Kings of the Wyld

Nicholas Eames

Feb 2017 · Sold by Orbit

About this ebook

A retired group of legendary mercenaries get the band back together for one last impossible mission in this award-winning debut epic fantasy.

"Fantastic, funny, ferocious." -- Sam Sykes

Clay Cooper and his band were once the best of the best, the most feared and renowned crew of mercenaries this side of the Heartwyld.

Their glory days long past, the mercs have grown apart and grown old, fat, drunk, or a combination of the three. Then an ex-bandmate turns up at Clay's door with a plea for help -- the kind of mission that only the very brave or the very stupid would sign up for.

It's time to get the band back together.

Ratings and reviews

Recommended if you like D&D. On top of all the monster references, the narration, tone, and dialogue are in line with what you might expect from an exceptionally talented Dungeon Master. That is to say, it's a fantasy story but the telling is what I'd call 'casual' at times, modern. I never quite got over it. Still, considering that there's a lot of slapstick and silly jokes sprinkled throughout the story (and the overarching rock band motif that I eventually figured out) I think this was probably the right decision. What really matters is that the story itself is a proper adventure, and there it definitely doesn't disappoint. A lot of the action's just plain cool, and on top of that there are some genuinely shocking and touching moments to be had. So I'm grateful I had the chance to read it. Also, Matrick is my favorite. A fat king who rolls around rapidly stabbing people—yes he's as awesome as he sounds.

Kings of the Wyld is a lot of fun, well excellent characters and a reasonable plot that moves at s break neck pace. It dudes have it's flaws, the book has hard time sitting in it's darker moments, punishment enflicted on the band of protagonists never lasts more then a chapter or so. The author also has a habit of skipping big moments that I would have preferred to have read. Big villains die anti climatically. But the book is fun, emotionally provoking and a blast to read.

Enjoyed this book had a little bit of everything made me laugh ,a little sad lots of adventure. a good read looking forward to more from this author

About the author

Nicholas Eames was born to parents of infinite patience and unstinting support in Wingham, Ontario. Though he attended college for theatre arts, he gave up acting to pursue the infinitely more attainable profession of 'epic fantasy novelist.' Kings of the Wyld is his first novel. Nicholas loves black coffee, neat whiskey, the month of October, and video games. He currently lives in Ontario, Canada, and is very probably writing at this very moment.