David Gemmell was born in London, England, in the summer of 1948. Expelled from school at sixteen, he became a bouncer, working nightclubs in Soho. Born with a silver tongue, Gemmell rarely needed to bounce customers, relying instead on his gift of gab to talk his way out of trouble. This talent eventually led him to jobs as a freelancer for the
London Daily Mail, the Daily Mirror,
and the
Daily Express
. His first novel,
Legend
, was published in 1984 and has remained in print ever since. He became a full-time writer in 1986. His books consistently top the
London Times
bestseller list.
