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Zusatztext I f*cking loved this book . The Grey Bastards went down like a shot of good top-shelf tequila: warm and smooth! but with one hell of a spicy kick Informationen zum Autor Jonathan French resides in Atlanta with his wife, son, and cat. He is a devoted reader of comic books, an expert thrower of oddly-shaped dice and a serial con attendee. Klappentext AN ADDICTIVELY READABLE - AND UNDENIABLY COOL - FANTASY MASTERWORK' Kirkus on The Grey BastardsFollowing The Grey Bastards comes book two in the Lot Lands series - The True Bastards.BACK IN THE SADDLE.Fetching was once the only female rider in the Lot Lands. Now she is the leader of her own hoof! a band of loyal half-orcs sworn to her command. But over a year has passed since the Claymaster's demise and the pitiless appetite of the Lots remains eager to consume everything she's struggled to protect. Her people are starving. Is the famine a harsh reality of life in the badlands or Crafty's vengeful sorcery at work? Either way! time is running out for the True Bastards. With Hispartha reasserting its claims on the Lots and her fellow hoofmasters pressuring the Bastards to disband! Fetch is tested to the breaking point by the burdens of leadership. Fortunately! she's no stranger to battling the world! greeting these new threats with the same boundless spite and ferocity that made her a mongrel chieftain. Yet sharp steel and a strong hog are useless when an old enemy finds a way to strike from beyond the grave . . .A standout adventure fantasy debut that's down! dirty and damn good fun - perfect for fans of Joe Abercombie! Mark Lawrence! Markus Heitz's Dwarves series and Stan Nicholl's Orcs series.Praise for The Grey Bastards:'Flithy! charistmastic and frankly excellent' Mark Lawrence'A gritty adventure with a fantastic! foul-mouthed voice . . . Fans of Abercrombie's The First Law . . . will like this a lot' Django Wexler'A bloody good tale of battle! betrayal and war pigs' Brian McClellan'Jonathan French has to be lauded for his plot ingenuity! bawdry charm and vicious characters. The Grey Bastards has instantaneously catapulted him into my must-read list' Fantasy Book Critic 'I'd like to raise a tankard to The Grey Bastards' brilliance' Fantasy FactionBRING ON THE ORCS . . . Following the runaway success of The Grey Bastards - one of the biggest debut fantasy launches of the last five years - comes book two in the Lot Lands series, The True Bastards . Perfect for fans of Joe Abercombie, Mark Lawrence, Markus Heitz's Dwarves series and Stan Nicholl's Orcs series Zusammenfassung Following the runaway success of The Grey Bastards - one of the biggest debut fantasy launches of the last five years - comes book two in the Lot Lands series, The True Bastards. Perfect for fans of Joe Abercombie, Mark Lawrence, Markus Heitz's Dwarves series and Stan Nicholl's Orcs series...
