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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Messageboard Golem" data-source="post: 2008108" data-attributes="member: 18387">A previous review used the words "priginal" and I disagree. I'd say the other reviewer is correct about copyright infringment. I'm a David Gemmell reader and I noticed on 0one's web site that Mario Barbeti quotes: "In the The Legend Of The Steel General you will find many links with my favourite fantasy books and writers. First of all David Gemmel [sic] which inspired me with his 'Legend'. Deathshadow, a main NPC, is obviously inspired to Druss, the legend, and to him he gives an homage during the adventure."Homage? There's a difference between a homage and stealing. Incidentally, in the book by Gemmell, Druss was known as the Deathwalker, so Deathshadow ain't much of a stretch, is it? Neither is Dros Delnoch to Draman Del. So basically Mr. Barbeti's way of making a homage to Mr. Gemmell is to lift his ideas, change the names (barely), slap some subpar artwork on, and then cash in.I'm not very down with that. I believe in being more creative and less parasitic. The decent design work and the little bits of non-Gemmell lifting is the only thing that saved 0one from getting a 1 instead of a 2.</blockquote>