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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
Gangster, soldier, priest. Queen's Man. Governor.
'If you haven't yet picked up this riveting and unique series, I highly recommend you do' Fantasy Book Critic
Tomas Piety has everything he ever wanted. In public he's a wealthy, highly respected businessman, happily married to a beautiful woman and governor of his home city of Ellinburg. In private, he's no longer a gang lord, head of the Pious Men, but one of the Queen's Men, invisible and officially non-existent, working in secret to protect his country.
The queen's sudden death sees him summoned him back to the capital - where he discovers his boss, Dieter Vogel, Provost Marshal of the Queen's Men, is busy tightening his stranglehold on the country.
Just as he once fought for his Pious Men, Tomas must now bend all his wit and hard-won wisdom to protect his queen - even when he can't always tell if he's on the right side.
Tomas has started to ask himself, what is the price of power? And more importantly, is it one he is willing to pay?
'If you like your fantasy with a side of dark and gritty, you won't want to miss this' CHRISTINA HENRY, bestselling author of The Girl in Red on Priest of Lies
More books by Peter McLean
Praise for Priest of Gallows
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Mclean writes fantasy that feels slick, modern, and pulls few punches. Pacey writing lends subtle weight to the gritty themes explored as The War for the Rose Throne gathers ever more speed - ED MCDONALD, bestselling author of the RAVEN'S MARK series on on PRIEST OF GALLOWS
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Stunning. Best book of the year by a spear length and then some - ANNA SMITH SPARK, author of Empires of Dust, on PRIEST OF GALLOWS
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A brilliant story . . . that's full of invention, surprise and MacLean's knack for complex, morally grey characters - TRACK OF WORDS on PRIEST OF GALLOWS
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Utterly unputdownable - TRACK OF WORDS on PRIEST OF GALLOWS in 'Best SFF of 2021'
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This series rocks! - FANTASY BOOK CRITIC on PRIEST OF GALLOWS
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If you like your fantasy with a side of dark and gritty, you won't want to miss this - CHRISTINA HENRY, bestselling author of The Girl in Red on PRIEST OF LIES
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The first two books in this series were a great deal of fun so I had high hopes for book three. I'm glad to report that I was not at all disappointed. I'm beyond pleased to note that we are not quite done with the adventures of Tomas Piety and the rest of the Pious Men yet. Highly recommended - THE ELOQUENT PAGE on PRIEST OF GALLOWS
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A brilliant world - GRIMDARK MAGAZINE on PRIEST OF GALLOWS
Peter McLean
Peter McLean was born in London and went to school in the shadow of Norwich Cathedral, where he spent most of his time making up stories. He grew up alternating dingy nightclubs with studying martial arts and practical magic before settling to a career in corporate IT. The noir urban fantasy Burned Man series was followed by the highly acclaimed grimdark fantasy quartet, starting with Priest of Bones, Priest of Lies and Priest of Gallows. The final book about Tomas Piety will be Priest of Crowns.
You will find Peter Mclean on Twitter (@PeteMC666), on Facebook (@PeterMcLeanAuthor) and at his website, https://talonwraith.com.
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