Bøger af Peter McLean

Gangster, soldier, priest, then governor, Queen's Man and now knight: but rebellion is stalking the streets and a crown may demand more than even Tomas Piety is prepared to pay. The gripping climax to the bestselling War for the Rose Throne by 'an author at the top of his game' (Grimdark Magazine)

What is the price of power - and more importantly, is it one Tomas Piety is willing to pay? The new grimdark bestseller from 'An author at the top of his game' Grimdark Magazine

In the tunnels deep under London, the Earth Elementals are dying.Hunted by something they know only as the Rotman, the Elementals have no one trustworthy they can turn to.Enter Don Drake, diabolist and semi-reformed hitman, and analmost-fallen angel called Trixie.When the matriarch tells Don that Rotman is actually the Archdemon Bianakith, he knows this is going tobe a tough job. Bianakith is the foretold spirit of disease and decay whose aura corrupts everything it comes near, and even the ancient foundations of London will crumble eventually. Now Don, Trixie and the Burned Man have to hatch a plan to keep Bianakith from wiping out the Elementals and bringing down the city.But the Burned Man has other plans and those may have dire consequences for everyone.File Under:Urban Fantasy[ The Devil You Knew / Deeped & Down / Great Irresponsibility / London's Burning ]

Hitman Don Drake owes a gambling debt to a demon. Forced to carry out one more assassination to clear his debt, Don unwittingly kills an innocent child and brings the Furies of Greek myth down upon himself.Rescued by an almost-fallen angel called Trixie, Don and his magical accomplice The Burned Man, an imprisoned archdemon, are forced to deal with Lucifer himself whilst battling a powerful evil magician.Now Don must foil Lucifer's plan to complete Trixie's fall and save her soul whilst preventing the Burned Man from breaking free from captivity and wreaking havoc on the entire world.

Shambolic demon-hunting hitman Don Drake is teetering on the edge of madness in this smart, witty urban fantasy novel.Don Drake is living rough in a sink estate on the outskirts of Edinburgh, doing cheap spells for even cheaper customers while fending off the local lowlifes. Six months ago, Don fled from London to Glasgow to track down his old girlfriend Debbie the alchemist.With the Burned Man gradually driving him mad, Don meets with an ancient and mysterious tramp-slash-magician, with disastrous consequences. Now his old accomplices must step into save Don from himself, before he damns himself for good this time.File Under: Dark Fantasy [ Fallen So Far | Smacked Up | Devil Don't Care | Hell or Heaven ]

Soldaten, Gangster, Magier ... in den dunklen Gassen der Stadt wird darum gekämpft, wer in den Spelunken, Bordellen und Tempeln des Glücksspiels das Sagen hat. Der Soldatenpriester Tomas Piety und seine Leute haben ein einfaches Ziel, sie wollen alles, und das jetzt. Der Krieg ist aus, aber die Probleme scheinen erst richtig anzufangen. Der Armeepriester Tomas kehrt mit seinen Soldaten und seiner Stellvertreterin Bloody Anne zurück nach Ellinburg. Aber die Stadt hat sich verändert, sein Imperium besteht nicht mehr. Längst haben andere Kriminelle die Kontrolle über die Gasthäuser, Bordelle und das Glücksspiel übernommen und ein dichtes Netz von Spitzeln geschaffen. Aber Tomas will sich zurückholen, was einst ihm gehörte. Er baut eine Gang auf, die an Gewitztheit und Schlagkraft nicht zu übertreffen ist. Und dann ist da noch Billy the Boy, ein Junge, der von der Göttin berührt ist und über beängstigende magische Fähigkeiten verfügt.Peter McLean wurde 1972 nahe London geboren. Er lebt mit seiner Frau im Vereinigten Königreich. Nach der Urban-Fantasyreihe "The Burned Man" ist "Priest of Bones" sein zweites großes Fantasywerk. Es bildet den ersten Teil der Reihe "Kampf um den Rosenthron".

'Peaky Blinders with swords' (Barnes & Noble). In the gripping sequel to Priest of Bones, Tomas Piety must decide once and for all whether he is truly the people's champion . . . or just a priest of lies.

"e;The first in an unmissable series, Priest of Bones is a fresh and compelling take on grimdark fantasy. Mashing together soldiers, gangsters, magic and war into a heady mix that is a hulking big brother to The Lies of Locke Lamora."e;--Anna Stephens, author of Godblind The war is over, and army priest Tomas Piety heads home with Sergeant Bloody Anne at his side. But things have changed while he was away: his crime empire has been stolen and the people of Ellinburg--his people--have run out of food and hope and places to hide. Tomas sets out to reclaim what was his with help from Anne, his brother, Jochan, and his new gang: the Pious Men. But when he finds himself dragged into a web of political intrigue once again, everything gets more complicated.As the Pious Men fight shadowy foreign infiltrators in the back-street taverns, brothels, and gambling dens of Tomas's old life, it becomes clear: The war is only just beginning.

Fans of Mark Lawrence and Joe Abercrombie will love Tomas Piety, a priest and soldier prepared to play dirty to protect those he loves: a priest of bones.

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