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David Andrew Gemmell – angielski autor fantasy i powieści historycznych połączonych z fantasy.

Urodził się w zachodniej części Londynu latem 1948. W wieku szesnastu lat został wyrzucony ze szkoły za zorganizowanie klubu hazardowego. Od tamtej pory pracował. W nocy dorabiał jako ochroniarz w klubie nocnym w Soho. Pisał też artykuły do "Daily Mail", "Daily Mirror" i "Daily Express".

W 1984 roku opublikował swoją pierwszą powieść, Legendę. W 1986 zaczął utrzymywać się z pisarstwa. Jego ostatnią opublikowaną książką była powieść Troy: The Lord of the Silver Bow, wydana w 2005, której kontynuacja, Troy: Shield of Thunder miała ukazać się we wrześniu 2006. Rozpoczętą przez niego książkę Troy: Fall of Kings dokończyła jego żona Stella i wydano ją w 2007 roku. Zmarł w piątek, 28 lipca 2006, dwa tygodnie po operacji pomostowania tętnic wieńcowych .

Aby uczcić jego pamięć w 2009 została utworzona nagroda David Gemmell Awards for Fantasy. Wikipedia

✵ 1. Sierpień 1948 – 28. Lipiec 2006

David Gemmell: 195 cytatów0 Polubień

David Gemmell: Cytaty po angielsku

“Hold on to your dreams, Kiall. They are more important than you realise.”

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David Gemmell książka Quest for Lost Heroes

Źródło: Drenai series, Quest for Lost Heroes, Ch. 5

“War is for men, for honor and glory.”

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David Gemmell książka Waylander II: In the Realm of the Wolf

Źródło: Drenai series, Waylander II: In the Realm of the Wolf, Ch. 7

“For the lion to to prosper the deer must die. All the world is combat.”

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David Gemmell książka Waylander II: In the Realm of the Wolf

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Drenai series, Waylander II: In the Realm of the Wolf

“How do you do it? How do you stay so strong?”

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David Gemmell książka The King Beyond the Gate

"I fake it."
Źródło: Drenai series, The King Beyond the Gate, Ch. 22

“…the baresark loses all fear; his method is all-out attack, and invariably he takes his opponent with him even if he falls.”

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David Gemmell książka Legend

Źródło: Drenai series, Legend, Pt 1: Against the Horde, Ch. 6

“The nature of a coward is to avoid death. If such a man courts peril there can be only two reasons. Either he is not a coward at all — or there is no danger.”

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David Gemmell książka Stormrider

Źródło: Rigante series, Stormrider, Ch. 4

“We all of us carry the seed of evil in our hearts and souls … Even the purest, even the most holy. It is part of the human condition, born in us. We cannot root it out. All that we can do — at best — is to prevent it from germinating.”

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David Gemmell książka The Swords of Night and Day

Źródło: Drenai series, The Swords of Night and Day, Ch. 10

“…love is in the eyes, and one woman knows when another woman is in love.”

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David Gemmell książka The King Beyond the Gate

Źródło: Drenai series, The King Beyond the Gate, Ch. 22

“While men compete in war, there will be warriors. While there are warriors, there will be princes among warriors. Among the princes will be kings, and among the kings an emperor.”

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David Gemmell książka Legend

Źródło: Drenai series, Legend, Pt 1: Against the Horde, Ch. 28

“Kings are chosen by the Source, so it is said … Therefore those who fight for the king can be said to be godly. Is that not cause enough?”

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David Gemmell książka Stormrider

Źródło: Rigante series, Stormrider, Ch. 2

“[F]ear is a great ally.”

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David Gemmell książka Legend

Źródło: Drenai series, Legend, Pt 1: Against the Horde, Ch. 7

“What I did understand from the rebirth process was that the rebirth reproduced a physical duplicate of the original. But this is my point. It is physical.”

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David Gemmell książka The Swords of Night and Day

What truly makes a man who he is? Is it the strength of his arms, or the courage of his soul? You have your own soul, Harad. You are not Druss. Live your own life."
Źródło: Drenai series, The Swords of Night and Day, Ch. 8

“You have suffered many wounds.”

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David Gemmell książka Waylander II: In the Realm of the Wolf

[...] "It shows how many skilled swordsmen there are."
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Drenai series, Waylander II: In the Realm of the Wolf

“Look around you - this [land] is cold, inhospitable. Only the strong survive. Here there are no green fields, no verdant pastures. A warrior is old by the time he is thirty. We have no energy to spend on pretty words.”

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David Gemmell książka Quest for Lost Heroes

Źródło: Drenai series, Quest for Lost Heroes, Ch. 12

“I understand why some men become soldiers: to protect the nation and all that. But a whole race of people living to be soldiers seems … unhealthy.”

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David Gemmell książka Legend

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Drenai series, Legend, Pt 1: Against the Horde