Author:James Hawes
Harry MacDonald had seen plenty of skulls - arsing about with some poor sod or other's skull is what pays Harry's rent - but until the day of his official thirty-ninth birthday (actually, Harry was knocking on forty), which was also the day he met Shnade again, he had never noticed the shape of his own skull-to-be; and until the night of that same day, he had never seen a living skull being crunched deliberately, wetly inwards. Perhaps it all happened because Harry had got lost in his work for too long. Or perhaps because Shnade had got lost doing nothing for too long. Or perhaps because all of us, Harry and Shnade included, are lost full stop. She's not really Shnade, of course. Shnade was what we heard, and is what we called her, and is what she will be, to me any rate, for as long as I have. When Shnade swung round, I saw her dress flick along with the movement of her hips and brush Harry's thigh. It was a light, small, flimsy dress of reddish cotton; she wore it over some kind of black, shiny, strappy, swimsuitish thing. You could see this big tattoo of a lizard that ran right from her shoulder to her wrist. And you could tell that when her dress swished across the thigh of Harry's jeans, it felt to him like it was made of chain-mail. And I think, looking back, we all knew, right then, that Harry was fucked.
A brilliant read. As he did with his Raven novels, Kristian weaves a colourful, authentic world in which to set his tale...and he has done it with confidence and real flair. Full of tragedy and triumph, honour and treachery, The Bleeding Land is a thrilling tour-de-force
—— BEN KANEExpertly plotted, full of passion and bloody drama...a book that will appeal to passionate, compassionate readers, men and women alike, fans of C J Sansom as much as fans of Conn Iggulden. Read it: you'll love every page
—— MANDA SCOTTWith powerful protagonists, a gripping story and rollicking action, I can strongly recommend this tour-de-force. Outstanding
—— ANTHONY RICHESGiles Kristian has made an effortless transition from Viking warriors to the often tricky emotional landscape of the English Civil War. Visceral, brutal and genuinely moving, this is historical fiction at its thrilling best
—— SAUL DAVIDEdric writes a spare craggy prose . . . makes much contemporary fiction that concentrates on the urban wastes of today seem self-indulgent, sentimental and frivolous
—— Allan Massie , ScotsmanPassion is a fantastic third book in the series . . . So much is explained and readers will get a great insight into the two main characters of the series, as well as a big chunk of back story
—— Heaven, Hell and PurgatoryThe questions raised by the last two books are starting to pull together, and she ends with a real 'how the hell are they going to get out of this one?' cliffhanger which already has me excited for book four
—— Musings of a Bookshop GirlLuce and Daniel's love is put to the ultimate test making for some very tender scenes between our star-crossed couple
—— Jess Hearts BooksA gripping and intelligent take on an ancient theme
—— Katy Moran Book ReviewsFunny, heart-hammering, wise...superb entertainment
—— New York Times Book ReviewA terrific writer... She's changed my perception on life
—— Anna ChancellorA classic of contemporary Americana... variously funny and horrifying and finally, quietly, terribly moving
—— Los Angeles TimesA book that should join those few that every literate person will have to read
—— Boston GlobeA novelist who knows what a proper story is . . . [Tyler is] not only a good and artful writer, but a wise one as well
—— NewsweekIn her ninth novel she has arrived at a new level of power
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