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David Gemmell (August 1, 1948–July 28, 2006) was a Times bestseller fantasy writer and occasional historical fictionalist.

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. He then became a day labourer 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, and it has remained in print. In 1986 he became a full-time writer and most recently released Troy: The Lord of the Silver Bow in 2005 with the sequel Troy: Shield of Thunder due out in September 2006. He was considered by many to be Britain's premier fantasy writer. He died on Friday 28th July, 2006, two weeks after undergoing heart bypass surgery.[1]

He has now published 28 books under his own name, all of which have remained in print, as well as one under the name Ross Harding, which has not. His novels have also appeared in some collected editions and graphic novel form. They can be grouped into series, with some individual titles, as follows:


Fantasy books

Drenai Series

In order of publication:

In chronological order of story-line:

Rigante Series

  • Sword in the Storm (1999)
  • Midnight Falcon (2000)
  • Ravenheart (2001)
  • Stormrider (2002)

Sipstrassi Series

  • Wolf in Shadow (1987) (Published as The Jerusalem Man in the USA)
  • The Ghost King (1988)
  • Last Sword of Power (1988)
  • The Last Guardian (1989)
  • Bloodstone (1994)

Hawk Queen Series

Individual Fantasy Titles

Historical fiction

Greek Series (alternate history)

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

Troy Series

  • Troy: The Lord of the Silver Bow (2005) featuring the events leading up to the battle for Troy.
  • Troy: Shield of Thunder (due- Sep 2006)
  • Troy: The Fall of Kings (due- Sep 200?)

Non-fantasy

  • White Knight, Black Swan (1993) (under the pen name of Ross Harding)

Omnibus Editions

Graphic Novels

Both Legend and Wolf in Shadow have also been released as graphic novels, both with text by Stan Nicholls and artwork by Fangorn.

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