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David Gemmell (Author)
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  • Paperback: 445 pages
  • Publisher: CORGI BOOKS (TWLD); New Ed edition (July 1, 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0552142557
  • ISBN-13: 978-0552142557
  • Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 1.1 x 7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,181,607 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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David Gemmell was born in London, England, in the summer of 1948. Expelled from school at sixteen, he became a bouncer, working nightclubs in Soho. Born with a silver tongue, Gemmell rarely needed to bounce customers, relying instead on his gift of gab to talk his way out of trouble. This talent eventually led him to jobs as a freelancer for the London Daily Mail, the Daily Mirror, and the 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. His books consistently top the London Times bestseller list.

 

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Realistic Fantasy, April 11, 2003
This is not your average fantasy that finds a naive, magic filled serving boy to venture off on a quest to save the world from an evil wizard.

Gemmell is a much better writer than that. An immortal race called the Avatars have maintained their grip over the rest of mankind using a technology based on magic crystals. However, a world wide calamity overtakes their empire and for 70 years they struggle maintain their grip, but time and stagnation work against them.

From across the sea comes an evil race called the Almecs who serve the Crystal Queen. Confronted by the people they have enslaved for centuries and an equally lethal enemy, the Avatar Empire struggles to survive.

Like most Gemmell novels his characters are complex, noble, and generally, not very nice. They are real people, and the strength of his books are the people he draws to play across the landscape.

Without giving anything away, there are few happy endings in this book, but there are tremendous portraits of courage and valor.

Douglas De Bono
Author of ROGUE STATE

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars All by itself, November 25, 2005
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This is a good novel. If you are a regular Gemmell reader it has many of the things that make his novels enjoyable, but it is also a little differant. More intrigue, and certainly one of the most original ideas in all of his books. This is also a pretty dark book and not the happy ending that many expect from a fantasy. This is also a stand alone novel which ended without obvious room for sequels. This is certainly worth a look.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Solid Gemmell, October 16, 2000
This review is from: Echoes of the Great Song (Paperback)
Coming at the end of a mature phase of Gemmell's career, starting in 1996 with the Legend of Deathwalker and including Dark Moon and Winter Warriors, Echoes is probably the weakest of these four novels. However, Gemmell revitalises himself with Sword in the Storm the next year.

The glory of the Avatar civilisation, which once ruled the earth, is now fading and primitive tribes push to topple them. Here Gemmell uses an Atlantis premise, linked to his earlier use of energy crystals (Sipstrassi stones in a new guise, from Wolf in Shadow, Ghost King and others) to paint a picture of a dying race. All the normal Gemmell traits are there, but under the shadow of the excellent Dark Moon and Winter Warriors, it seems curiously lacklustre and even lead characters rather flat. Perhaps this was due to Gemmell re-exploring old themes, something that occasionally holds him back from really top form. A good solid read however, though not his best, you could do a lot worse.

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