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The Grey Bastards

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The Grey Bastards

By: Jonathan French
Narrated by: Will Damron
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About this listen

Bring on the orcs....

Jackal is proud to be a Grey Bastard, member of a sworn brotherhood of half-orcs. Unloved and unwanted in civilized society, the Bastards eke out a hard life in the desolate no-man's-land called the Lots, protecting frail and noble human civilisation from invading bands of vicious full-blooded orcs.

But as Jackal is soon to learn, his pride may be misplaced. Because a dark secret lies at the heart of the Bastards' existence - one that reveals a horrifying truth behind humanity's tenuous peace with the orcs, and exposes a grave danger on the horizon.

On the heels of the ultimate betrayal, Jackal must scramble to stop a devastating invasion - even as he wonders where his true loyalties lie.

A standout adventure fantasy debut that's down, dirty and damn good fun - perfect for fans of Joe Abercombie, Mark Lawrence, Markus Heitz's Dwarves series and Stan Nicholl's Orcs series.

©2018 Jonathan French, Jonathan French (P)2018 Jonathan French, Jonathan French Action & Adventure Coming of Age Dark Fantasy Dragons & Mythical Creatures Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Genre Fiction Humorous Magic Mythology Comedy

Critic Reviews

"Filthy, charismatic, and frankly excellent." (Mark Lawrence)

"A bloody tale of battle, betrayal and war pigs." (Brian McClellan)

"Jonathan French has to be lauded for his plot ingenuity, bawdry charm and vicious characters. The Grey Bastards has instantaneously catapulted him into my must-read list." (Fantasy Book Critic)
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Great story. Sons of Anarchy with an Orc twist. Easy to understand and to follow. Keeps you interested the whole way. Something different.

Awesome!

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Absolutely loved it. fresh, full of action with gut wrenching twists, funny, original.
And I totally loved the dialogue. Highly recommend checking it out.

"Live in the saddle, die on the hog"

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What's not to like? Great premise, well developed characters and brutal action. Geat narration aswell.

Sons of Anarchy with Orcs!

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Great book great characters great story I want more more more I loved it the battle the friendship keep this world alive pls

Awesome

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very different kind of heroes in this alternate reality. language is very fruity, but what do you expect from half orcs. slow start but by the middle of the book, moving at a good pace.
hoping for a sequel!

hot heaven

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this was a great book to sink your teeth into and excited for the rest of the series

great new series

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a little slow to start but then picks up pace beautifully. characters are great and the twists and turns kept me hooked.

great read

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the story's awesome and the world building is so sick!
and the reviews need atleast 15 words

loved it and exited for more!

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Everything was fine about this one from the story to the narrator. But that was it. I lost interest in most of the main characters fairly quickly and the storyline just lacked any elements that I didn't find easy to see coming. Overall, I just found it a bit meh and only finished it because I paid for it.

A bit meh

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It was an enjoyable listen..well narrated but a bit toneless. considering it was a book about Orcs i was dissapointed that it was written as if they were human...it was as if i listened to a story about a human hero not a half Orc...and to top it off the lead character Jackal was a spoiled self centred jerk. I won't be in a hurry to get the follow up book if one is written.

I didn't NOT enjoy it

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