Stranger of Tempest, Tom Lloyd
Stranger of Tempest, Tom Lloyd
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Stranger of Tempest
A rip-roaring tale of mercenaries and mages

Author: Tom Lloyd

Narrator: Jay Villiers

Unabridged: 13 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Gollancz

Published: 06/16/2016

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy, Epic

Synopsis

Lynx is a mercenary with a sense of honour; a dying breed in the Riven Kingdom. Failed by the nation he served and weary of the skirmishes that plague the continent's principalities, he walks the land in search of purpose. He wants for little so bodyguard work keeps his belly full and his mage-gun loaded. It might never bring a man fame or wealth, but he's not forced to rely on others or kill without cause.

Little could compel Lynx to join a mercenary company, but he won't turn his back on a kidnapped girl. At least the job seems simple enough; the mercenaries less stupid and vicious than most he's met over the years.

So long as there are no surprises or hidden agendas along the way, it should work out fine.

(p) 2016 Orion Publishing Group

About Tom Lloyd

Tom Lloyd was born in 1979 in Berkshire. After a degree in International Relations he went straight into publishing where he still works. He never received the memo about suitable jobs for writers and consequently has never been a kitchen-hand, hospital porter, pigeon hunter, or secret agent. He lives in Oxford, isn't one of those authors who gives a damn about the history of the font used in his books and only believes in forms of exercise that allow him to hit something. Visit him online at www.tomlloyd.co.uk.

Reviews

Goodreads review by James

I received a free copy of Stranger of Tempest in exchange for an honest review. I would like to thank Tom Lloyd and Gollancz. I am not ashamed to admit that I was drawn to reading this book by how stunning Jon McCoy's cover artwork is. The second thing that made me think this novel was well worth my......more

Goodreads review by Paul

There's definitely a great story in here, somewhere. Mage guns, monsters, gods and god fragments. It could've been great but it just fell down on delivery. Characters are very boring and cliched, the narrative structure could've been simpler but above all, it all felt a bit aimless. A pity. What I w......more

Goodreads review by Liviu

reread 2017 when book 2 was published i would write again pretty much the original review as i enjoyed this one quite a lot on the reread too Original review 2016 Never had any luck with the author's books to date (dropped fairly fast from The Stormcaller and read Moon's Artifice but after a very promi......more

Goodreads review by Marc

If you could judge a book by its cover then Tom Lloyd’s Stranger of Tempest would be one of the finest books of the year, unquestionably. However, we all know that doing this – judging a book by its cover – is a sin. So, instead, you need to read the thousands upon thousands of words inside in order......more

Goodreads review by Sade

Heads will roll, because someone definitely lied about how awesome this book is.. First off, i loved Lynx it wasn't so much that he could kick ass but that the book presented him with vulnerabilities. Ever so often you're able to glimpse the measure of the man Lynx is, to have gone through so much bu......more

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From the very first page, this first book in Tom Lloyd's new The God Fragments hurls you head-first into the action...the world that Lloyd wraps you in is just as gripping as his storytelling SFX

Tom Lloyd's Stranger of Tempest is a fantasy adventure in the modern style, comfortably mixing gritty realism with swords and sorcery. Imagine Steven Erikson's Malazan marines teaming up with Lara Croft for a mad dash across Joe Abercrombie's Red Country with an unplanned detour through the forgotten deeps of Moria and you'll be most of the way there. Forbidden Planet International

this is a great start to what I expect will be an amazing new series, and will appeal to those who, like me, felt bereft when Chris Wooding completed his Tales of the Ketty Jay series as well as fans of Scott Lynch. Jo's Book Blog

A fun and fast paced romp in which a mercenary company's latest job goes horrendously wrong and they have to evade pursuit. A great cast and some very good action set pieces. Aliette de Bodard, author of The House of Shattered Wings

[. . .] tightly written heroic fantasy with deftly drawn characters in an intriguing, action-filled world Adrian Tchaikovsky, Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author of Children of Ti

[. . .] an outstanding and refreshingly original work of fantasy fiction; and even in a genre crowded with incredible talent and content, it will undoubtedly stand out and, I hope, propel Tom centre-stage where he clearly now belongs James Barclay, author of Heart of Granite

Grips you from the beginning and doesn't let go until the end. This is Tom Lloyd at his best Edward Cox, author of The Song of the Sycamore

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