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David Gemmell
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David Gemmell’s first novel, Legend, was first published in 1984 and went on to become a classic. His most recent Drenai and Rigante novels are available as Corgi paperbacks; all are Sunday Times bestsellers. Widely regarded as the finest writer of heroic fantasy, David Gemmell lived in Sussex until his tragic death in July 2006.
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Troy: Fall of Kings
Written by David Gemmell and Stella Gemmell
Format: Trade Paperback, 464 pages
On Sale: March 24, 2009
Price: $15.00
Outside the golden city of Troy, Prince Hektor leads the Trojan cavalry in daring raids against the forces led by his young rival, the peerless warrior Achilles. Meanwhile, burning for vengeance after the brutal murder of his wife, Helikaon commands the Trojan fleet, sowing misery and death among the Mykene navy... Read more >
Written by David Gemmell and Stella Gemmell
Format: Trade Paperback, 464 pages
On Sale: March 24, 2009
Price: $15.00
Outside the golden city of Troy, Prince Hektor leads the Trojan cavalry in daring raids against the forces led by his young rival, the peerless warrior Achilles. Meanwhile, burning for vengeance after the brutal murder of his wife, Helikaon commands the Trojan fleet, sowing misery and death among the Mykene navy... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.

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Troy: Shield of Thunder
Written by David Gemmell
Format: Trade Paperback, 512 pages
On Sale: December 26, 2007
Price: $14.95
The second novel in David Gemmell’s bestselling Troy trilogy. Interlacing myth and history, and high adventure, this is epic storytelling at its very best.
War is looming, and all the kings of the Great Green are gathering, each with their own dark plans of conquest and plunder.
Into this maelstrom of treachery come... Read more >
Written by David Gemmell
Format: Trade Paperback, 512 pages
On Sale: December 26, 2007
Price: $14.95
The second novel in David Gemmell’s bestselling Troy trilogy. Interlacing myth and history, and high adventure, this is epic storytelling at its very best.
War is looming, and all the kings of the Great Green are gathering, each with their own dark plans of conquest and plunder.
Into this maelstrom of treachery come... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.

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Troy: Lord of the Silver Bow
A Novel
Written by David Gemmell
Format: Trade Paperback, 496 pages
On Sale: October 31, 2006
Price: $14.95
He is a man of many names. Some call him the Golden One; others, the Lord of the Silver Bow. To the Dardanians, he is Prince Aeneas. But to his friends, he is Helikaon. Strong, fast, quick of mind, he is a bold warrior, hated by his enemies, feared even by... Read more >
A Novel
Written by David Gemmell
Format: Trade Paperback, 496 pages
On Sale: October 31, 2006
Price: $14.95
He is a man of many names. Some call him the Golden One; others, the Lord of the Silver Bow. To the Dardanians, he is Prince Aeneas. But to his friends, he is Helikaon. Strong, fast, quick of mind, he is a bold warrior, hated by his enemies, feared even by... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
Legend
Written by David Gemmell
Format: Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: October 1, 1994
Price: $7.99
Druss, Captain of the Axe, was the stuff of legends. But even as the stories grew in the telling, Druss himself grew older. He turned his back on his own legend and retreated to a mountain lair to await his old enemy, death. Meanwhile, barbarian hordes were on the march. Nothing... Read more >
Written by David Gemmell
Format: Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: October 1, 1994
Price: $7.99
Druss, Captain of the Axe, was the stuff of legends. But even as the stories grew in the telling, Druss himself grew older. He turned his back on his own legend and retreated to a mountain lair to await his old enemy, death. Meanwhile, barbarian hordes were on the march. Nothing... Read more >

