Jizzlefinger brings you THE GREY BASTARDS & THE TRUE BASTARDS
by Jonathan French. Published in 2018 and 2019 respectively by Orbit. MINT
condition, brand new and unread. I'm always happy to combine postage for
multiple items.
THE GREY BASTARDS
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
civilization 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.
THE TRUE BASTARDS
Fetching was once the only female rider in the Lot Lands. Now she is the
proud leader of her own hoof, a band of loyal half-orcs sworn to her
command.
But in the year since she became chief, the Lots have
tested her strength to the breaking point. The Bastards are scattered,
desperate, their ranks weakened by a mysterious famine, their fortress
reduced to smoldering slag. And their troubles are only growing. A pack
of ravening beasts circles their camp, while grasping human nobles hatch
a plan that will shift the balance of power in the Lots.
Fetch
and her comrades are still standing defiant—they’re Bastards, after
all—but even the toughest half-orc can take only so much; and Fetch
knows they’re on the verge of ruin.
As she strives to lead her
hoof to safety and unravel the plots set against them, Fetching must
journey through forbidden elven lands, overcome long-standing hatreds,
battle a monstrous wizard of terrifying power—and, worst of all, delve
into the dark truths of her own existence.
She’s no stranger to
fighting the world, but on this journey, sharp steel and a strong hog
won’t be enough. To survive these trials, she’ll have to defy not just
her foes but the very nature of the Lots.