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5 OF THE BEST DAVID GEMMELL BOOKS
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- Опубликовано: 1 июн 2019
- A list of my five favourite books by David Gemmell whose notable works include Legend and Wolf in Shadow. My opinion only, feel free to share yours in the comment section.
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Started with Waylander when I was a teenager and reread knights of dark renown last week (I’m now 45). I’ve read all his books many times. Wish he’d done more books in the gabala universe. R.i.p. david, my favorite author
He allways will be i think as there is none like him. Other are great as well but David has a special place.
The first Gemmell book I read was The Quest for Lost Heroes and it got me hooked into his universe
Sickening how most the popular fantasy book channels never mention him or read him. I've read everything from LOTR to conan to forgotten realms dragonlance abercrombie. Martin. And still I hold a torch to gemmell amazing tales. Glad youve made these vids
I still love Gemmell and will always dip into his work now and then. And now I'm working in a school hopefully can introduce some younger people to him as well. sadly most authors gradually slide from the mainstream after they pass and it's down to dedicated fans like yourself to keep spreading the word. Thanks for commenting.
I couldn't agree more......Eddings gets mentioned more....I love both authors but David Gemmell was the first real author who made me fall in love with a character ........Druss in case u were wondering 🤔
I found Gemmell as a teen in the mid 80’s and it blew my mind. Pleased to find another huge fan!
The duel/fight scene in Dark Moon is still with me 20 years later. Gemmell is a great writer, and under-appreciated these days.
Knights of Dark Renown has the most memorable ending in all of Gemmell's books, I remember gasping when I first read the last bit because it was so Epic. My personal favorites also include Legend, Morningstar, The King Beyond The Gate (because Tenaka Khan and Decado are so wonderful) and Waylander.
I can't actually remember the ending -- perhaps for me there was too much captivating and retained stuff right from the beginning that took my attention.
Lion of Macedon was the first Gemmell book I read. Loved the Jon Shannow books which I still read occasionally. Great writer.
Such a great story
Gemmell is amazing, period. You can’t go wrong with any of his work. I started as a young teen and I’m still rereading it all at 31.
One of my favourite quotes from Gemmell being interviewed is along the lines of “I just tell the same story again and again” and it’s bloody beautiful
Thank you mate, I've been reading gemmell since I was 14, 29 now, love his books so very much.
Well done
Glad you enjoyed it!
I've just finished Knights of Dark Renown. It was marvellous. David Gemmell's writing is always subtle, facing moral and ethical decisions and personal growth in his characters. I love him and wish he was still with us.
Yes Gemmell is such a brilliant writer I've just done a few videos on some of his stuff recently. My favourite Gemmell book(s) is a tie between "Legend" and the Troy series. Fitting when you think about it.
"What happened to that glorious young Knight?" I read that at 15 and that line has stuck with me for nearly 30 years. Now in middle age I ask myself, what happened to that glorious young Knight, indeed.
Samildanach, Waylander, Rek, Manannan... Druss...I'd walk the Geddon wall with you💖
I have a similar experience with: Catching pebbles in the moonlight!
I found Legend by David Gemmell when we moved into our first flat in 1994, after a full day unpacking I started reading it and was immediately hooked. Loved his books since
I genuinely miss the feeling of discovering a new Gemmell novel.
@@SeagullsGather I haven't read any of the Jon Shannow books yet - I've been saving these for a special occasion :) like a precious bottle of whisky.
@@thunderchildSCO There are still a couple of books I haven't read, I'm holding them back so I can still have some Gemmell to read in the future. I also bought Stella Gemmell's The City the other day but haven't read it yet.
Dark Moon is the only book I've ever been so consumed by that I read it in one day, almost in one sitting. It's been too long since I've read Gemmell but I've read and loved all his work. Another stand out for me was Winter Warriors
Winter Warriors is my favourite Gemmel. I don't know if anyone would consider it his best...but I love-loved- and will always love it. I was at work the day I heard about his death and I wept at my computer terminal.
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@@lizsmith9873 I was only about 18-20 when I read all of Gammell's stuff so when I inevtiably re-read it all I may have different opinions on what my favorites are, but those 2 always stood out to me, though you don't head a whole lot about them.
