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BIOGRAPHY Born in West . This is an occupation not without merit. Good luck with it." He published his first novel, '' Legend '', in 1984 but continued as a journalist. He was an editor of newspapers in Sussex, but this career ended after the publication of his third novel, '' Waylander '', in 1986, in which he used his work colleagues' names for characters in the story. Recalling the event he stated "The managing director regarded it as a poisonous attack on his integrity". At this point Gemmell became a full-time writer and published 29 books under his own name, all of which have remained in print. He also published a novel ''White Knight, Black Swan'' under the name Ross Harding, a thriller based on his own personal experiences growing up in London which to this day is his only novel out of print. His most recent release was ''''. His novels have also appeared in some collected editions and graphic novel form. Before his death, Gemmell was Patron of the Hastings Writers' Group , following Catherine Cookson . As patron, he was the main judge in the national literary competition run by the group, The Legend Writing Award[http://www.legendwritingaward.com , which was named after his first book Legend. David Gemmell died of Coronary Artery Disease , on Friday 28th July, 2006, two weeks after undergoing Heart Bypass surgery U.TV and four days before his 58th birthday. In his words "I tried to quit Smoking and found that the years of polluting my brain with Nicotine meant that I couldn't string a reasonable sentence together without filling my lungs with smoke. I went three months without a drag, took a good look at the crap I was writing and lit up." {Link without Title} WORKS Fantasy fiction Drenai Series
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Rigante Series
Stones Of Power — Sipstrassi — Jon Shannow This series is known by several names. The entire series deals with the Stones of Power, also known as the Sipstrassi. The last three novels involve the protagonist Jon Shannow. The first four novels were published in an omnibus edition as ''Stones of Power: A Sipstrassi Omnibus'' in 1992. The last three novels were published in omnibus form as ''The Complete Chronicles of the Jerusalem Man'' in 1995.
Hawk Queen Series
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Historical fiction Greek Series (alternate history)
Troy Series
:Although Gemmell died before completing the final novel in his Troy trilogy, Transworld announced that around 70,000 words were completed shortly before his death. They report that his wife, Stella, will complete the remainder of the book, working from his very detailed chapter notes. Stella Gemmell has been heavily involved in the research and creation of the trilogy since its inception in 2003 and David left behind a plan of exactly how each character should develop for ''Fall Of Kings''. Non-fantasy
Gemmell wrote ''White Knight, Black Swan'' under the pen name Ross Harding to avoid disappointment from his dedicated fans, as he feared that they would resent his departure from heroic fantasy. ''White Knight, Black Swan'' is extremely rare and copies fetch up to £1,500 on internet auction sites. There are no plans to rerelease it at present. Graphic Novels
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