Bloody rose

Format:

Book

Title:

Bloody rose

Author:

Eames, Nicholas author

ISBN:

9780316362535

Edition:

First edition.

Publication:

New York : Orbit, an imprint of Hachette Book Group, 2018.

Physical Description:

546 pages : maps ; 21 cm

Series title(s):

Band ;

Number in series:

General Note:

"Simultaneously published in Great Britain and in the U.S. by Orbit in 2018."

Sequel to: Kings of the wyld.

Summary:

"A standalone adventure featuring a band of female mercenaries in the world of Kings of the Wyld from author Nicholas Eames, who has been hailed as "the voice of modern fantasy" by Michael R. Fletcher. 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"-- Provided by publisher.

Subject(s):

Mercenary troops -- Fiction.

Women soldiers -- Fiction.

Adventure stories.

Fantasy fiction.

Bards and bardism -- Fiction.

Quests (Expeditions) -- Fiction.

Genre:

Adventure stories.

Fantasy fiction.

Action and adventure fiction.

Adventure stories

Action and adventure fiction

Fantasy fiction

Fiction

Holds:

Available:*

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Summary

A band of fabled mercenaries tour a wild fantasy landscape, battling monsters in arenas in front of thousands of adoring fans. But, a secret and dangerous gig ushers them to the frozen north, and the band is never one to waste a shot at glory.

Live fast, die young.

Tam Hashford is tired of working at her local pub, slinging drinks for world-famous mercenaries and listening to the bards sing of adventure and glory in the world beyond her sleepy hometown.

When the biggest mercenary band of all, led by the infamous Bloody Rose, rolls into town, Tam jumps at the chance to sign on as their bard. It's adventure she wants -- and adventure she gets as the crew embark on a quest that will end in one of two ways: glory or death.

It's time to take a walk on the wyld side.

"Humorous twists and pulse-ratcheting action abound in Bloody Rose , but its Eames' knack for heart-wrenching poignancy that makes his warm, wonderful fantasy so harmonious." -- NPR

For more from Nicholas Eames, check out:
Kings of the Wyld

Author Notes

Nicholas Eames was born to parents of infinite patience and unstinting support in Wingham, Ontario. Though he attended college for theatre arts, he gave up acting to pursue the infinitely more attainable profession of 'epic fantasy novelist.' Kings of the Wyld is his first novel. Nicholas loves black coffee, neat whiskey, the month of October, and video games. He currently lives in Ontario, Canada, and is very probably writing at this very moment.

Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

In this hard-hitting, action-heavy follow-up to 2017's Kings of the Wyld, set six years later, a young woman joins the world's greatest adventuring band as their bard, only to discover her new heroes come with their own sets of flaws and emotional baggage. For 17-year-old Tam Hashford, raised on tales of heroism and monster slaying, it's a dream come true to tour with Bloody Rose and the rest of Fable: tattooed sorceress Cura, shape-shifting Brune, and druin warrior Freecloud. They'd rather tour the arenas instead of heading north to fight a new horde of monsters, but when their final gig-the one on which they plan to retire-goes horribly awry, it's up to this group of misfits to overcome their inner demons and save the world from a cataclysmic evil. As with the previous volume, Eames joyfully mashes rock music elements and epic fantasy tropes to create the equivalent of a 500-page heavy metal guitar solo: loud, frenetic, unpredictable, and gripping. He perfectly depicts the pressures of the younger generation struggling to escape the shadows of their predecessors and establish their own identities, even as times change and the world demands more in return. This is a messy, glorious romp worthy of multiple encores. Agent: Heather Adams, HMA Literary Agency. (Aug.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Booklist Review

Imagine a world in which bands of mercenaries tour like rock stars. In the sequel to Kings of the Wyld (2017), Eames focuses on Tam, a tavern server and the daughter of a retired mercenary father and a mother who was a world-famous bard the was is why her father wants Tam to have nothing to do with bands, boys, or danger. But then Tam meets her idols and, through a series of bizarre circumstances, finds herself auditioning for the most famous touring mercenary band of them all, Fable, led by Bloody Rose. They say never meet your heroes because you'll find out that they're only human; in Tam's case, it's human, satyr, and a part-time bear. Hilarious.--Terry Goosey Copyright 2018 Booklist