LIVE IN THE SADDLE. DIE ON THE HOG.
Such is the creed of the half-orcs dwelling in the Lot Lands. Sworn to hardened brotherhoods known as hoofs, these former slaves patrol their unforgiving country astride massive swine bred for war. They are all that stand between the decadent heart of noble Hispartha and marauding bands of full-blood orcs.
Jackal rides with the Grey Bastards, one of eight … Bastards, one of eight hoofs that have survived the harsh embrace of the Lots. Young, cunning and ambitious, he schemes to unseat the increasingly tyrannical founder of the Bastards, a plague-ridden warlord called the Claymaster. Supporting Jackal’s dangerous bid for leadership are Oats, a hulking mongrel with more orc than human blood, and Fetching, the only female rider in all the hoofs.
When the troubling appearance of a foreign sorcerer comes upon the heels of a faceless betrayal, Jackal’s plans are thrown into turmoil. He finds himself saddled with a captive elf girl whose very presence begins to unravel his alliances. With the anarchic blood rite of the Betrayer Moon close at hand, Jackal must decide where his loyalties truly lie, and carve out his place in a world that rewards only the vicious.
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Was slightly slow getting started But very good read. Enjoyed the characters and the world crested by the author. Waiting for the next book to be published.
Total blast of a read!
Tickled all my nerdy bookish needs!! Cannot wait for more!!
Cool twist.
I love discovering new authors that not only write well, but have a different and refreshing story line. You’ll struggle to put this one down, the characters are that engaging and the action is non-stop! This could easily be a Cable TV series. Can hardly wait for the release of True Bastards in Oct. 2019!
It does not stop !!! Dirty, bloody, imaginative … great character driven epic of a book. Wow ! And War hogs ! Love it love it love it ! Just pre-ordered the next in the series.
1 good twist and a few clever puns, not enough for me to read the rest of the series.