero in the Shadows (2000)

Sipstrassi : Jon Shannow
Wolf in Shadow (1987)
The Last Guardian (1989)
Bloodstone (1994)
The Complete Chronicles of the Jerusalem Man (1995)

Sipstrassi : Stones of Power
Ghost King (1988)
Last Sword of Power (1988)
Stones of Power (omnibus) (1992)

Lion of Macedon
Lion of Macedon (1990)
Dark Prince (1991)

Hawk Queen
The Ironhand's Daughter (1995)
The Hawk Eternal (1995)

Rigante
Sword in the Storm (1998)
The Midnight Falcon (1999)
Ravenheart (2001)
Stormrider (2002)

Skilgannon the Damned
White Wolf (2003)
The Swords of Night and Day (2004)
Awards
British Fantasy Society Best Novel nominee (1995) : Bloodstone
Websites
David Gemmell's website
Gemmell Mania