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REVIEW: Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames

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Title: Kings of the Wyld Author: Nicholas Eames Publishing Information: Paperback, 544 pages Publisher: Orbit (Feb 21, 2017) ISBN-10:  0316362476 ISBN-13: 978-0316362474 Copy: Out of Pocket Reviewer: Yagiz " G LORY NEVER GETS OLD. Clay Cooper and his band were once the best of the best, the most feared and renowned crew of mercenaries this side of the Heartwyld.  Their glory days long past, the mercs have grown apart and grown old, fat, drunk, or a combination of the three. Then an ex-bandmate turns up at Clay's door with a plea for help--the kind of mission that only the very brave or the very stupid would sign up for.  It's time to get the band back together. " I regularly give out about hype. Being bombarded by too much information wreaks havoc with our expectations, and this, at least for me, ends up with a certain number of disappointments every year. Earlier this year, I kept hearing about Kings of the Wyld from fellow bloggers. Naturally, I was curious....

Do Yourselves a Favor and Read Some of Paul Kearney's Works

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Over the weekend, a friend of mine and I started to talk about the books we were reading. When I said I was reading  Paul Kearney 's The Wolf In The Attic ,  unfortunately I wasn't too surprised to hear that he didn't know one of my favorite authors. Knowing that my friend likes epic fantasy, I recommended him some of Paul Kearney 's books. Then I realized I haven't blogged about Kearney 's work for a while. Here I am doing this. I'm currently a quarter through  The Wolf In The Attic . It is the story of a young refugee girl in Oxford in the 1920s. So far I really like the book. But if you're into epic fantasy I would highly recommend the following books: Hawkwood and the Kings by Paul Kearney (The Monarchies of God, Vol 1) The world is in turmoil. In the east the savage Mer­duks, followers of the Prophet Ahrimuz, have cap­tured the holy city of Aekir. The western kingdoms are too distracted by internecine bickering to intervene and the Chruch seems more...

SHORT HIATUS

Just a quick announcement. I am currently working three jobs, my own and two others since people have left my department so reviews are temporarily on hold until someone gets hired. I have a few books read but just not enough time to write the reviews. I am hoping to get a few reviews up before September comes around. Please bear with me. Thank you. Tyson