Twenty eight florins a month is a huge price to pay, for a man to stand between you and the Wild. Twenty eight florins a month is nowhere near enough when a wyvern's jaws snap shut on your helmet in the hot stink of battle, and the beast starts to rip the head from your shoulders. But if standing and fighting is hard, leading a company of men - or worse, a company of mercenaries - against the smart, deadly creatures of the Wild is even harder. It takes all the advantages of birth, training, and the luck of the devil to do it.
The Red Knight has all three, he has youth on his side, and he's determined to turn a profit. So when he hires his company out to protect an Abbess and her nunnery it's just another job. The abbey is rich, the nuns are pretty and the monster preying on them is nothing he can't deal with. Only it's not just a job. It's going to be a war...
The Traitor Son Cycle 01: The Red Knight'
The perfect read for all you fantasy readers waiting for the next George R R Martin or Joe Abercrombie. Follow the story of the Red Knight, whose mercenary band is commissioned by an abbess to hunt down the creature of the Wild that attacked an outpost and killed a nun. But, as the mercenaries soon find out, not all is as it seems... This book is a brutal, gritty, incredible debut novel from a strong new fantasy voice. Reviewed by 01MM
Guest, 21/07/2014
