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A Blade of Black Steel
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Publisher's Summary
The sequel to Alex Marshall's A Crown for Cold Silver, an outstanding, game-changing epic adventure featuring an unforgettable warrior.
After 500 years, the Sunken Kingdom has returned and brought with it a monstrous secret that threatens to destroy every country on the Star.
As an inhuman army gathers on its shores, poised to invade the Immaculate Isles, the members of the Cobalt Company face an ugly choice: abandon their dreams of glory and vengeance to combat a menace from another realm or pursue their ambitions and hope the Star is still there when the smoke clears.
Five villains. One legendary general. A battle for survival.
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- erin
- 01-28-18
this is the new best author I've heard in years!
I have >600 books in my library. 75% fantasy 25% mystery/thriller. This is TOTALLY original.
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- Christian Brooks
- 06-25-19
Some of the best grimdark out there.
I read this book because I ran out of Abercrombie's First Law World to read, and it did not disappoint. If you like Abercrombie's style but want to see it done with a few twists, read this series. if you don't know who Abercrombie is, read First Law Trilogy and then read this series.
Alex Marshall is a master of dramatic irony, ultraviolence, and the complexities of human behavior. This series has some of the best characters and relationships in epic fantasy, even if most of them are totally irredeemable scumbag, drug addicts, and murderers.
Chock full of washed up old villains trying to do wrong right, a system of creepy ass devil magic, an ecosystem of insects and arachnids that get you high if they don't kill you, and a grim cynical political economy that demonstrates how religious institutions sometimes get wrong even what they get right, this series is a bittersweet, fun, trope-defying heartbreak from start to finish.
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- rene55
- 12-10-18
Just as good as the first, can't wait for the next
the story great and the connection the characters make with one another is so captivating.
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- Cliffton
- 02-16-18
Tran-tasy action comedy!
Gender bending madness just adds another level of bizarre to a fantastic sword and sorcery production. It's also hilarious.
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-12-16
Best book this year
I am amazed that this series has not had more acclaim. it is one of the best gritty fantasy books I have read. Plus it is absolutely hilarious, I'm a very dark way. I f you like Joe Abercrombie you will LOVE this series
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