Ravenheart - David Gemmell

As I sit typing the first words of this review it is 4:25am. Do you want to know why I am awake at such a time? Because I have just finished reading David Gemmell?s Ravenheart, the fourth in the series of Rigante books. I don?t get much time to read, so usually it takes me a couple of months to read a book even one that I am thoroughly enjoying. Somehow I have managed to read this book in 5 days. I received it through the post on Tuesday, I purchased it on Ebay for the bargain price of £2:30 (P&P included) and almost immediately set about reading it. Two nights this week I have gone to bed early just to read this book. Tonight I woke in the early hours ...  Read the complete review

Ravenheart ********** (c) David A Gemmell 2002 Published by Bantam Press I have been a great fan of DA Gemmell since I read his first book, Legend in 1984. Since then he has produced over twenty fantasy novel's, many of which are destined to become classics (Legend has never been out of print in 18 years). Loyal fans of Gemmell's work will recognise that he does use the same 'building blocks' in almost all his books. Yet, even though Gemmell's stories almost always have the fantastic swordsman with a troubled past, the disreputable giant, the strong widow, and the devout priest / scholar, each book still manages to weave its ...  Read the complete review