Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: A legend is born

Gemmell has said that `Legend' remains his favourite book. 1st published in the U.K. in 1984, it launched the man into a career that has placed him today arguably as the top living British fantasy writer. Spawning numerous sequels and prequels set in the Drenai world. As a first novel, it is an excellent story. Characters are crisp and fresh - the plot simple, but robust. This is, of course, not as mature as his later work, but this is understandable. Gemmell creates worlds which as basic in construct with a bronze-age, or iron-age feel to them, rather than the complex medieval worlds of authors such as George RR Martin, or Tad Williams. Gemmell's Empires and kingdoms have more akin to those of ancient Greece, Rome or Carthage than to Arthurian Legends or medieval Europe. For comparison see his latest `Rigante' works. Once you start with Gemmell you will find you want to come back for more