David Gemmell in general

Being the proud owner of every single David Gemmell book, I'd like to think I'm qualified to write an opinion on him - "The Finest Living Writer of Heroic Fantasy". 'Legend' was the book which got me into books, and Gemmell really excelled himself even with his first novel. The Drenai series - perhaps his best - have built upon the elements from this first novel, yet are all readable as standalone novels. Looking at my bookshelf to the left of me, I can visualise each and every one of the main characters from Gemmell's books. His characterisation is truly masterful, and one cannot help but feel for the often reluctant ...  Read the complete review

David Gemmel is one of those authors that hits you in phases, if you know what I mean. Oh. Okay, let me explain. When you read a Gemmel book yuo really enjoy it, and go and get another to read. And so this goes on until for one reason or another the cycle is broken, and you stop. When this happens you realise that his books are a little shallow and you can't figure out why you liked them so much. But of course, if you happen to read another the cycle starts again... His books seem to gravitate towards the 'aging hero returns from retirement to save the day' format, and this becomes a little predictable after a while. That's not to say ...  Read the complete review