David Gemmell

David Gemmell

"We make choices everyday, some of them good, some of them bad. And - if we are strong enough - we live with the consequences"

Born in west London during the summer of 1948, Gemmell’s was a colourful upbringing, with a childhood that culminated in expulsion from school at the age of sixteen after he was found guilty of orchestrating a gambling syndicate. In the following years he found employment as a labourer and part-time bouncer in Soho, and eventually took to working as a freelance journalist.

By the early 80’s Gemmell had been working for a number of years as a writer/editor for several south England papers, and though he put much of his free time toward writing fiction, it was not until he received a misdiagnosis of cancer – later amended – that he set about his true passion in earnest. Certain that his days were limited, the apparently doomed author-to-be completed his first book, Legend, in 1984.

Sadly, David Gemmell passed away on Friday, 28th July 2006, two weeks after heart bypass surgery.

Gemmell for me was great reading, it is Fantasy and should be different from our mundane PC world. Druss and Waylander are men that men wished they could have been. Face and defeat the enemy, never doubt and never complain about hardship.

David Gemmell's Top Series


The Drenai Series (Aus Editions)

Hero in the Shadows : Drenai Novels - David Gemmell
The Legend of Deathwalker : Drenai Novels - David Gemmell
The Winter Warriors : Drenai Novels - David Gemmell

The Drenai Series (USA Editions)

The Sipstrassi : Stones of Power Series (Aus Editions)

The Lion Of Macedon Series (USA Editions)

Dark Prince : Greek - David Gemmell

$30.95

The Riganet Series (USA Editions)

The Sword in the Storm : Rigante - David Gemmell

The Skilgannon the Damned Series (Aus Editions)

The Skilgannon the Damned Series (USA Editions)

White Wolf : A Novel of Druss the Legend - David Gemmell

The Troy Trilogy (USA Editions)

Troy : Shield of Thunder - David Gemmell

$56.00

Troy : Lord of the Silver Bow - David Gemmell

All David Gemmell Books