tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post6058394935684104401..comments2024-03-18T20:22:06.331-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: Pulp Fantasy Library: LegendJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-4324232556756160842011-01-05T17:58:41.005-05:002011-01-05T17:58:41.005-05:00I absolutely loved Gemmel's work.
I also high...I absolutely loved Gemmel's work.<br /><br />I also highly recommend the Waylander books (the end of the the final one 'Hero in the Shadows' puts a lump in my throat) and also the Jon Shannow trilogy, which veers weirdly between post-apocalyptic western and science fiction.Aussiesmurfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00344882568192593496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-1988747328326196672011-01-05T17:57:29.654-05:002011-01-05T17:57:29.654-05:00testtestAussiesmurfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00344882568192593496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-19720679435220215272011-01-04T18:25:29.470-05:002011-01-04T18:25:29.470-05:00A very enjoyable novel. The defence of Dros Delnoc...A very enjoyable novel. The defence of Dros Delnoch always remninded me of the Siege of Minas Tirith, with the multiple lines of defence, etc.JBMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13915780514486101083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-81063135404174303632011-01-03T23:53:52.515-05:002011-01-03T23:53:52.515-05:00Interestingly Gemmell's books read like the ki...Interestingly Gemmell's books read like the kind of D&D adventure you'd actually love to play in.....a group of heroes, many of totally different backgrounds, gather to fight against overwhelming odds, triumphing but often at great cost (Gemmell is not big on happy endings). I'd give my right arm to be run through an adventure that turned out like a Drenai tale.<br /><br />Christian is correct, Gygax's New Infinities was the first American publisher of Gemmell's works.Badmikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06199830751033032585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-18654273170364741072011-01-03T12:31:18.567-05:002011-01-03T12:31:18.567-05:00Legend is one of my favorite Thermopylae inspired ...<em>Legend</em> is one of my favorite Thermopylae inspired fantasy novels. Gemmell had a wonderful sense for writing the doomed.<br /><br />I note that you didn't mention that Gygax was responsible for the initial American release of Gemmell's book.Christian Lindkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12381310217234123318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-74326397459201042532011-01-03T10:51:43.891-05:002011-01-03T10:51:43.891-05:00Legend really is an awesome modern classic. I find...Legend really is an awesome modern classic. I find the grim and gritty atmosphere in the Druss novels to be a particularly good match for the Dragon Warriors RPG.Jiminyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03928886405446170395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-30683003361431795992011-01-03T10:26:52.533-05:002011-01-03T10:26:52.533-05:00I like Gemmell's work, although the guy was so...I like Gemmell's work, although the guy was so prolific that I'm way behind on a lot of it. While he can sometimes be a little preachy, he has a knack for writing stories of redemption without sugar-coating things - his books are dark and tough without plunging into outright bleakness.<br /><br />I also appreciate that he generally wrote modestly long stand-alone novels in a fantasy writing climate that increasingly emphasized long, serialized epics with really fat installments.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14624614486574035692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-67195439367109971802011-01-03T09:24:20.916-05:002011-01-03T09:24:20.916-05:00Gemmell has long been one of my favorite authors, ...Gemmell has long been one of my favorite authors, and his passing was a real blow to my life.<br /><br />Just to add to Conrad's comment above: Gemmell's cancer diagnosis was later found to be a misdiagnosis.Anthony Simeonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04312134763577949405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-83453568966749436112011-01-03T09:18:48.422-05:002011-01-03T09:18:48.422-05:00An amazing writer who is very much missed. Very i...An amazing writer who is very much missed. Very inspirational.Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04643356884742389648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-45829636782419906002011-01-03T08:47:50.387-05:002011-01-03T08:47:50.387-05:00@Conrad: That gives the whole 'walls of Dros D...<b>@Conrad:</b> That gives the whole 'walls of Dros Delnoch as Kubler-Ross model' an added resonance.<br /><br />The Fangorn-illustrated comic of "Legend" is a thing of beauty.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04072272223837426211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-74985154793178534632011-01-03T05:39:22.555-05:002011-01-03T05:39:22.555-05:00Great book. I wrote about Gemmell and "Legend...Great book. I wrote about Gemmell and "Legend" for the Wall Street Journal: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120105682970108777.htmlUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11605944759849676002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-78623849983656738652011-01-03T05:37:36.608-05:002011-01-03T05:37:36.608-05:00there's a strange power to Legend, one that re...<i>there's a strange power to Legend, one that reminds me a bit of ancient epics like The Iliad</i><br />Gemmell went on to write a trilogy set during the Trojan war, as I recall, so he clearly felt the same!thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-60862742142072371372011-01-03T01:23:58.334-05:002011-01-03T01:23:58.334-05:00The book was also written while the author was liv...The book was also written while the author was living under sentence of death. Gemmell had been diagnosed with cancer and was receiving treatment, but hadn't been given a particularly good prognosis. He wrote the book with the intention that Dros Delnoch would fall if he did not recover.Conrad Kinchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683395740934527502noreply@blogger.com