David Gemmell was born in London, England, in the summer of 1948.
Expelled from school at sixteen for organizing a gambling
syndicate, he became a laborer by day, and at night his
six-foot-four-inch, 230-pound frame allowed him to earn extra money
as a bouncer working nightclubs in Soho.
Born with a silver tongue, Gemmell rarely needed to bounce
customers, relying on his gift of gab to talk his way out of
trouble. At eighteen this talent led to a job as a trainee
journalist, and he eventually worked as a freelancer for the London
Daily Mail, Daily Mirror, and Daily Express. His first novel,
Legend, was published in 1984 and has remained in print ever since.
He became a full-time writer in 1986.
"David Gemmell tells a tale of very real adventure, the stuff of
true epic fantasy."
--R. A. SALVATORE
New York Times bestselling author
"Gemmell's great reading; the action never lets up; he's several
rungs above the good--right into the fabulous!"
--ANNE MCCAFFREY
"I am truly amazed at David Gemmell's ability to focus his writer's
eye. His images are crisp and complete, a history lesson woven
within the detailed tapestry of the highest adventure. Gemmell's
characters are no less complete, real men and women with qualities
good and bad, placed in trying times and rising to heroism or
falling victim to their own weaknesses."
--R. A. SALVATORE
New York Times bestselling author
of The Demon Apostle
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