The Crown of the Blood – out next Thursday
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Yep – it’s almost time for Angry Robot to storm the battlements once more and retake our crown. What better weapon to use to crush our foes and dismantle their war machines, than the start of a new, truly epic fantasy series?
Gav Thorpe‘s The Crown of the Blood is just the book to help us defeat the usurpers and win the hand of the fair maidens that are… oh, it’s only Monday morning, and I think I’ve already worn this analogy dry.
Let’s just say that The Crown of the Blood is out on Thursday 2nd September in the UK (28th Sept in US and Canada), and it’s bloody good!
Don’t take our word for it. Over at James Atlantic Speaks the book gets an impressive 4 out of 5 stars* and the reviewer tells us:
This is one of Thorpe’s best novels. The setting and story are well thought out and are remarkably logical for a fantasy novel. If you enjoy military or historical fiction, you will enjoy The Crown of the Blood. Action, intrigue, conquest, and charismatic generals are waiting for you here!
And if that isn’t enough to whet your appetite, here’s a sample from the book. Yes, I know we posted this a couple of weeks ago, but it deserves another moment in the spotlight.
Click for full-screen. You can embed the free sample in your own site – just copy the code (by clicking on the “menu” button in the bottom right corner of the sample, and selecting “Copy embed code”) into your site.
*OK, technically, it gets 4 out of 5 sans stars, but I like stars. Perhaps it could get 4 out of 5 swords, or maybe 4 out of 5 dinosaurs – dinosaurs are cool. Anyway, whatever the rating system, it got 4 out of 5.
