“Do not expect help.' 'One should always hope.' 'Then hope for a handsome savage with kindly ways.”

—  David Gemmell, book Quest for Lost Heroes

Source: Drenai series, Quest for Lost Heroes, Ch. 2

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British author of heroic fantasy 1948–2006

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