Bloody Rose: The Band, Book Two (The Band, #2)

by Nicholas Eames

***WINNER OF REDDIT FANTASY'S BEST NOVEL OF 2018 AWARD***
***WINNER OF FANTASY FACTION'S BEST FANTASY BOOK OF 2018 AWARD***
***WINNER OF THE 2018 BOOKNEST FANTASY AWARD FOR BEST TRADITIONALLY PUBLISHED NOVEL***

'Bloody Rose solidifies what Kings of the Wyld proved. Eames writes like a hurricane and has a voice like no one else in this genre' Sam Sykes

'Kings of the Wyld was fun, but Bloody Rose is gods-damned epic . . . one of the best books of the year' Fantasy Hive

*****

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 rolls into town, led by the infamous Bloody Rose, 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

*****

Reviews for the series:

'I laughed and wept and worried a lot and had the most tremendous time reading Bloody Rose. Eames is a gifted and entertaining storyteller'
Kevin Hearne, author of The Iron Druid Chronicles

'Bloody Rose is bloody brilliant! It is a book that will make you remember why you fell in love with reading in the first place' The Tattooed Book Geek

'Eames once again hits the perfect balance of humor and heart, irreverent references and real emotion' Django Wexler

'A rollicking, page-turning, edge-of-your-seat road-trip of a book . . . wonderful' John Gwynne

'Absolutely awesome . . . Full of heroes, humor, and heart' Jon Hollins

'Eames' narrative voice is one of the best in this generation of fantasy authors' The Quill to Live

'Brings brazen fun and a rock & roll sensibility to the fantasy genre' Sebastien de Castell

'An entertaining, brilliantly crafted adventure . . . with just the right amount of grit and wit' Bibliosanctum

'George R. R. Martin meets Terry Pratchett' Buzzfeed

• ISBN10: 0356509044
• ISBN13: 9780356509044
• Publish Date: 30 August 2018 (first published 28 August 2018)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: GB
• Imprint: Orbit
• Format: Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
• Pages: 544
• Language: English

Reviews

[Ashley]

Well that was disappointing. Sadly this was nowhere near as good as Kings of the Wyld.

The main character in this one was really boring in comparison. We pretty much got a bystander who just told the story. There was no heart, little interaction, and no personal) intimate stakes.

In the first book we got a guy helping his best friend save his daughter — personal, friendship, high stakes. Like 60% of this book was girl joining a gang for adventure. Low/no stakes, no personal investment, and not even that much connection between the characters.

[littleread1]

One of the things I really liked about both of these books, is that they are told from the POV of what would be considered a side character. That POV also made it difficult for me to connect with the main characters, and so when things happen that are traumatic to the MC, I was not as emotionally invested and so not as upset/sad/scared/angry as I would have been with a closer POV story.

[HekArtemis]

Not quite as light hearted and hilarious as Kings of the Wyld, but still amazing and still pretty funny in many parts.