Book Preview Nothing is created in a vacuum, and I am grateful to many people for their help in the creation of WOLF IN SHADOW. My thanks to Elizabeth Reeves, my editor, for bringing me out of the mist; to Peter Austin, for the wagon-master; and to Jean Maund, Stella Graham, Tom Taylor, Ross Lempriere, … Read more
Book Preview My thanks to my editors John Jarrold at Random and Stella Graham in Hastings, and to my copy editor Jean Maund, and test reader Val Gemmell. I am also grateful for the help so freely offered from fellow writers Alan Fisher and Peter Ling. And to the many fans who have written during … Read more
Book Preview This novel is dedicated with love to my children Kathryn and Luke who, thankfully, are still too young to know what fine people they are. There was no doubt in my mind about what happened to Jon Shannow when he rode into the mountains, wounded and alone. He was dying. And Jerusalem beckoned. … Read more
Book Preview Nothing is created in a vacuum, and I am grateful to many people for their help in the creation of WOLF IN SHADOW. My thanks to Elizabeth Reeves, my editor, for bringing me out of the mist; to Peter Austin, for the wagon-master; and to Jean Maund, Stella Graham, Tom Taylor, Ross Lempriere, … Read more
Book Preview Lord of the Silver Bow is dedicated with great affection to Lawrence and Sally Berman, two friends who have sailed the Great Green in storms and fair weather on their yacht, Goli. Their support and friendship during the last seven years have been beyond price. Lord of the Silver Bow is dedicated with … Read more
Book Preview THE NIGHT SKY WAS LIT BY FLAMES, AND BLACK SMOKE SWIRLED across the valley as the town of Shelsans continued to burn. There were no screams now, no feeble cries, no begging for mercy. Two thousand heretics were dead, most slain by sword or mace, though many had been committed to the cleansing … Read more
Book Preview David A. Gemmell’s first novel Legend, a powerful heroic fantasy, was first published in 1984. Since then he has become a full-time writer and his bestsellers include the Jon Shannow novels, Wolf in Shadow, The Last Guardian and Bloodstone, the continuing Drenai series and The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend. His most … Read more
Book Preview During my schooldays I observed many teachers. Some were good, some were bad, and some were inept beyond belief. But only one was great. Midnight Falcon is dedicated with enormous affection to Tony Fenelon, a teacher of the old school, tough, uncompromising, and devoted to the children in his care. His belief in … Read more
Book Preview My thanks to my editors Liza Reeves and Broo Doherty, and also to Alan Fisher, Val Gemmell, Mary Sanderson, Bill Woodford, Tony Fenelon, and Jan Dunlop for feeding the imagination. And to the staff at Deep Pan Pizza, the Crumbles, Eastbourne, for their warmth, their friendliness, and their Regular Americano with extra bacon … Read more
Book Preview Drenai 11 – The Swords of Night and Day Drenai 11 – The Swords of Night and Day Prologue  The sun was warm in a blue sky as the priestess Ustarte stood at the graveside, watching her aides disguising the tomb. Carefully they placed rocks upon the small, island site, and transferred … Read more
Book Preview The night sky over the mountains was clear and bright, the stars like diamonds on sable. It was a late winter night of cold and terrible beauty, the snow hanging heavy on the branches of pine and cedar. There was no colour here, no sense of life. The land lay silent, save for … Read more
Book Preview Published in 1984, David A. Gemmell’s first novel Legend, has become a classic. His subsequent novels have included Bloodstone, Waylander and In the Realm of the Wolf. Gemmell’s latest novels, The Legend of Deathwalker, Dark Moon, Winter Warriors, Echoes of the Great Song, Sword in the Storm and Midnight Falcon, have all been … Read more
Book Preview The night sky over the mountains was clear and bright, the stars like diamonds on sable. It was a late winter night of cold and terrible beauty, the snow hanging heavy on the branches of pine and cedar. There was no colour here, no sense of life. The land lay silent, save for … Read more
Book Preview David A. Gemmell’s first novel Legend, a powerful heroic fantasy, was published in 1984. Since then he has become a full-time writer and his bestsellers include the Jon Shannow novels, Wolf in Shadow, The Last Guardian and Bloodstone, the continuing Drenai series, and The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend. His most recent … Read more
Book Preview Druss the Legend is dedicated with great love and affection to memory of Mick Jeffrey, a quiet Christian of infinite patience and kindness. Those privileged to know him were blessed indeed. Goodnight and God bless, Mick! My thanks to my editor John Jarrold, copy editor Jean Maund, and test readers Val Gemmell, Stella … Read more
Book Preview The man called Angel sat quietly in the corner of the tavern, his huge gnarled hands cupped around a goblet of mulled wine, his scarred features hidden by a black hood. Despite the four open windows, the air in the sixty-foot room was stale, and Angel could smell the smoke from the oil-filled … Read more
Book Preview Some men climb mountains, or found empires, others make fortunes or create classics. But Quest for Lost Heroes is dedicated with love to Bill Woodford, who took on the role of stepfather to a shy, introverted and illegitimate six-year-old boy, and never once let him down. Through his patient encouragement, his quiet strength … Read more
Book Preview My thanks go to my agent Leslie Flood, whose support carried me through the lean years; my local editor, Ross Lempfiere, without whom Waylander would not have stalked the dark woods; Stella Graham, the finest of proof-readers, and Liza Reeves, Jean Maund, Shane Jarvis, Jonathan Poore, Stewart Dunn, Julia Laidlaw and Tom Taylor. … Read more