

It was published in 1984 and later established as a great fantasy novel. The series kicks off with Legend as the first novel. They stand by their people in their time of need and are a cornerstone of courage and loyalty in Drenai. However, his first two novels feature Druss the Legend and Tanaka who are powerful characters. In his works, the main character does not last the whole series but are succeeded by others though they are still beneficial in the development of the series be because they are mentioned in the plots of subsequent writing. He had a career that was laden with 30 novels before his sunset in 2006 leaving a legacy and his work is still sang left right and center in the heroic fantasy world. He then tried to rethink his strategy in 1984 after inspiration from his friend. As an author, he first wrote a book for which he never found a publisher. He found a way into the media as a journalist and a newspaper editor later on.

This perhaps had bearing on his usual themes of courage, redemption, violence, honor and loyalty that he portrays in better parts of his works. Throughout his youth, he suffered many problems including bullying and being arrested in many occasions. He was brought up by his mother under very difficult circumstances in the urban area. Gemmell was born in August 1948 in West London.

He as has used a great measure of skill in his writing that you find the flow of a storyline told in a setting spanning centuries. It is unavoidable to talk about heroic fantasy without mentioning the name of this heroic author and one person who once was the best seller in the UK. When you talk about Drenai Saga (Series by David Gemmell), you actually talk about the real heroic fantasy.
