I have to say that David Gemmel's style of writing really appeals to me. He has a very black and white, good and evil style which inspires the hero within - I am making it a personal goal to collect all of his various books (I own 20ish so far)
Drawback
The one problem (ish) which I have with David Gemmel is that he seems to have found a style which sells and now is replicating the main theme over and over again. The funny thing is I keep on buying the books again and again and again - I must be a mug who likes his proven style - However I would be very interested in reading a book by him that didn't have the hero aspect in it as it could be very good (he is a very skilled writer)