{"product_id":"the-marching-dead-isbn-9780857662903","title":"The Marching Dead","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe sequel to \u003ci\u003eThe Corpse-Rat King\u003c\/i\u003e. Find the dead a King, save himself, win the love of his life, live happily ever after. No wonder Marius dos Helles is bored.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut now Keth, his one love, is missing. Gerd has re-entered his life, and something has stopped the dead from, well, dying. It's up to Marius, Gerd, and Gerd's not-dead-enough Granny to journey across the continent and put the dead back in the afterlife where they belong. But someone has the dead riled up and spoiling for a fight, and now the dead are marching.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFile Under:\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eFantasy \u003c\/b\u003e[ Dead Not Buried | Relatively Insane | Marching Orders | No Rest ]“Battersby absolutely nails the narrative style, balancing humour and horror, fantasy and felony. It’s another quick-moving, well-written story that amuses, excites, and concludes with some rather deep, and remarkably heavy musings on the subjects of life, death, and the afterlife – or the lack thereof.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– Bob Milne, Beauty in Ruins\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“With this sequel, Battersby kicked up everything I loved about the first novel by a notch or two – world-building, storytelling, hilarity, and most of all, characters who just made me punch the air over and over again, usually while laughing.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– Kate Of Mind\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Corpse-Rat King\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A stunning debut novel, well-crafted and grotesquely inventive. With its madcap story, unforgettable characters and fine balance between humour and pathos, \u003ci\u003eThe Corpse-Rat King\u003c\/i\u003e ticks all the boxes. Fans of Joe Abercrombie will love this.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– Juliet Marillier\u003c\/b\u003e, award-winning author of the \u003ci\u003eSevenwaters\u003c\/i\u003e series and \u003ci\u003eBridei’s Chronicles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Corpse-Rat King\u003c\/i\u003e is rugged, muscular fantasy, sure to please those who like their adventures rough around the edges, with wit and style to burn.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– Karen Miller\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Innocent Mage\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eGodspeaker\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“One of the best books of 2012, nailed on. Brilliant.”\u003cbr\u003e– \u003cb\u003eSteven Savile\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eLondon Macabre\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlack Chalice\u003c\/i\u003e and many more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Wry, absurdist, and pleasantly cynical, Battersby’s debut will appeal to fans of Scott Lynch’s \u003ci\u003eThe Lies of Locke Lamora\u003c\/i\u003eand Terry Pratchett’s \u003ci\u003eGoing Postal\u003c\/i\u003e.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is a tale of con-men, their victims and the undead, and will appeal to fans of Scott Lynch or Mark Lawrence, or anyone who likes a not-so-loveable rogue.” 8 out of 10.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– Ed Fortune, \u003ci\u003eStarburst\u003c\/i\u003e Magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“If you had a wish list every time you read a book – great characters, story, pace, writing – that you ticked off every time you came across one of them, you’d soon wear out your pencil while reading \u003ci\u003eThe Corpse-Rat King\u003c\/i\u003e.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– Katy O’Dowd for The British Fantasy Society\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The last three-fourths of this book are beyond spectacular. Lee Battersby definitely saved the best for last in this unforgettable tale of death, dead things, and more awesome dead stuff.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– Liam at The Troubled Scribe\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This was a novel that I thoroughly enjoyed and will gleefully recommend, without reservation.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– Bob Milne, Beauty in Ruins\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Corpse Rat King\u003c\/i\u003e is fast, furious, and Fun. In a genre that can so often take itself far too seriously it’s a hugely refreshing read. Battersby is a wonderfully fresh new voice.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– Zoe Oliver, Fantasy Bytes\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Corpse-Rat King\u003c\/i\u003e is the very definition of a great story; the perfect concoction of old world fantasy, intrigue, adventure and full-bodied characters that sweep you deeper into the story with each turn of the page.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– Greg Chapman, Thirteen O’Clock\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This book was outstanding! The author, Lee Battersby should be proud to have written such an amazing masterpiece of imagination, sarcasm and fantastic inventiveness”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– Melinda le Baron, Melinda’s Bibliophile Blog\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Corpse-Rat King\u003c\/i\u003e is different enough to appeal to most readers while the engaging, intelligent and wildly different narrative should keep any reader glued to the pages, a brilliant début from a promising talent.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– Ant, SFBook.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I like my humor like I like my chocolate… dark. \u003ci\u003eThe Corpse-Rat King\u003c\/i\u003e gave me plenty of those laugh out loud moments. I could imagine the main character played by Bruce Campbell. The story marched along at a fast pace with plenty of gags.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– Barry Huddlestone, Gnostalgia\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“If you’re looking for an interesting new voice in fantasy and an entertaining read, look no further than Lee Battersby and his debut\u003ci\u003e The Corpse-Rat King\u003c\/i\u003e.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– Mieneke van der Salm, A Fantastical Librarian\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A very unusual and inventive examination of the age old fantasy and mythology staple, the Realm of the Dead”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– Gav at Mass Movement Magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“There are a lot of things to like in this debut novel from Battersby. If you are into weirdness and \/ or reprehensible knaves, I think you will get a real kick out of this story.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– Ryan Lawler, Fantasy Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Corpse-Rat King\u003c\/i\u003e is an absurd and fantastical tale of a man about to learn the error of his ways the hard way.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– Hannah Mariksa, My Book Journey\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Bawdy, inventive, and often darkly funny, \u003ci\u003eThe Corpse-Rat King\u003c\/i\u003e is an entertaining and surprising fantasy adventure.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– Scott Pearson, The Pacific Northwest Writers Association’s Author Magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A word about a part of this book that I really appreciate in books, it’s its humour: impertinent, pungent and grotesque found throughout the story. Whether in dialogue or in situations, there is always something to smile or laugh. This is not just a book of undead (or living dead for Marius) but a true adventure book, funny and epic. I give it 4\/ 5.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e– Vanessa S Bookshelves\u003c\/b\u003eLee Battersby was born in Nottingham, UK, in 1970 and moved to Australia at the age of 5, bringing his parents with him for protection. A multiple award-winning author of over 70 short stories in Australia, the US and Europe, He writes across a wide range of forms, including poetry, reviews, stand-up comedy and film, and has taught writing for both Clarion South and the Australian Writers Marketplace. He lives in Mandurah, Western Australia, with his wife, writer Lyn Battersby, and a brood of increasingly weird children. His long-running weblog, the Battersblog, is archived by Australia's National Library as an electronic source of log-term research value, which amuses him greatly. 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