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Sword in the Storm
Book One of The Rigante
Written by David Gemmell
Format: Paperback, 448 pages
On Sale: January 30, 2001
Price: $7.99
Fierce and proud, the Rigante dwell deep in the green mountain lands, worshiping the gods of air and water, and the spirits of the earth. Among them lives a warrior who bears the mark of fate. Born of the storm that slew his father, he is Connavar, and tales of his courage... Read more >
Book One of The Rigante
Written by David Gemmell
Format: Paperback, 448 pages
On Sale: January 30, 2001
Price: $7.99
Fierce and proud, the Rigante dwell deep in the green mountain lands, worshiping the gods of air and water, and the spirits of the earth. Among them lives a warrior who bears the mark of fate. Born of the storm that slew his father, he is Connavar, and tales of his courage... Read more >
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The King Beyond the Gate
Written by David Gemmell
Format: Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: December 28, 1994
Price: $7.99
Once the mighty fortress had stood strong, defended by the mightiest of all Drenai heroes, Druss, the Legend. But now a tyrannical, mad emperor had seized control of the fortress, and his twisted will was carried throughout the land by the Joinings --- abominations that were half-man, half-beast. Tenaka Khan was... Read more >
Written by David Gemmell
Format: Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: December 28, 1994
Price: $7.99
Once the mighty fortress had stood strong, defended by the mightiest of all Drenai heroes, Druss, the Legend. But now a tyrannical, mad emperor had seized control of the fortress, and his twisted will was carried throughout the land by the Joinings --- abominations that were half-man, half-beast. Tenaka Khan was... Read more >
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Waylander
Written by David Gemmell
Format: Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: September 27, 1995
Price: $7.99
All of Waylander's instincts had screamed at him to spurn the contract from Kaem the cruel, the killer of nations. But he had ignored them. He had made his kill. And even as he went to collect his gold, he knew that he had been betrayed.
Now the Dark Brotherhood and the... Read more >
Written by David Gemmell
Format: Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: September 27, 1995
Price: $7.99
All of Waylander's instincts had screamed at him to spurn the contract from Kaem the cruel, the killer of nations. But he had ignored them. He had made his kill. And even as he went to collect his gold, he knew that he had been betrayed.
Now the Dark Brotherhood and the... Read more >
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Stormrider
Written by David Gemmell
Format: Paperback, 512 pages
On Sale: March 4, 2003
Price: $7.99
One glorious spark, one moment of Rigante rebellion has ignited a revolution and forged a legend. In the mountains of the north, the outlaw leader known as Ravenheart waits, knowing the forces of the blackhearted Moidart will come, led by the brutal ruler’s only son, Stormrider. Unaware that the fate of... Read more >
Written by David Gemmell
Format: Paperback, 512 pages
On Sale: March 4, 2003
Price: $7.99
One glorious spark, one moment of Rigante rebellion has ignited a revolution and forged a legend. In the mountains of the north, the outlaw leader known as Ravenheart waits, knowing the forces of the blackhearted Moidart will come, led by the brutal ruler’s only son, Stormrider. Unaware that the fate of... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.

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Midnight Falcon
Written by David Gemmell
Format: Paperback, 448 pages
On Sale: May 1, 2001
Price: $7.99
Bane the Bastard is the illegitimate son of the Rigante king who men called Demonblade. Born of treachery, Bane grew up an outcast in his own land, feared by his fellow highlanders, and denied by the father whose unmistakable mark he bore–the eyes of Connavar, one tawny brown, the other emerald... Read more >
Written by David Gemmell
Format: Paperback, 448 pages
On Sale: May 1, 2001
Price: $7.99
Bane the Bastard is the illegitimate son of the Rigante king who men called Demonblade. Born of treachery, Bane grew up an outcast in his own land, feared by his fellow highlanders, and denied by the father whose unmistakable mark he bore–the eyes of Connavar, one tawny brown, the other emerald... Read more >
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In the Realm of the Wolf
Written by David Gemmell
Format: Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: April 29, 1998
Price: $7.99
Enter the extraordinary, action-filled world that became Legend--
as the exciting Drenai adventure continues to unfold . . .
A mighty warrior and a feared assassin among the Drenai, Waylander the Slayer is now a man hunted by his own people--with a fortune in gold offered as grim reward for his murder. But... Read more >
Written by David Gemmell
Format: Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: April 29, 1998
Price: $7.99
Enter the extraordinary, action-filled world that became Legend--
as the exciting Drenai adventure continues to unfold . . .
A mighty warrior and a feared assassin among the Drenai, Waylander the Slayer is now a man hunted by his own people--with a fortune in gold offered as grim reward for his murder. But... Read more >

