The Moonsteel Crown, Stephen Deas
The Moonsteel Crown, Stephen Deas
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The Moonsteel Crown

Author: Stephen Deas

Narrator: Chris Harper

Unabridged: 10 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Angry Robot

Published: 03/09/2021

Synopsis

The Emperor of Aria has been murdered, the Empire is in crisis, and Dead Men walk the streets...
But Myla, Fings, and Seth couldn't care less. They're too busy just trying to survive in the Sulk-struck city of Varr, committing petty violence and pettier crimes to earn their keep in the Unrulys, a motley gang led by Blackhand. 

When the Unrulys are commissioned to steal a mysterious item to order, by an equally mysterious patron, the trio are thrust right into the bitter heart of a struggle for the Crown, where every faction is after what they have.

Forced to lie low in a city on lockdown, they will have to work together if they want to save their skins... and maybe just save the Empire as well.

File Under: Fantasy [ Sword-Monks | Chicken Foot | Dead Men Walking | Murdering Bastard ]

About The Author

Stephen Deas, born in 1968 in Southeast England, is an English fantasy author. He is most famous for his fantasy opus, the Memory of Flames sequence, set in a fantasy world inhabited by dragons.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Clemens on March 28, 2021

**Should read as 4.5 STARS!** This very exciting book is the 1st part of the "Dominion" series, from the author, Stephen Deas. Known to me as , S.J. Deas, and his two excellent historical adventures featuring "William Falkland", two books which are set during the "English Civil War", called "The Royal......more

Goodreads review by Stephen on February 18, 2021

A new twist on an old favorite book - Zombies the Walking dead but not just walking this funny, brutal, violent, beautifully dark fantasy that twist around like Zombies bone crunch. Like lot good fantasy books you have the map which I always think helps to get better feel of the setting.......more

Goodreads review by Kristen on February 02, 2021

This and more reviews at superstardrifter.com!~ This book follows 3 characters: Seth, Myla, and Fings. Seth is a disgraced former novice, thrown out of the church; Myla is a sword-monk, trained to kill so well it’s nearly instinct; and Fings is a superstitious thief, very skilled at not keeping his h......more

Goodreads review by Elena on April 15, 2022

I must admit that I loved this book, despite a couple flaws. But those flaws are too small to mention and didn't take anything from the sheer pleasure of discovering the rich world the author created and following the characters.  I think that the characters are the biggest strength of this book. We......more

Goodreads review by Tom on November 18, 2020

A cracking read - fun, frenetic and full of great characters. There's a wider plot of empire-spanning conspiracies, murder and betrayal, but the strength of the book is the characters. You often see unreliable main characters who are less-than heroic types, but rarely do you get a bunch who're so wh......more

Quotes

"Subterfuge and skulduggery from one of my favourite fantasy writers.”
– RJ Barker, author of  The Bone Ships

"Wit, humor, and a percolating sense of enchantment are signatures of a Stephen Deas novel, and this is Deas at the top of his game."
– Robert V.S. Redick, author of Master Assassins and The Red Wolf Conspiracy

"Three unlikely characters land in the midst of political intrigue in this fun fantasy from Deas."
– Publishers Weekly

"Deas's prose is witty, occasionally almost Pratchett-like...there's something vital and dangerous going on in the world, but our fun comes from the petty tragedies of three downtrodden rogues."
– SFX

"Readers who like their high fantasy laced with revenge and political intrigue will find this tale of interest."
– Booklist

"It's a fun and entertaining debut that will appeal to fans of both classic and contemporary fantasy." – Fantasy Book Critic

"The book is an entertaining mix of Pern and Westeros, with the knowing characterisation of Abercrombie and the endearment of Novik."
– SFF World

"This dark and gritty fantasy is recommended for readers wanting the scope of an epic with the grittiness of grimdark urban fantasy. It will be loved by those who are looking for stories that exhibit all the darkness at the heart of “Game of Thrones” set in the mean streets of the grittiest of fantasy cities, and/or those who like antihero protagonists stuck in a morally gray area."
– Library Journal
"A cracking read - fun, frenetic and full of great characters...Roll on book 2!"
– Tom Lloyd, author of Stranger of Tempest

"A big, rich world, with a plot full of surprises and characters that will linger long after you finish." 
– Joshua Philip Johnson, author of The Forever Sea

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