David Gemmell

### Type

Historical Fantasy, Fantasy Adventure, Epic Fantasy, Myth and Legends, Post Apocalypse, Mysticism, Alt History, Sword and Sorcery

## About the Author

* **Other Names**:
* **Genres**: Historical Fantasy, Fantasy Adventure, Epic Fantasy, Myth and Legends, Post Apocalypse, Mysticism, Alt History, Sword and Sorcery
* **Writing Style**:
* **Books:** David Gemmell Books

### Biography

David Andrew Gemmell (/ˈɡɛməl/; 1 August 1948 – 28 July 2006) was a British author of heroic fantasy, best known for his debut novel, 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 is always a strong heroic theme but nearly always the heroes are flawed in some way. With over one million copies sold, his work continues to sell worldwide.

## Series

### Drenai Saga

* Genres: Fantasy Adventure, Epic Fantasy
	1. Legend (Drenai Saga Book 1) (1984, reissued 2011) aka *Against the Horde*
	2. The King Beyond the Gate (Drenai Saga Book 2) (1985, reissued 2011)
	3. Waylander (Drenai Saga Book 3) (1986, reissued 2011)
	4. Quest for Lost Heroes (Drenai Saga Book 4) (1990, reissued 2011)
	5. In the Realm of the Wolf (Drenai Saga Book 5) (1992, reissued 2011)
	6. The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend (Drenai Saga Book 6) (1993, reissued 2011)
	7. The Legend of Deathwalker (Drenai Saga Book 7) (1996, reissued 2011)
	8. Winter Warriors (Drenai Saga Book 8) (1997, reissued 2011)
	9. Hero in the Shadows (Drenai Saga Book 9) (2000, reissued 2011)
	10. White Wolf (Drenai Saga: The Damned Book 1) (2003)
	11. The Swords of Night and Day (Drenai Saga: The Damned Book 2) (2004, reissued 2011)

### Rigante series

* Genres: Fantasy Adventure,
	1. Sword in the Storm (Rigante Book 1) (1998, reissued 2011)
	2. Midnight Falcon (Rigante Book 2) (1999, reissued 2011)
	3. Ravenheart (Rigante Book 3) (2001, reissued 2011)
	4. Stormrider (Rigante Book 4) (2002)

### The Troy Trilogy

* Genres: Fantasy Adventure, Historical Fantasy
* Theme: Greek & Roman Myth & Legend
* Series list:
	1. Lord Of The Silver Bow (The Troy Trilogy Book 1) (2005)
	2. The Shield of Thunder (The Troy Trilogy Book 2) (2006)
	3. Fall Of Kings (The Troy Trilogy Book 3) (2007) (co-author: Stella Gemmell)

### Sipstrassi: Jon Shannow Trilogy

* Genres: Fantasy Adventure, Post Apocalypse
	1. The Complete Chronicles of the Jerusalem Man (1995) - Omnibus
		+ Wolf in Shadow (Jon Shannow Trilogy Book 1) (1987, reissued 2011) aka The Jerusalem Man
		+ The Last Guardian (Jon Shannow Trilogy Book 2) (1989, reissued 2011)
		+ Bloodstone (Jon Shannow Trilogy Book 3) (1994, reissued 2011)

### Sipstrassi: The Stones of Power

* Genres: Fantasy Adventure, Post Apocalypse
* Theme: Prequel to the Joh Shannow Trilogy
* Series list:
	1. Ghost King (The Stones of Power Book 1) (1988, reissued 2011)
	2. Last Sword of Power (The Stones of Power Book 2) (1988, reissued 2011)

### Greek Series

* Genres: Fantasy Adventure, Myth & Legend, Mysticism, Alt History
* Theme: Greco-Roman Myth & Legend
* Series list:
	1. Lion of Macedon (Greek Series Book 1) (1990, reissued 2011)
	2. Dark Prince (Greek Series Book 2) (1991, reissued 2011)

### The Hawk Queen series

* Genres: Fantasy Adventure, Sword and Sorcery
	1. Ironhand's Daughter (The Hawk Queen Book 1) (1995, reissued 2007)
	2. The Hawk Eternal (The Hawk Queen Book 1) (1995, reissued 2005)

## Other Works

### Novels

* The Lost Crown (1989)
* Knights of Dark Renown (1989)
* Morning Star (1992)
* Dark Moon (1996)
* Echoes of the Great Song (1997)

* not Fantasy -
	+ White Knight, Black Swan (1993) (as by Ross Harding)
	+ Rhyming Rings (2017)