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The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend
Written by David Gemmell
Format: Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: October 5, 1999
Price: $7.99
He was known as Druss. The Deathwalker. Though the blood of merciless butchers coursed through his veins, he had found a fragile peace through his love for beautiful, mystical Rowena. Then came the day when Druss returned to their village and found everyone dead--massacred by slavers who had stolen the women... Read more >
Written by David Gemmell
Format: Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: October 5, 1999
Price: $7.99
He was known as Druss. The Deathwalker. Though the blood of merciless butchers coursed through his veins, he had found a fragile peace through his love for beautiful, mystical Rowena. Then came the day when Druss returned to their village and found everyone dead--massacred by slavers who had stolen the women... Read more >
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Quest for Lost Heroes
Written by David Gemmell
Format: Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: May 31, 1995
Price: $7.99
The Drenai stronghold had fallen. Now blood-hungry Nadir hordes spread desolation and despair across all the lands...
...even tiny Gothir, where slavers seized a young girl while the villagers looked the other way--all but the peasant boy Kiall. His unlikely rescue attempt would lead across the savage steppes and on through the... Read more >
Written by David Gemmell
Format: Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: May 31, 1995
Price: $7.99
The Drenai stronghold had fallen. Now blood-hungry Nadir hordes spread desolation and despair across all the lands...
...even tiny Gothir, where slavers seized a young girl while the villagers looked the other way--all but the peasant boy Kiall. His unlikely rescue attempt would lead across the savage steppes and on through the... Read more >

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Ravenheart
A Novel of the Rigante
Written by David Gemmell
Format: Paperback, 448 pages
On Sale: February 26, 2002
Price: $7.99
Eight hundred years have passed since King Connavar of the Rigante and his bastard son, Bane, defeated the invading army of Stone. Now the Rigante have lost the freedom and culture so many gave their lives to preserve. Only one woman remains who follows the ancient ways–the Wyrd of Wishing Tree... Read more >
A Novel of the Rigante
Written by David Gemmell
Format: Paperback, 448 pages
On Sale: February 26, 2002
Price: $7.99
Eight hundred years have passed since King Connavar of the Rigante and his bastard son, Bane, defeated the invading army of Stone. Now the Rigante have lost the freedom and culture so many gave their lives to preserve. Only one woman remains who follows the ancient ways–the Wyrd of Wishing Tree... Read more >

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Lion of Macedon
Written by David Gemmell
Format: Paperback, 528 pages
On Sale: December 27, 2005
Price: $7.99
Over and again, the aged seeress Tamis scried all the possible tomorrows. In every one, dark forces threatened Greece; terrible evil was poised to reenter the world. The future held only one hope: a half-caste Spartan boy, Parmenion. So Tamis made it her mission to see that Parmenion would before the... Read more >
Written by David Gemmell
Format: Paperback, 528 pages
On Sale: December 27, 2005
Price: $7.99
Over and again, the aged seeress Tamis scried all the possible tomorrows. In every one, dark forces threatened Greece; terrible evil was poised to reenter the world. The future held only one hope: a half-caste Spartan boy, Parmenion. So Tamis made it her mission to see that Parmenion would before the... Read more >

