Comments on: Sapkowski Wins Gemmell Legend Award http://www.blackgate.com/2009/07/11/sapkowski-wins-gemmell-legend-award/ Adventures in Fantasy Literature Thu, 17 May 2012 04:30:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Black Gate » Blog Archive » The Ham-Sized Fist Award http://www.blackgate.com/2009/07/11/sapkowski-wins-gemmell-legend-award/comment-page-1/#comment-1112 Black Gate » Blog Archive » The Ham-Sized Fist Award Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:10:07 +0000 http://www.blackgate.com/?p=2641#comment-1112 [...] while back I talked about The David Gemmell Legend Award, given this year for the first time to a fan favorite novel of heroic fantasy. Like most fans of adventure-oriented secondary world fantasy, I was used to [...] [...] while back I talked about The David Gemmell Legend Award, given this year for the first time to a fan favorite novel of heroic fantasy. Like most fans of adventure-oriented secondary world fantasy, I was used to [...]

]]> By: Bill Ward http://www.blackgate.com/2009/07/11/sapkowski-wins-gemmell-legend-award/comment-page-1/#comment-1002 Bill Ward Sun, 12 Jul 2009 18:12:49 +0000 http://www.blackgate.com/?p=2641#comment-1002 But why include a review when that could be another blog post? ;) By the way -- the snaga in the picture above is the scaled-down, runner-up award. I couldn't find an uploadable pic of the first place award, which is bigger and has an engraved blade. But why include a review when that could be another blog post? ;)

By the way — the snaga in the picture above is the scaled-down, runner-up award. I couldn’t find an uploadable pic of the first place award, which is bigger and has an engraved blade.

]]> By: Jason M. Waltz http://www.blackgate.com/2009/07/11/sapkowski-wins-gemmell-legend-award/comment-page-1/#comment-1001 Jason M. Waltz Sun, 12 Jul 2009 01:45:50 +0000 http://www.blackgate.com/?p=2641#comment-1001 Agreed, John. The simple fact his book won a Snaga is enough to get him read by me. Perhaps more of the reason is because I want to know if the DGLA is legit or not, but the book must still have something to interest me. The fact I only even became aware of Sapkowski due to the DGLA Long List is pretty cool, I think. Nice article, Bill...though including a review of the title would have been a sweet bonus :) Agreed, John. The simple fact his book won a Snaga is enough to get him read by me. Perhaps more of the reason is because I want to know if the DGLA is legit or not, but the book must still have something to interest me.

The fact I only even became aware of Sapkowski due to the DGLA Long List is pretty cool, I think.

Nice article, Bill…though including a review of the title would have been a sweet bonus :)

]]> By: John Hocking http://www.blackgate.com/2009/07/11/sapkowski-wins-gemmell-legend-award/comment-page-1/#comment-998 John Hocking Sat, 11 Jul 2009 19:42:08 +0000 http://www.blackgate.com/?p=2641#comment-998 Great post with some trenchant points. At first I was also a wee bit skeptical about Sapkowski taking this award. What about Abercrombie (an author just as good as the hype would lead you to believe)? Or Richard Morgan's stunning The Steel Remains? Well, there's something to be said for suddenly having an esteemed author of heroic fantasy called to my attention. I didn't kow Sapkowski at all. And now I'm going to read his book because it won this award. This doesn't happen with any regularity for any award in any genre. That it would happen in heroic fantasy is a fine and promising thing. Great post with some trenchant points.
At first I was also a wee bit skeptical about Sapkowski taking this award. What about Abercrombie (an author just as good as the hype would lead you to believe)? Or Richard Morgan’s stunning The Steel Remains?
Well, there’s something to be said for suddenly having an esteemed author of heroic fantasy called to my attention. I didn’t kow Sapkowski at all. And now I’m going to read his book because it won this award.
This doesn’t happen with any regularity for any award in any genre. That it would happen in heroic fantasy is a fine and promising thing.

]]> By: Sapkowski Wins Gemmell Legend Award — BillWardWriter.com http://www.blackgate.com/2009/07/11/sapkowski-wins-gemmell-legend-award/comment-page-1/#comment-997 Sapkowski Wins Gemmell Legend Award — BillWardWriter.com Sat, 11 Jul 2009 14:54:04 +0000 http://www.blackgate.com/?p=2641#comment-997 [...] for a few weeks — I’ve posted a little news item about the first-ever winner of the David Gemmell Legend Award (which I also talked about on this blog), Andrezej Sapkowski. Yes, I had never heard of him either, [...] [...] for a few weeks — I’ve posted a little news item about the first-ever winner of the David Gemmell Legend Award (which I also talked about on this blog), Andrezej Sapkowski. Yes, I had never heard of him either, [...]

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