Once more, old friend

Earlier this year, I blogged about the death of my favorite fantasy author, David Gemmell, and how his final trilogy of books on Troy would never be finished. I finally gathered enough strength after this death to read some articles on him on the internet and to find out when the sequel to the Lord of the Silver Bow, his final book would be published, and I found that once more David Gemmell had surpassed my expectations.

Though the fact that he series would never be finished was of course insignificant next to the the loss of his life, I have not been able to read the Lord of the Silver Bow, the first part of the Troy trilogy since his death. It seemed as it was too much of a reminder of his loss, which I like most of his dedicated fans felt very personally.

So it was with bittersweet emotions that I learned that not only had Gemmell finished the second part of the trilogy completely before his demise, buat that the third book was also finished save for the final chapter. In addition, Gemmell left exhaustive notes on how the story ends. His wife, Stella, who worked as a researcher for the Troy trilogy is going to write the final chapter, allowing the whole series to be finished by the end of year 2007.

I know it is selfish, and I would have much rather had David to retire from writing with the trilogy incomplete and live many long years with his family, but still I am glad for his dedication to his craft, and I'd like to think he would be happy to know that the series would now be completed. David Gemmell was know for his dedication for his readers, and will consider this his final gift to us all.

My thanks go to Stella Gemmell.

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