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Hero in the Shadows
A Waylander the Slayer Novel
Written by David Gemmell
Format: Paperback, 416 pages
On Sale: October 3, 2000
Price: $7.99
The ruined city of Kuan Hador reeks of dark mystery. Shunned by brigands and merchants alike, it is home to fearsome wild things and legends that freeze the blood--tales that speak of slavering white beasts, locked behind a powerful wall of spells, who possess an insatiable appetite for death. Millennia have... Read more >
A Waylander the Slayer Novel
Written by David Gemmell
Format: Paperback, 416 pages
On Sale: October 3, 2000
Price: $7.99
The ruined city of Kuan Hador reeks of dark mystery. Shunned by brigands and merchants alike, it is home to fearsome wild things and legends that freeze the blood--tales that speak of slavering white beasts, locked behind a powerful wall of spells, who possess an insatiable appetite for death. Millennia have... Read more >
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White Wolf
A Novel of Druss the Legend
Written by David Gemmell
Format: Paperback, 480 pages
On Sale: March 2, 2004
Price: $7.99
White Wolf marks a return to the bestselling Drenai series and David Gemmell’s most popular hero of all, Druss the Legend.
Skilgannon the Damned had vanished from the pages of history. No-one knew where he had gone, following the terrible triumph at Perapolis, and the assasins sent by the Witch Queen could... Read more >
A Novel of Druss the Legend
Written by David Gemmell
Format: Paperback, 480 pages
On Sale: March 2, 2004
Price: $7.99
White Wolf marks a return to the bestselling Drenai series and David Gemmell’s most popular hero of all, Druss the Legend.
Skilgannon the Damned had vanished from the pages of history. No-one knew where he had gone, following the terrible triumph at Perapolis, and the assasins sent by the Witch Queen could... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.

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The Swords of Night and Day
A Novel of Druss the Legend and Skilgannon the Damned
Written by David Gemmell
Format: Paperback, 512 pages
On Sale: March 1, 2005
Price: $7.99
Even in death, Skilgannon the Damned’s name lives on. Now, as an ancient evil threatens the Drenai heartlands, he returns.
A thousand years after they fell in battle, two heroes -- Druss and Skilgannon -- are revered throughout the war-torn lands of the Drenai where men and women live in abject fear... Read more >
A Novel of Druss the Legend and Skilgannon the Damned
Written by David Gemmell
Format: Paperback, 512 pages
On Sale: March 1, 2005
Price: $7.99
Even in death, Skilgannon the Damned’s name lives on. Now, as an ancient evil threatens the Drenai heartlands, he returns.
A thousand years after they fell in battle, two heroes -- Druss and Skilgannon -- are revered throughout the war-torn lands of the Drenai where men and women live in abject fear... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.

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Dark Prince
Written by David Gemmell
Format: Paperback, 560 pages
On Sale: February 27, 2007
Price: $7.99
The chaos spirit had chosen the child Alexander to be its human host. But Parmenion, most powerful warrior of ancient Greece, had won a small victory over the darkness that sought to rule through Alexander. The boy's soul had not been destroyed by evil, but instead had merged with it --... Read more >
Written by David Gemmell
Format: Paperback, 560 pages
On Sale: February 27, 2007
Price: $7.99
The chaos spirit had chosen the child Alexander to be its human host. But Parmenion, most powerful warrior of ancient Greece, had won a small victory over the darkness that sought to rule through Alexander. The boy's soul had not been destroyed by evil, but instead had merged with it --... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Morningstar
Written by David Gemmell
Format: Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: September 1, 1993
Price: $6.99
From the internationally bestselling author of Lion of Macedon and The Dark Prince comes an action-filled new epic fantasy based on the classic Robin Hood legend. Jarek Mace, a thief who preys upon wealthy nobles, is hailed as a hero. But is he a soldier of honor, or just a mercenary?... Read more >
Written by David Gemmell
Format: Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: September 1, 1993
Price: $6.99
From the internationally bestselling author of Lion of Macedon and The Dark Prince comes an action-filled new epic fantasy based on the classic Robin Hood legend. Jarek Mace, a thief who preys upon wealthy nobles, is hailed as a hero. But is he a soldier of honor, or just a mercenary?... Read more >
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The Legend of the Deathwalker
Written by David Gemmell
Format: Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: May 1, 1999
Price: $7.99
Enter a powerful realm of legend, dark sorcery, and conquest, where the mighty Drenai warrior Druss faces his most deadly opponent . . .
Druss the Legend, the dark axman known as the Deathwalker, must join the warrior Talisman on a mission of blood and glory. Only the stolen Eyes of Alchazzar--mystic... Read more >
Written by David Gemmell
Format: Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: May 1, 1999
Price: $7.99
Enter a powerful realm of legend, dark sorcery, and conquest, where the mighty Drenai warrior Druss faces his most deadly opponent . . .
Druss the Legend, the dark axman known as the Deathwalker, must join the warrior Talisman on a mission of blood and glory. Only the stolen Eyes of Alchazzar--mystic... Read more >
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Knights of Dark Renown
Written by David Gemmell
Format: Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: April 24, 1993
Price: $6.99
Once the legendary knights of the Gabala defended the nine duchies. Their hearts were beautiful; their armor was beyond compare. They were greater than princes, more than men.
But they were gone, disappeared through a demon-haunted gateway between worlds. Only one held back -- Manannan, whose every instinct told him to stay... Read more >
Written by David Gemmell
Format: Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: April 24, 1993
Price: $6.99
Once the legendary knights of the Gabala defended the nine duchies. Their hearts were beautiful; their armor was beyond compare. They were greater than princes, more than men.
But they were gone, disappeared through a demon-haunted gateway between worlds. Only one held back -- Manannan, whose every instinct told him to stay... Read more >

