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Kings of the Wyld

The Band, Book 1

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Kings of the Wyld

By: Nicholas Eames
Narrated by: Jeff Harding
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'A fantastic read, a rollicking, page-turning, edge-of-your-seat road-trip of a book' - John Gwynne, author of Shadow of the Gods

Clay Cooper and his band were once the best of the best - the meanest, dirtiest, most feared and admired crew of mercenaries this side of the Heartwyld.

But their glory days are long past; the mercs have grown apart and grown old, fat, drunk - or a combination of the three. Then a former bandmate turns up at Clay's door with a plea for help: his daughter Rose is trapped in a city besieged by an enemy horde one hundred thousand strong and hungry for blood. Rescuing Rose is the kind of impossible 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.

'Every avid fantasy reader, pay attention and let me do you a favour. Make sure you read this book no matter what. As of now, I'm calling Kings of the Wyld one of the best fantasy debuts of all time' Petrik Leo, Novel Notions

'Every single word is bloody brilliant . . . 11 out of 10' Fantasy Hive©2017 Nicholas Eames (P)2017 Little Brown Book Group Action & Adventure Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Humorous Comedy

Critic reviews

"An outstanding debut which will make you laugh and cry and hold your breath. This is a book that has it all." (K. J. Parker)

"Could very well be the debut of the year." (Fantasy Book Review)
Adventurous Storyline • Humorous Elements • Detailed Supporting Characters • Fresh Perspective • Complex Hero
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Loved the book. Hours flew by. Felt like a tale og an old D&D party.

faaantastic

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I'm not usually someone who enjoys comedy, but I was pleasantly surprised with this one. the perfect flair of self-referential fantasy clichés, dark grit, humour and D&D references. I fun ride.

refreshing taste of comedic fantasy

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a fantastically good adventure, I love the point of view, written from the view quiet heart of the group this story takes you on a winding adventure with intrigue and action at every corner, even the quiet times in the story are fill with soul and character.

Stunning Adventure

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Somehow is both relatable, fantastical. funny and somber all at once. Would listen to again.

Great tale

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The author has a gift for describing the perspectives of old retired heroes, and bring comedy to otherwise terrible events.
Voice is fantastic.
Read. Listen. Repeat.

A magical mix of adventure, humour and philosophy

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This book was recommended to me, and I had some expectations that it will be a good one, but now that I finished it, I can say it surpassed my expectations and blew me away.
The gist of the story is somewhat standard, done many times. The schtick of the mercenaries groups being handled as if rock bands, is cool, and not overused - I mean it is always there in the story, but not to the detriment of the details or anything. It is just part of the world building, and feels natural. And cool :)
And yet, I ended up caring for pretty much all of the characters - be it main or side, all of them were relatable by one way or another. the heroes' journey was well crafted, well built, and to top it off, well handled at the end.
The villain, well, he probably could have been fleshed out a bit more, but nevertheless served the story well, and too was relatable and "grey" enough to evoke some sympathy which made story better.
The narrator did fantastic job with the different characters. I enjoyed his reading tremendously. Well done to him too!

Better than I expected, and I expected good book

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Is it the most complex world with a hard magic system?
No.
Have we seen this kind of story before?
Yes.
Does it take it self serious?
No.

And still this book was amazing, it had me from the start to finish. I just love the callback to old rock ledgends. It felt like an amazing D&D campain with your best friends.

What a fun ride.

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I love the humor and the old guys. A fresh breath on classic fantasy.
A small warning though, the language is a little strong, but that's part of the fun...
but if you don't want your younger children asking what clusterfuck means, perhaps it's not for the youngest audience.
Both thumbs up. Way up.

great fantasy + super humor = fantastic book

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Loved it. True DnD and lovable characters. The story borrows a lot from the Dungeons and Dragons mythos but manages to put its own spin on it.

Excellent!

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If you enjoy dnd or other RPG's and have a dry sense of humour you are probably gonna enjoy this book.

a love letter to roleplayers

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