{"product_id":"the-maleficent-seven-isbn-9780857669087","title":"The Maleficent Seven","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhen you are all out of heroes, all that's left are the villains.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlack Herran was a dread demonologist, and the most ruthless general in all Essoran. She assembled the six most fearsome warriors to captain her armies: a necromancer, a vampire lord, a demigod, an orcish warleader, a pirate queen, and a twisted alchemist. Together they brought the whole continent to its knees... Until the day she abandoned her army, on the eve of total victory. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e40 years later, she must bring her former captains back together for one final stand, in the small town of Tarnbrooke - the last bastion against a fanatical new enemy tearing through the land, intent on finishing the job Black Herran started years before. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeven bloodthirsty monsters. One town. Their last hope.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFile Under: \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFantasy\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e[ Heroes or Horrors? | Flames and Faith | Blood and Guts | Hell Demons ]“There’s never a lull in the action, and the mismatched group provides plenty of fun, with high tension and biting arguments between the over-the-top characters keeping the pages turning… fans of grimdark fantasy will find plenty to enjoy.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Coarse, crude, bloody, brutal, and utterly over-the-top . . . A go-big-or-go-home delight.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eLocus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Fans of dark fantasy that enjoy gallows humor alongside over-the-top blood and gore action will find this group of misfits perfectly awful.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A fun, thrilling, and bloody novel filled with interesting characters and a unique world . . . You’ll be begging for more of Black Herran and the gang.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eGrimdark Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Like \u003ci\u003eKings of the Wyld\u003c\/i\u003e smooshed together with \u003ci\u003eSuicide Squad\u003c\/i\u003e into a glorious, gory, sweary melee.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Rob J Hayes, author of \u003ci\u003e The Ties that Bind\u003c\/i\u003e series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A fun romp of a novel. Recommended.”\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—SFF World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Like Joe Abercrombie was persuaded to write a Warhammer novel. It's dark and often brutal, but with a vein of intelligent playfulness running through . . . Cameron Johnston remains wickedly inventive . . . Soaring and magical, yet somehow very human and accessible.”\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—SFX\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Johnston has flipped the magnificent seven samurai trope on its head in this snarky romp of a tale. Packed with heart and humour, \u003ci\u003eThe Maleficent Seven\u003c\/i\u003e is dark, bloody, and the most fun I’ve had in ages.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Devin Madson\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003cb\u003e author of \u003ci\u003eWe Ride the Storm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eCameron Johnston is the British Fantasy Award and Dragon Awards nominated author of dark fantasy novels The Traitor God and God of Broken Things. He is a swordsman, a gamer, and an enthusiast of archaeology, history and mythology. He loves exploring ancient sites and camping out under the stars by a roaring fire.","brand":"Angry Robot","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304830030053,"sku":"NP9780857669087","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780857669087.jpg?v=1767740389","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-maleficent-seven-isbn-9780857669087","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}