The Grim Company: 1 - Tapa dura

If you like your glizzards glistening and your mages mean, this rollicking debut will suit ... This grisly, compelling read and the bonkers viciousness with which the best laid plans are disrupted is hugely enjoyable' Daily Mail.

'Debut author Luke Scull packs an impressive amount of violence, hazy mortality and betrayal into these pages ... it'll please fans of the darker edges of epic fantasy' SFX.

'Darkly humorous epic fantasy ... debut novelist Luke Scull spins a gripping tale with expertise and relish' Guardian.

'Brilliant' Tor.com.

'A fantastic story that is ripe with action, strong characterization and a tight plot ... This is one debut not to be missed and marks Luke Scull as one of epic fantasy's talented debutants' Fantasy Book Critic.

'A rollicking dark fantasy adventure novel. It moves with verve and pace ... and is threaded through with a great sense of humour' The Wertzone.

'Highly memorable with a great cast and an even greater story all wrapped up in a mature world, told by a true story-teller' SFBook.com.

'Luke Scull is more than good. He's the sort of author you buy on publishing date and read on the way home' TheBookBag.co.uk.