Priest of Gallows by Peter McLean
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Priest of Gallows

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Narrator David Morley Hale

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Length 13 hours 18 minutes
Language English
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Gangster, soldier, priest. Queen's Man. Governor.
Tomas Piety has everything he ever wanted. In public he's a wealthy, highly respected businessman, happily married to a beautiful woman and Governor of his home city of Ellinburg. In private, he's no longer a gang lord but one of the Queen's Men, invisible and officially non-existent, working in secret to protect his country.

But when the queen's sudden death sees him summoned him back to the capital, he discovers his boss, Dieter Vogel, Provost Marshal of the Queen's Men, is busy tightening his stranglehold on the country.

Just as he once fought for his Pious Men, he must now bend all his wit and hard-won wisdom to protect his queen - but now he can't always tell if he's on the right side.

Tomas has started to ask himself, what is the price of power? And more importantly, is it one he is willing to pay?

(P)2021 Quercus Editions Limited

Peter McLean was born near London in 1972, the son of a bank manager and an English teacher. He went to school in the shadow of Norwich Cathedral where he spent most of his time making up stories. He has since grown up a bit, if not a lot, and spent 30 years working in corporate IT. He is married to Diane and is still making up stories.

You will find Peter Mclean on Facebook (@PeterMcLeanAuthor) and at his website, https://talonwraith.com.

Audiobook details

Author:

Narrator:
David Morley Hale

ISBN:
9781529411331

Length:
13 hours 18 minutes

Language:
English

Publisher:
Quercus

Publication date:

Edition:
Unabridged

Libro.fm rank:
#37,038 Overall

Genre rank:
#5,105 in Fantasy

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Reviews

Stunning. Best book of the year by a spear length and then some Mclean writes fantasy that feels slick, modern, and pulls few punches. Pacey writing lends subtle weight to the gritty themes explored as The War for the Rose Throne gathers ever more speed A brilliant story . . . that's full of invention, surprise and MacLean's knack for complex, morally grey characters If you like your fantasy with a side of dark and gritty, you won't want to miss this Utterly unputdownable A brilliant world This series rocks! The first two books in this series were a great deal of fun so I had high hopes for book three. I'm glad to report that I was not at all disappointed. I'm beyond pleased to note that we are not quite done with the adventures of Tomas Piety and the rest of the Pious Men yet. Highly recommended An enigma. It manages to be light and dark, clean but dirty, harsh but fair, full of love and equally full of death. It's an awesome story, one that grabs you from the first line and doesn't let go until the finale when it slams you to the ground The politics of The Godfather meets the grit of Gangs of New York . . . a dark, dirty, foul-mouthed triumph of grimdark gangster heist novels. If Locke Lamora (Scott Lynch) had a bigger, uglier, more violent brother, his name would be Tomas Piety. Amid the violence and the stink of the Ellinburg, though, there's camaraderie and trust, concern for the wellbeing of the poor and a rusty sort of honour among thieves Priest of Lies is pretty damn exceptional . . . the ending is stunning . . . an author who is on top of his game A hell of a good time, and serves up a damn fine cliffhanger Clever storytelling and beautifully immersive prose. Priest of Lies digs deeper and hits harder, getting darker by the chapter, with astonishing surprises around each and every corner. I'm really looking forward to seeing what blood-soaked mischief Tomas gets into next. If you haven't yet picked up this riveting and unique series, I highly recommend you do Managing to be exciting, narratively taut and a commentary on the terrible things war and violence do to people is no mean feat, but Peter McLean manages it with Priest of Bones. I wish I had written this Let me just tell you that Peter McLean knows how to fucking write! This is the best entry into the series yet and I couldn't put it down I can't remember the last time I read such a consistently good series as The War for the Rose Throne. Characterization in these books is phenomenal A powerful and moving urban fantasy that I found myself completely immersed in Expand reviews