15 Did David Gemmell write a book called "Lost Crown"?
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This article is from the David Gemmell FAQ, by Tony Evanstony@gemmell-mania.org.uk with numerous contributions by others.
15 Did David Gemmell write a book called "Lost Crown"?
David wrote "Lost Crown" as a childrens novel with his daughter in
1986, when she was just seven. His publishers liked the idea and
commissioned the work. Not knowing when it would be printed they gave
it a fake ISBN and a 1999 publication date. This date was used for any
book not yet written, but that had been commissioned. This was fine
way back in 1986, but when 1999 actually arrived, a great number of
novels started to "appear" in bibliographies and publication schedules
on the 'net, although they may not have been published or even
written.
David finished "Lost Crown" and sent the manuscript to his publishers.
They didn't like it, saying that they didn't think it had a "voice"
for children. So it was shelved. When David asked for the manuscript
back the following year, so that he could work on it, he was told it
had been lost. As if that wasn't enough, it had been saved only on an
Amstrad PCW disk that was corrupted. So the "Lost Crown" was well and
truly lost.
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