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David Gemmell, 1948-2006

BBC News is reporting that fantasy novelist David Gemmell has died, probably of complications due to his recent heart bypass surgery.

(My thanks to James Nicoll for passing on the news.)

Posted by Andrew Wheeler on July 28, 2006 10:56 AM |

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That's bad news. I didn't know anything about the man but he's one of the few fantasy authors whose work I enjoyed reading.

Posted by: Jose | July 28, 2006 10:10 AM

*mourn* he was one of my very favorrite writers, he will be greatly missed.

Posted by: Janet Kelley | July 29, 2006 05:08 PM

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