David Gemmell
David Gemmell
David Andrew Gemmellwas a British author of heroic fantasy, best known for his debut, 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 was always a strong heroic theme but nearly always the heroes were flawed in some way. With over one million copies sold, his work continues to sell...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth1 August 1948
Everyone makes mistakes. Everyone fails at something.
If there is one sound the follows the march of humanity, it is the scream.
Bow to nothing, son. I make mistakes as well as any man. If you think me wrong, be so good as to damn well say so.
Liberty is only valued when it is threatened, therefore it is the threat that highlights the value. We should be grateful to the Nadir, since they heighten the value of our liberty.
One hundred only, Lord Earl. But judge us not by our number. Rather, watch the numbers of dead we leave behind.
All beauty is sad. For it fades.