David Gemmell

✶August 1, 1948

†July 28, 2006

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David Andrew Gemmell was a British author of heroic fantasy, best known for his debut novel, Legend. A former journalist and newspaper editor, Gemmell had his first work of fiction published in 1984. He went on to write over thirty novels. Gemmell's works display violence, yet also explore themes of honour, loyalty and redemption. There is always a strong heroic theme but nearly always the heroes are flawed in some way. With over one million copies sold, his work continues to sell worldwide.

British author of heroic fantasy (1948–2006)

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Biography from the article David Gemmell on the English Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.