Game of Thrones not set to return to the TV screens for ages and hungry for more dark heroic fantasy with a similar penchant for stark action and seductive thrills? Seek no more and read Richard Morgan's Land Fit for Heroes trilogy (The Steel Remains, The Cold Commands, The Dark Defiles) of which this is the final volume. Morgan who began his career as a prime exponent of action-filled cyberpunk SF is equally at ease in the realms of imagined worlds with heroes who sweat and bleed and love like no other. Meticulous world-building, a plethora of unforgettable characters, towering barbarians, dragons, swordfights, aliens and monsters, mighty warriors, weapons as porn and action that never ceases, it's a box of mighty wonders for a strictly adult readership and a terribly guilty pleasure. Could this ever be made for TV? The results would be awesome.
Compared to Michael Moorcock and Joe Abercrombie alike, Richard Morgan's fast moving and brutal science fantasy reaches its final volume as Ringil comes to his final reckoning and sees the world tipping into another war with the dragon folk. And, most terrifying of all, the prophecy of a dark lord come to rule may be coming true very close to home... THE DARK DEFILES is a supremely fast moving 240,000 word epic. A massive yet tight story that both shines a light on some mysteries from earlier volumes and reveals deeper mysteries yet. We encounter the artifacts of an ancient race, learn the true story of the ghostly Dwenda and follow three old friends as they face their greatest test yet.
