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The stellar debut of Nicholas Eames, Kings of the Wyld,  has been very popular since its publication earlier this year. Tyson and I loved it ( here's Tyson's review , and here's mine ). Orbit recently revealed the cover of the much anticipated follow up, Bloody Rose . It is another great cover by the amazing  Richard Anderson :  Live fast, die young.   Tam Hashford has always dreamed of living through glory days of her own. With a renowned mercenary for a mother and an illustrious bard for a father, battles and adventure seem the only way to really live.   So when she learns that the most revered mercenary crew in Grandual is in need of a bard, she grabs her lute and goes on tour. Led by the infamous Bloody Rose, Tam and her new band embark on a mission that will earn them everlasting fame — or certain death.   It’s time to take a walk on the wyld side.   Bloody Rose will be released on July 10, 2018 . 

Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames Publishing Information: Kindle Publisher: Orbit; 21 Feb 2017 ASIN: B01KT7YTXW Copy: Provided by publisher Reviewer: Tyson Synopsis: "GLORY NEVER GETS OLD. Clay Cooper and his band were once the best of the best -- the meanest, dirtiest, most feared 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. His daughter Rose is trapped in a city besieged by an enemy one hundred thousand strong and hungry for blood. Rescuing Rose is 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 for one last tour across the Wyld." Kings of the Wyld is getting a lot of word of mouth and all of it is positive for very good reason. The story is solid with some of the best dialogue I have read in a long time. Eames...

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....

I recently finished reading Neil Gaiman 's American Gods  ( my review is scheduled for Thursday ), and I immediately started Kings of the Wyld  by Nicholas Eames . I'm nearing its end, and it's been so much fun that I'm going to be sad to turn the last page, I think. Expect a review soon. Here's how the top of my TBR pile looks like (I don't necessarily chose my books by their covers, but if I did I would only read books whose covers are designed by the amazing Richard Anderson ): Title: Kings of the Wyld Author: Nicholas Eames Publishing Information: Paperback, 544 pages Publisher: Orbit (February 21, 2017) ISBN: 978-0316362474 Series: The Band Glory 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...