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Jeff Stehman
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  		   Posted 7/28/2006 11:33 AM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/5224868.stm

It's a shame to lose him at that age, and my prayers go out to his family. He's one of my favorites.

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Bill Ward
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  		   Posted 7/28/2006 12:50 PM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
This is terrible news, I really enjoyed his books and esp. his attitude as a person and toward writing. He seemed to me a real figther.
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  		   Posted 7/28/2006 1:49 PM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Wow. That was unexpected. I don't think there's anyone out there right now who can aspire to fill Gemmell's shoes. I spent many a fond hour with his books and it saddnes me to knwo there will be no more coming.

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  		   Posted 7/28/2006 3:57 PM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
I am actually stunned by this... one of my favorite writers of fantasy and too young to die.

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  		   Posted 7/28/2006 4:35 PM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.

I stunned as well. Wow. It was mostly do to Armands constant compliments that I was going to get my first Gem book. I was however, quite aware, what a dominant figure he was. Wow.

I have to wonder (given publication schedules vs. writing speed) if you won't see some post Gemmel books put out in a little while.

Stunning news.

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  		   Posted 7/29/2006 3:36 PM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Only the good die young.....

I guess that means I should be around a while yet!

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  		   Posted 7/29/2006 4:10 PM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
I know he has another Troy book scheduled for a September release... even though he has 30 books published, it still seems like there was so much more for him to do, especially in his ongoing series of books.

I realy got into his work over the last couple of years and have read every book released, and he was one of my favorites. I hope there were other books ready for print, although I assume that is wishful thinking...

Maybe he had a son, who can write sub-par sequels and prequels like every other great writer, lol...

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  		   Posted 7/30/2006 12:26 AM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
missed this thread when I made the other.
Gemmel was a regular guy with balls. I liked some of hsi work. we are lesser in his passing.

For all the works of cultured man
Must fare and fade and fall.
I am the Dark Barbarian
That towers over all.
-Robert E. Howard

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  		   Posted 8/3/2006 2:32 PM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
Here are a few links to obits I pulled off of Locus online.

http://news.independent.co.uk/people/obituaries/article1209712.ece

http://books.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,1835232,00.html

Apparantley Gemmell died in front of the word processor...I think that's very fitting for a man who wrote about heroes who never gave up.
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  		   Posted 8/4/2006 4:41 PM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
And probably the way most of us will go as well.
Mike

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  		   Posted 8/7/2006 5:19 PM (GMT -5)    Quote This PostAlert An Admin About This Post.
He'll be missed.
 
 
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