Absolutely love Echoes of the great song and anything about Waylander. Also Death walker and the rigante series was a huge favorite for me. I suppose the Shannow works had a "last stand" or more "Dark tower" feel to them giving them a post apocalypse nuance I loved too. Sieben was a great character btw. Also Skilgannon I suppose at the end of Druss' life tale. So many good hours of reading.
I read my first Gemmell book last year, Legend. I really enjoyed it. I then read the 3 john shanow books which were epic. I'm currently reading the dranei books in chronological order and half way through white wolf. Despite already reading Legend, by the end of the legend of deathwalker, i was gutted even tho i knew how he died.
I was so bummed i was just going to skip white wolf and jump into legend, im so glad i didnt skip it. how surprised i was when Druss runs out and rescues the villagers in white wolf!,
I hadnt read reviews or the books discription so this was a huge suprise when Druss rocked up.
As of writing this i'm half way through and cant wait to pick it back up.
I've read a lot of Gemmell but, somehow, the only book I've actually read from your list is Legend
Generally-speaking, most of my time was spent with the Drenai series. I was always drawn to books centered around Druss & Waylander, as I found them to be among his most compelling protagonists
Some of my other favorites, tho, were Quest for Lost Heroes, Winter Warriors, and Morningstar
I like your list far more lol
Waylander for me and ive read a heap of his books
Then you have impeccable taste!
I started with Winter Warriors when I was 14. Read that twice. Then was Waylander then Legend and from there (I’m now 38) I’ve read every fantasy book he’s ever written multiple times.
Absolutely love him
RIP
Really enjoyed that, thank you for taking the time to do it. I am now trying to think which my five would be :)
Dark Moon... It started it all for me, found it on a shelf in Wal-Mart, my god the luck! Never saw another of his at a wal-mart
Dark Moon was the first Gemmell book I read as well, it remains a big favourite of mine.
Just picked up Dark Moon yesterday at a used book store, good to know. I haven’t read anything by Gemmell yet
Years ago as young adult, I was in an used bookstore, checking out books. Prior to that i got hooked on Sci-fi fiction through the Dragonlance novels. I saw the cover artwork to 'Wolf in Shadow' on small paperback book, and thought this might be interesting. I started reading, reread that book numerous times. I read Gemmell's other books loved them all, especially the Drenai saga.
Excellent list. It's really hard to make a bad list when it comes to Gemmell's work, they're all great. My personal top 5 are basically the Forsaken pair and the Troy trilogy, largely because I read them when I was doing a lot of travelling, back when my time was my own. I love how his writing style is very simple but full of soul, they're proper page turners xD
Gemmell was an underrated and underappreciated novelist in the heroic fantasy genre... I was always fascinated with ancient history and so 'Lion of Macedon' and 'Dark Prince' are my favourites I have read both countless times... I enjoyed the Drenai novels as well and in particular, 'Legend' and 'Waylander'... although I appreciate that 'Druss' was Gemmell's most iconic character, I do think the character was a little overused by the time of the Skilgannon novels... Gemmell's re-tellings of the Arthurian legend and the Trojan War were interesting as were the 'Rigante' books
I loved the arthurian retelling; they are some of my favourite books.
Gammell 20 years ago told me in his books about right and wrong. Im live with this till now.
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"Ecoes of the Great Song" - apart from the "Legend", is the one masterpeace. As i see it.
PRIVET! from Russia.
thank you for this video, has really made me want to read outside of Drenai series
Loved all the books in this top 5, as well as honourable mentions. Hard for me to pick a fave as each DG book I re-read becomes the favourite.
So many fantastic books. Big fan of his work.
Knights of dark renown holds a special place in my heart too. I see it as an inversion of the "power corrupts" trope. Instead of good people becoming bad you essentially have bad people becoming good (obviously some worse than others but by their society standard they're all criminals of one type or another - even if your just taking about a runaway slave).
I never seen that before and loved the idea of the "corrupting" power of good. exlemptified by groundsel perhaps the best . Its an exceptional book and probably one of the best to give to someone as an introduction to gemmell due to its stand alone nature. Hell of an ending too.
it's a wonderful book and I'm happy to find another fan. I love the way Arian fights and fails against the corruption, the gradual realisation of the fallen 'good' characters of their own failings as the 'bad' characters realise their own strengths. As a younger man I disliked the epilogue but now I recognise the power of the last lines and think, in their simplicity, they may be some of Gemmell's best. Would have loved a true sequel but sometimes it's best to be left wanting rather than disappointed!
