David Gemmell
David Gemmell (1948-2006) was an English author of heroic and historical fantasy novels. He is the author of the Drenai Saga and Sipstrassi series. Gemmell began trying to write in the ’70s, but the end result was not quite what he desired. Then, after being diagnosed with terminal cancer, he went back to writing, as his goal was to have at least one novel published before he died. His cancer was a misdiagnosis, but the novel ended up being published as Legend. Following his third novel, Waylander, Gemmell became a full-time novelist.

David Gemmell became a published novelist with the novel Legend, which he had started in 1976. The novel wasn’t published until 1976. He went to have a successful career, with only one novel not making bestseller status – White Knight, Black Swan, a crime thriller he wrote under the pen name of Ross Harding. His final novel was Fall of Kings, which was finished after his death by his wife, Stella. Below is a list of David Gemmell’s books in order of when they were originally published:

Publication Order of Drenai Saga Books

Legend / Against the Horde (1984)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The King Beyond the Gate (1985)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Waylander (1986)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Quest for Lost Heroes (1990)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
In the Realm of the Wolf (1992)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend (1993)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Legend of Deathwalker (1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Winter Warriors (1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Hero in the Shadows (2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
White Wolf (2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Swords of Night and Day (2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Chronological Order of Drenai Saga Books

Waylander(1986)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
In the Realm of the Wolf(1992)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Hero in the Shadows(2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend(1993)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Legend of Deathwalker(1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
White Wolf(2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Legend / Against the Horde(1984)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The King Beyond the Gate(1985)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Quest for Lost Heroes(1990)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Winter Warriors(1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Swords of Night and Day(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Drenai Saga: Skilgannon The Damned Books

White Wolf (2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Swords of Night and Day (2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Drenai Graphic Novels

David Gemmell's Legend (1993)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Sipstrassi Books

Wolf in Shadow / The Jerusalem Man (1987)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Ghost King (1988)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Last Sword of Power (1988)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Last Guardian (1989)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Bloodstone (1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Sipstrassi: Jon Shannow Books

Wolf in Shadow / The Jerusalem Man (1987)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Last Guardian (1989)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Bloodstone (1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Siptrassi: Stones Of Power Books

Ghost King (1988)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Last Sword of Power (1988)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Sipstrassi Graphic Novels

Wolf in Shadow: The Graphic Novel (1987)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Lion Of Macedon Books

Publication Order of The Hawk Queen Books

Ironhand's Daughter (1995)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Hawk Eternal (1995)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of The Rigante Books

Publication Order of Troy Books

Lord of the Silver Bow (2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Shield of Thunder (2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Fall of Kings (With: Stella Gemmell) (2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Knights of Dark Renown (1989)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Morningstar (1992)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
White Knight, Black Swan (1993)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dark Moon (1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Echoes of the Great Song (1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Rhyming Rings (2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Notes: The novel Legend was originally published in the USA as Against the Horde; it was later re-published as Legend. Wolf in Shadow was also published under the title of The Jerusalem Man. Fall of Kings was completed by his wife, Stella Gemmell, following his death. White Knight, Black Swan was written as Ross Harding. Both graphic novels were adapted by Stan Nicholls.

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