Apropos nothing, I've always been confused/amused that David Gemmell, after whom the Gemmell Award is named, is held up by so many as the apex of manly, non-SJW bullshit sword-and-sorcery writing, because, like... did these guys ever actually READ Gemmell?
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The guy was prolific, so I can't claim to have read everything he ever wrote, nor will I pretend that there's nothing to critique in what I did. But overwhelmingly, what I remember about his books is a profound sense of empathy for people, and respect for the harm caused by war.
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His female characters had agency and sexual autonomy. There were married women who bantered happily (and sometimes unhappily) with each other about their husbands' failings. There were sex workers who weren't demonised or othered, but empathised with in the text.
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Never read him, but am intrigued. Can you give a specific recommend please? Very keen on historical fiction that includes women without relying on rape narratives.
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It’s fantasy, not historical!
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