The Hammer and the Blade, Paul S. Kemp
The Hammer and the Blade, Paul S. Kemp
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The Hammer and the Blade
An Egil & Nix Novel

Author: Paul S. Kemp

Narrator: Nick Podehl

Unabridged: 10 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/26/2012

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy


Synopsis

So here’s the plan…
Kill the demon.…
Steal the treasure.…
Retire to a life of luxury!It sounds easy when put like that. Most unfortunately for warrior-priest Egil and sneak thief Nix, however, when the demon they kill turns out to have worshippers in high places, retirement is not an option.A wonderfully fast-paced fantasy adventure redolent of the classic tales of swords and sorcery, from New York Times bestselling author, Paul S. Kemp.“This rollicking tale hooked me from the get-go. Egil and Nix might not be the safest guys to go adventuring with, but they’re sure good company.” —Ed Greenwood, creator of Forgotten Realms

About Paul S. Kemp

Paul S. Kemp is a lawyer. That is bad. He is also the million-selling author of the Erevis Cale sword and sorcery series, and several Star Wars novels. That is good. Very good. He has appeared on the New York Times Bestseller list three times (twice on the hardcover list, and once in the mass market list). It’s a little known fact that Paul has maimed eight men and three llamas using only an unsharpened pencil and a stick of Wrigley’s gun. Now you know too. He does not hum show tunes. Ever. Paul lives in Michigan with his wife and twin sons.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mike (the Paladin) on April 22, 2013

I struggled "a little" with the rating here...3 or 4. This is another of the "famous" 3.5 books. It's very, very light reading (and there's nothing wrong with that) and at times I did kind of have a, "yeah, yeah get on with it" reaction. Still it's a good sword and sorcery read with bantering heroes......more

Goodreads review by The Shayne-Train on February 08, 2017

Alright, so, yeah. It's true. I'm a total sucker for a good sword & sorcery fantasy novel. And I'm a total sucker for likable roguish anti-heroes. And I'm a total sucker for bromantical buddy-cop twosomes. And somehow, SOMEHOW, Paul S. Kemp has read my fakking diary or some such, and written a serie......more

Goodreads review by Joseph on August 06, 2012

It's got tomb-robbing, demon-slaying, an evil wizard, tavern brawls, everything you'd want in your sword & sorcery -- there are definite echoes of Fritz Leiber, Michael Moorcock and, I think, Gary Gygax. I'm not entirely sold on the ending -- there's a tonal shift about 75 or 80 percent of the way t......more

Goodreads review by Kat on August 08, 2012

Originally posted at www.fantasyliterature.com Meet Egil and Nix, the latest sword & sorcery duo to attempt to soften my jaded heart. Can they do it? Well, they’ll never take the place of Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser, that’s for sure, but they’ve still got my attention and I’m willing to give them at l......more

Goodreads review by Kara on May 18, 2013

An evil, corrupt sorcerer has a pact with a family of demons. Every few years, the big demon on campus rolls up and impregnates all of the women in the sorcerer’s family. In return for the demonic-looking hellspawn of this union, the demon uses its influence to get lesser denizens of the supernatura......more