Nice review and nice to see sequels making top 5 I have read all his books multiple times and his wife's very hard to pick to five but I think I would have to say Waylander, Ravenheart, White Wolf, Legend and The King Beyond the Gate
Waylander is so popular in the comments I intend to reread it in case I did it a disservice.
Glad to see another Gemmell fan on here. I have never read any of his other works outside the Drenai Saga, but I'm aiming to pick up more of his works this year.
What did you end up getting? There's really no bad choice.
Swords of night and day.one of his best
I emvy you. You have so much to look forward to.
My favourite thing about Gemmell's books are the protagonists. They are so flawed, so relatable and ultimately so human.
My favorite Gemmell novel is hands down Morningstar. Every time I read it it brings a tear to my eyes. Great list though
Definitely has to be “Sword in the Storm” the entire Rigante series..hard to pick. Love Druss of course.
Ravenheart
I love how you never know if Tarantio is really crazy or if Dace is a real demon that lives inside him,. It was one of my favourite ones. Also love the Rigante novels, the Jon Shannow ones and the Waylander ones.
Read ghost king first kinda by accident in my teens, read all books and was lucky to meet him at a book signing
I think I reread everything he's done ....at least once a year. 1st book I ever read was Sword in the Storm.
Been a Fan since. In My opinion he's my all time favorite Author.
The 3 Waylander novels are my favorites.
My favorite Character by Gemmell.
2 be honest know body talks about him. It's crazy 2 me.
It's definitely sad that he has fallen off the radar a bit over the years. There is still a lot to like about his work and some positive role models for young people. New thing > old thing for too many people so we have to keep the Gemmell flag flying!
My first was King Beyond the Gate. I just bought it again last week. That and Shield of Thunder. And Wolf in Shadow. I'm a bit surprised at the selection but it did remind me to go back and read some of these. Especially the Arthurian themed ones.
I started with The Lion Of Macedon (because I liked the art work on the book cover). I have all his published work. My favorite character Olek Skilgannon.
I've often wondered about which would be in my top 5 as a I love them all but i especially enjoyed his take on Troy. If you've read Legend and then the Troy series you could see how he had developed as a writer and just kept his audience hooked.You could tell David Gemmel was reaching his peak as a writer. It just makes it so sad that he died at the peak of his writing powers with so many unwritten stories to be told. I wish I could have told him how it was he that made me find the joy in the written word and how he made my time in prison (as a wayward youngster 20 years ago) so much easier and bearable creating worlds that I could escape to and characters that are truly engrossing .
R.I.P.
I met him at a book signing and he was a gentlemen and patiently answered the questions of even the most tongue-tied star struck fan (that was me of course). His death was a real shame as I think most people recognise the Troy series as either his peak or at least a genuine return to form. I found them very enjoyable but didn't include them here because there's an enormous amound to choose from and because the Alexander series was just incredible. Thanks for watching/commenting.
No waylander or morningstar mention?
Both would be in my top 5, along with King Beyond The Gate.
I have to respectfully disagree with you that these books are written for teens. I started reading his books in my mid-20’s. Now 50, my life experiences are vastly different than in my 20’s and I now find myself associating with different characters and their struggles. I also see a beauty and wisdom in the relationships, romantic or otherwise, today that I absolutely missed 25 years ago. Gemmell is all about the imperfect heroes. Look at Winter Warriors, the protagonists are past their prime and suffering from the ravages of time, a concept lost on me in my youth. Gemmell’s works are timeless and anyone; man/woman, young/old can relate to the tales.
man i love all his books he is my favourite author my top 5 are 1 sword in the storm 2 lion of massadon3 king beyond the gate 4 echos of the great song 5 nidnight falcon
My favourite 5 books are his entire catalogue 😁
lol cant argue with those choices
Skillgammon the damned was one of my favourite characters. And the redeemed warrior in the Troy series, I forget his name. I believe I have all the Gemmell books. Such a great writer.
Knights of Dark Renown was my first Gemmell book. My favourite author by far
A great book.
I wish gemmell was still around. First author i read and still my favorite.
