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28th July 2006, 06:13 PM
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| I also mend shoes  Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Greater London
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| David Gemmell I was sad to read that David Gemmell has passed away: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5224868.stm Not sure why it has affected me, since I don't actually know him, I guess I've always connected with his writing/characters. Not much that can be said - a sad loss to fantasy writing. |
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28th July 2006, 06:23 PM
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| he's the madcap pusher  Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: West Dunbartonshire
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| Re: David Gemmell this is a terrible loss to the world of fantasty and my thoughts are with his family at this sad time. David Gemmell was one of my all time heros and was probably my favourite author and brought me to the world of fantasy and one late night last year with a google search to find this site R.I.P. David Gemmell you are a legend |
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28th July 2006, 06:34 PM
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| Registered User  Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Swansea
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| Re: David Gemmell crap! that's so out of the blue. and upsetting. he was one of my first fantasy reads, and i love his books. that's so upsetting  the idea that i will never have another new drenai book to read. i know that sounds selfish, but god, i loved his stuff. that's awful |
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28th July 2006, 07:15 PM
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| David Gemmell dies at 57 Fantasy novelist David Gemmell, best known for stories such as Legend and Waylander, has died at the age of 57. Gemmell had heart bypass surgery two weeks ago and appeared to be making a good recovery, according to his publisher Transworld. I haven't posted enough for it to let me post a link to the bbc news site with the full story. Take the spaces out. http : // news.bbc.co.uk / 1 / hi / entertainment / 5224868.stm |
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28th July 2006, 08:35 PM
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| Registered User  Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Greater London
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| Re: David Gemmell Yeah it's terrible news. I've been reading his novels for about a decade and always viewed reading his books as almost a vacation from the more wordy Tolkien-type fantasy books. His novels were gritty, and as realistic as fantasy can get. He didn't bother with the Elves/wizards/magic swords & sorcery but kept it close to reality. His writing style was vivid and drew a reader right in from page one. He'll be missed. |
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28th July 2006, 08:56 PM
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| Waiting at the Crossroads  Join Date: Feb 2005
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| Re: David Gemmell David Gemmell was possibly my favourite author, certainly the easiest and best to read. A void has opened in the ranks of the worlds great fantasy writers, and I suppose there are tales which will never now end. |
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28th July 2006, 09:43 PM
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| Re: David Gemmell This is pretty saddening, his books helped fill a dificult time in my life. I'm going to start reading the Drenai Tales Vol. 3 book I have, which, looking at it now, is also signed by him and is supposedly a limited addition, I'd forgotten about that. |
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28th July 2006, 09:50 PM
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| William A. Kooiker/author  Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: USA:
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| Re: David Gemmell That is extremely sad news. wow . . . David Gemmell was a major impact writer of the fantasy genre. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family and loved ones. ---------------------------- William A. Kooiker - Fantasy Author - williamkooiker.com Author of Tower of Ruin and "A Dove Before Dawn" in Time Intertwined. |
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