tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679457768571800783.post6175500591675946514..comments2023-09-01T10:14:30.179+01:00Comments on Graeme's Fantasy Book Review: ‘The King Beyond the Gate’ – David Gemmell (Orbit)Graeme Floryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15411505049326440010noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679457768571800783.post-6765275485815204432009-01-06T16:24:00.000+00:002009-01-06T16:24:00.000+00:00ediFanoB - You've got some good reading ahead of y...ediFanoB - You've got some good reading ahead of you :o)<BR/><BR/>James - My thoughts exactly.<BR/><BR/>ConUladh - I knew that Legend was the first book but had no clue as to the overall order. Seeing as this is the second book I'll let it off the hook ;o)<BR/>Tenaka Khan is great but Decado edged it as my favourite character...Graeme Floryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15411505049326440010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679457768571800783.post-6991729583001299862009-01-05T20:59:00.000+00:002009-01-05T20:59:00.000+00:00While Legend is my favourite Gemmell book Tenaka K...While Legend is my favourite Gemmell book Tenaka Khan and Decado are probably my favourite characters.<BR/><BR/>Damn, it'a a long time since I read these, must dig them out.<BR/><BR/>There is an issue with theme repetitiveness in his books but as these are his first two books it's not so much an issue, i.e. they are the original implementations of the themes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679457768571800783.post-11066557711883852042009-01-05T20:26:00.000+00:002009-01-05T20:26:00.000+00:00The only real criticism of Gemmell tends to be the...The only real criticism of Gemmell tends to be the fact that the same themes crop up over and over again, along with the 'defenders facing hopeless odds' plot device. But it hardly matters because Gemmell was such a good storyteller. <BR/><BR/>After Gemmell died, I re-read all 11 of the Drenai novels and had a lot of fun doing so.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07763695390241432518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679457768571800783.post-39152180895601941302009-01-05T20:18:00.000+00:002009-01-05T20:18:00.000+00:00Last year I read my first David Gemmell book ever:...Last year I read my first David Gemmell book ever: <BR/>The First Chronicles of Druss the Legend<BR/>and I was deeply impressed.<BR/>Will get the rest of the DRENAI series in summer as a birthday gift. <BR/><BR/>So I'm glad to read your review of <BR/>The King Beyond the Gate<BR/><BR/>I look forward to read more books of the DRENAI series.<BR/><BR/>And yes, I voted for the Award.ediFanoBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11129248787624088717noreply@blogger.com