I absolutely LOVE David especially Legend but I'm currently reading the swords of night (featuring Skillgannon, harad/druss and jianna) and day witch is a sequel to white wolf and also legend.
I only started reading David at the age of 11 and since then my life has been soo different. I all of a sudden loved reading and never wanted to put any of his books down.
My favourite books by him are
1#Legend,
2#Deathwalker
3#swords of night and day
4#white wolf
5#waylander
LEGEND, DRUSS THE LEGEND, THE LEGEND OF DEATHWALKER, MORNING STAR. are my fav books.
As you will be able to deduce from my RUclips name, Knights of Dark Renown is my favourite book too. Great read!
i think it is a wonderful book and for such an ensemble gemmell created every character perfectly. Glad to find another fan :)
Im late to the parade but isn't Knights of Dark Renown set in the Legends world like Quest for lost heros or King beyond the gate? I haven't read that book yet but if I remember correctly in the 3rd Waylander book the events of Knights of Dark Renown are mention to have taken place and are legends themselves now. I could be completely miss remembering the book so correct me if I am wrong.
I just finish listening to an audio version of the White Knight Black Swan it's one of the best books ever had the opportunity kept me totally enthralled I'm almost 70 and I've been listening to science fiction fantasy westerns you name it this particular one makes me think of the mucker by Edgar Rice Burroughs and perhaps a bit of Rocky Balboa the romance scenes were minimized which was grateful but the heart and stamina of the the hero was so well ascribed I just wish there was a sequel like to find out what's going on in this fellow's life anyway I don't get back to the other science fiction fantasy books which I'm going to listen to now but you should check it out if you get a chance it's well worth listening to or reading cheers
My top 5
Legend
Waylander
Sword in the storm
Druss The Legend
Dark Moon
Great top 5, the lion of macedon is perhaps I may not agree with. I am glad you mentioned Dark moon, superb book loved Dace.
Only one of your top 5 would make my top 5 and that would be knights of dark renown, although the 2 sequels you have I prefer the first books especially Ghost King which was my introduction to Gemmell.
In no particular order KoDR Wolf in Shadow, Ghost King, Waylander and Quest for lost heros
It's the first time I'm meeting other David Gemmell fans. ❤️❤️
Great list, personally, The Swords of Night and Day.
There is a review of White Wolf coming soon
Started with legend and the rest is history.
Try his rigante tales. They were brilliant.
They were certainly my favorite of the entire David Gimmell catalog, and the second in the series, "Midnight Falcon", contains my favorite protagonist, Bane, bastard son of Connovar...
...but you already knew who he was, I'll bet 😉
Midnight falcon is sooooo friggin good
For me Legend is No 1.
The first guild I created in World of Warcraft was called Knights of Dark Reknown
I love The Big Mans books.....life changing
Thought knights of dark renown before you got to number 1. Read every gemmell book pretty much. Always wished they would make one into a movie
When he signed my copy of Knights... I asked if there would ever be a film of any of his books and he said no because he would never sign his characters away like that. Since his passing perhaps his estate will change their mind at some point but if he felt that strongly it might be a long time coming.
I agree with 1 and 5, the 3 in between should be the Rigante books
Am starting it today. Is it good?
My top 10 (in no particular order) Legend, The Legend of Deathwalker, The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend, Waylander, In the realm of the Wolf, Hero in the Shadows, Lion of Macedon, Quest for Lost Heroes, Dark Moon, Morningstar
Gemmell's weakness was that he had a tendency to repeat himself, reusing characters and plot points in his stories. In particular, some of his sequels suffered from this "Gemmellian stereotyping", the most common trope being the hard living, lone wolf veteran fighter who's haunted by a dark past. This type casting worked perfectly for some characters (e.g. Dakerys) but felt stale and overused when applied to others.
His best books are supposed to be the Rigante and Troy series but I've not read them yet. Hopefully I've saved the best for last!
while I considered the Troy series a return to form I didn't consider them among his best. All of your top 10 are good choices, generally Morningstar isn't well regarded due to it's narrator but I enjoyed it. It's good to see it has another fan.
@@SeagullsGather Thanks for your reply. Yes, these are my top 10 favourites, not necessarily what I think are his top 10 best novels, which is why I have a few odd choices because I appreciate the variety in his storytelling.
