Bloody Hell! David Gemmell has died!

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  • #14619
    XDCNeonSamurai
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    His name might not mean much to many of you, but he was one of my favourite writers. He died on Friday aged only 57. That’s such a shame. One of my favourite books is ‘Legend’ and there are loads of others that I read and enjoyed, in fact there was only one of his books that I didn’t finish reading.

    🙁

    David Gemmell has died – BBC report

    #31316
    TurksMeister
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    Noooooooooooooo I was just talking about him the other day

    Good bye Druss the Legend… with his double crossbow… that book contained the first sexual reference I ever read… and no it didnt involve an orc!

    #31317
    XDCMorgan
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    CRAP!!!! Sharons going to be pissed. Gemmel is one of her fav writters!!! 🙁

    #31318
    XDCiNSANE
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    Whats a book?

    #31319
    XDCOldPhart
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    Ahhh, Snaga the evil axe, Druss The Legend etc. He is not finnished the Drenai series either 😡

    #31320
    11thSignal
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    Shit that’s a bummer liked a lot of his books.

    #31321
    XDCFluffyBunny
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    Thats a damb shame 🙁

    found alot of his books to be writen to a formula but druss, waylander and Skilgannon come to mind as some of the best characters of fantasy writing.

    Mind you if Raymond E Feist dies i’ll be even more upset 😕 Really want to know what happens next in his current series

    #31322
    xdc the doc
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    Never read his stuff – I have heard of legend though – Ill try and find it.

    ps – Insane – Ive sent you a PM – check it out!

    #31323
    xdc magicker
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    @TurksMeister wrote:

    Noooooooooooooo I was just talking about him the other day

    Good bye Druss the Legend… with his double crossbow… that book contained the first sexual reference I ever read… and no it didnt involve an orc!

    you muppet! waylander had the double cross bow and druss had an axe!

    some people

    the complete works of the Jerusalem Man is probably the most intelectual of all the fantasy epics – i will miss this chap – alot of the books were very formulaic but with touches of genoius spread about – i stil have a whole shelf dedicated to him … well those that fluffy has not knicked!!

    #31324
    TurksMeister
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    ah

    Well it has been a good ten years…

    #31325
    XDCMissis
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    @=XDC=FluffyBunny wrote:

    Thats a damb shame 🙁

    found alot of his books to be writen to a formula but druss, waylander and Skilgannon come to mind as some of the best characters of fantasy writing.

    Mind you if Raymond E Feist dies i’ll be even more upset 😕 Really want to know what happens next in his current series

    Shit!! Agree with you on both accounts. 🙁

    Ive got both writers in my collection,reading “Morningstar” at the mo.

    Again DAMN>DAMN>DAMN

    #31326
    XDCFluffyBunny
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    well those that fluffy has not knicked!

    taking care of, not knicked. Just no appreciation 😀

    #31327
    nOm
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    good author..shame

    my fave fantasy writer has gotta be stephen donaldson, pure genis

    #31328
    xdc magicker
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    ah i uploaded an example of his work for those who have not read him before.. then forgot to tell anyone about it ..

    so err here you go

    http://xdcuk.co.uk/file-dump/TheCompleteChroniclesoftheJerusalemMan.rtf

    this is probably as good as fantasy fiction gets.

    #31329
    XDCNeonSamurai
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    The Jon Shannow books were my fave’s, although they’re all bloody good. I particulary like the revelation about ‘The Sword of God’ and what happens to Nu Casistra (if that’s right).

    Nice one Magicker.

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