Ironhands daughter

[necromancer]

I think this is the best Gemmel book i've read. I love the ending to the book when the highlanders win because of the women. What do you guys think? I know she seems kind of cruel.

Oh and why is she called the hawk queen when her hawk dies so early on.

[Connavar]

Have you read all of DG?


I am not saying this is bad cause there are no DG book i have read that wasnt great.

Its just no one mentions this as thier fav DG book.

My fav DG right now is Legend and i have read only 8 of his books so far.

[Bradford boy]

Right, I am going to commit a cardinal sin, right now, but here goes... Despite being a huge fan of Gemmell (I've read every book, some several times) I thought this book and the sequel were awful. The villains were one dimensional, the heroine was a real bitch, and the most interesting characters, Ballistar and Ironhand, were largely ignored. The best Gemmel book, in my opinion is Lion of Macedon or Wolf in Shadow, with Hero in the Shadows being a close second. Not that i'm saying it is a bad book, thats just my opinion

[necromancer]

No I actually haven't read alot of the Gemmel books. So I guess this book is the best book i've read so far.

[LarryG5]

Ironhands Daughter was great as is all of Gemmel's stories.

[Connavar]

Originally Posted by necromancer

No I actually haven't read alot of the Gemmel books. So I guess this book is the best book i've read so far.

Everytime i think a DG book is his best, i read my next of his and see its even better


Legend is the only that have survived as his best book even after i read other DG books after Legend.

[Jason_Taverner]

legend is pretty unbeatable but you can't really go wrong with the Rigante books and the Shannow books as well

[Connavar]

Yeah Legend is unbeatable. Rigante was my first DG and i love it even more cause of that and the great story. My fav characters Conn,Jaim!

Shannow is great. Best tragic hero i have seen. I felt so bad for him during the hole time i was reading Wolf in shadow.

Still waiting for my two other Shannow.

[winter warrior]

hey peeps im new to this but am a huge fan of DG i have to say my favourite book has got to be the chonicles of druss the legend detailing how the legend began fantastic the conversations between seiben and druss made me laugh out loud

[Connavar]

Welcome fellow DG fan, hope you enjoy your stay. Hopefully you can help out keeping DG forum alive.

[winter warrior]

Thank u and i shall do just that. Am i alone in this as ive read all DG's books several times and i cant seem to find anyone to match him for action and story telling my missus thinks im mad

[Connavar]

I have read only 8 of so far and i havent read in anyone in fantasy near him.

He is also my fav writer overall. Cause his strenghts are universal things like great complex characters,world and story. Its hard to find characters as interesting as Druss,Shannow,Jaim,Conn,Rek etc in any genre of fiction.

[winter warrior]

Huge gap in response but never mind have you read the lion of macedon yet ?? and if so did you watch 300 ?? i felt let down by it as i went into the theatre thinking DG and apart from the fight scenes there was no real story telling which was a let down felt like it was kinda they came they saw they lost THE END

[Connavar]

300 was only action feast. it was pretty empty storywise.

Read the comic and read Pressfield's book which i hear is good.

You know while reading Legend i thought Gemmell would write the best version of 300 since the actual battle in ancient times