Unfortunately, he will write no more. Can you recommend other similar writers? I don't think anyone writes like him but others occasionally come close or can be grouped in the same genre. Cheers!
I've only read the Rigante Novels and thought they were awesome. With so many good books it seems, anyone got a recommendation of which book or books to read next. Or should I just start at the beginning and read Legend?
Well I recommended you five in the video but the comments are full of other people making great choices too. Legend is a great place to start.
There is a chronological order to the drenai saga but honestly starting with druss' 3 books or Waylander 3 books is a good starting point
@@jacobkitchens Sounds good, thanks. I already have Legend on my shelf to be read next, but I appreciate the feedback.
Where would you rank the first two Rigante novels? For some reason I loved these two books, the characterization is excellent.
I particularly liked the first one, Connavar is decent Gemmell style protagonist. Though the series got (slightly) less interesting as it went along they are all well worth reading.
I'm shocked that they're barely mentioned in the chat here, but I think they're the best depictions of a flawed hero in existence. I tried to read Drenai afterwards and was really put off by how much weaker the characters were. I'd rank them 2>1>3, but they're all fantastic.
I prefer "Lion of Macedon" over "Dark Prince" because it examines 4th Century BC politics of Ancient Greece as a young Parmenion traverses Sparta, Thebes and Macedon... Both are great though
Of Gemmell's books you didn't mention, "Waylander", the Rigante series, "White Wolf", "Morningstar" and the "Troy" series are also great
I guess the only real complaint I had with Gemmell is that he tended to recycle plot devices - a flawed hero, a large offsider, a strong female love interest, a siege, Druss in one form or another etc.
If you prefer a more grounded novel to the more fantasy-driven then Lion of Macedon will always win over Dark Prince. They're both excellent but quite different. I read white wolf after making this video: Here's the review ruclips.net/video/JXKx6zULtSg/видео.html
Good choices.
Thanks! Don't forget to share yours!
@@SeagullsGather At the moment I'm re-re-reading White Wolf as part of my too big to hold up in bed 'Drenai Tales' anthology which is full of little scenes I liked, Legend of Deathwalker with Druss helping Talisman at the fort was the first book, Bison helping the Queen in the forest and feeling an unreciprocated bond with her and so on. I struggled with his Troy saga a little and Sigani or what ever her name was - also found the highlander series blurring a little when I think back to them. Morningstar and Lion of Macedon are excellent as is Echos of the Great Song. Not sure which book I'd recommend someone read first - is it Legend as it was for me or one of the sipstrassi series - I like Knights of Dark Renown very much. In the end, they're all good, just some of them are excellent!
@@SeagullsGather And Waylander of course!
Morningstar all the way followed by the Troy series
Morningstar is the best
waylander?
Well the trouble with a top 5 is there are too many excellent Gemmell books to include them all. Looking through all the comments will help a new reader compile a list of about twenty novels to pick from, all worthwhile, and thats wonderful as far as I'm concerned. Hopefully the video and all the great suggestions from other people will just help spread the Gemmell word a bit.
Wow have not seen that cover art for legend since i was a kid. It came with the ZX spectrum game of legend. the game was rubbish, but ive read every book since
You made me check and see if it was a 1st edition! it wasn't.
@@SeagullsGather Thanks for the reply. Just got to say, I'm a big Strapping Englishman, 47 next week, But i Cried like a little girl at the end of Hero in the Shadows. Such a sad and poignant end for Dekeyras
make them into cartoons. awesome books
Your right most of his work are worthy of featuring in a top 5. However on a review channel, I feel it should have featured his big characters in the list over the single books. Wolf in shadow, waylander & legend for my top three.. KODR definitely a worthy 4th. Maybe Morning Star as my 5th due to the different style in the first person perspective.. A nice worthy tribute though to a great man. 👍🏻
My mind is absolutely blown that you haven't put at least one Rigante novel on this list, or either novels containing Skillgannon. White Wolf is amazing in the way it brought Olek and Druss together
My review of White Wolf is here: ruclips.net/video/JXKx6zULtSg/видео.html
I love Gemmell. Drenai series for me. Never liked Jon Shadow, or Parmenian. Legemd still the best...
There is something for everyone in a back catalogue that full of quality!
With due respect mate appalling first 5. Where are the rigante and quest for lost heroes? Plus dark prince is weak beside the lion.