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Winter Warriors
Written by David Gemmell
Format: Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: June 6, 2000
Price: $7.99
Winged demons gather, silent and unseen, above the city of Usa, their talons long and sharp. Their purpose is clear, as is the prophesy: Upon the deaths of the three kings, the demon riders of the Krayakin will become flesh, free to slake their thirst with human blood - and the... Read more >
Written by David Gemmell
Format: Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: June 6, 2000
Price: $7.99
Winged demons gather, silent and unseen, above the city of Usa, their talons long and sharp. Their purpose is clear, as is the prophesy: Upon the deaths of the three kings, the demon riders of the Krayakin will become flesh, free to slake their thirst with human blood - and the... Read more >
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Ghost King
Written by David Gemmell
Format: Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: November 29, 1995
Price: $7.99
Chaos and terror stalked the realm. The king had been slain by traitors, and the sword of power had been lost beyond the Circle of Mist. Armies of Saxons, Angles, Jutes, and Brigantes cut a gory swath across the land, led by puppets of the ruthless Witch Queen--whose minions included dark... Read more >
Written by David Gemmell
Format: Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: November 29, 1995
Price: $7.99
Chaos and terror stalked the realm. The king had been slain by traitors, and the sword of power had been lost beyond the Circle of Mist. Armies of Saxons, Angles, Jutes, and Brigantes cut a gory swath across the land, led by puppets of the ruthless Witch Queen--whose minions included dark... Read more >
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Last Guardian
Written by David Gemmell
Format: Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: May 28, 1997
Price: $7.99
"David Gemmell tells a tale of very real adventure, the stuff of true epic fantasy."
--R.A. Salvatore, New York Times Bestselling author
While the Earth quaked, a deadly power burst forth from ancient Atlantis. For the gate of time had been torn open, freeing a cataclysmic evil.
Only the last guardian, Jon Shannow, the... Read more >
Written by David Gemmell
Format: Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: May 28, 1997
Price: $7.99
"David Gemmell tells a tale of very real adventure, the stuff of true epic fantasy."
--R.A. Salvatore, New York Times Bestselling author
While the Earth quaked, a deadly power burst forth from ancient Atlantis. For the gate of time had been torn open, freeing a cataclysmic evil.
Only the last guardian, Jon Shannow, the... Read more >
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Bloodstone
Written by David Gemmell
Format: Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: October 29, 1997
Price: $7.99
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Written by David Gemmell
Format: Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: October 29, 1997
Price: $7.99
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