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Step up to the gates.
After years in the wilds, Lenk and his companions have come to the city that serves as the world's beating heart.
The great charnel house where men die surer than any wilderness. They've come to claim payment for creatures slain, blood spilled at the behest of a powerful holy man.
And Lenk has come to lay down his sword for good.
But this is no place to escape demons.
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"Take your average Dungeons & Dragons adventuring party and then drop them without any warning into a Dashiel Hammett story.Six protagonists - seasoned dungeon-crawlers and monster-slayers - struggle with warring factions in The Big City as they try to just get paid.To quote the author, "Buy my book.""
— Lon (4 out of 5 stars)
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“Sam Sykes does blood and noise in the liveliest tradition of contemporary fantasy, with all the brash vigor of youth, and with a sly, penetrating sensitivity all his own. Not many writers can give you fireworks and subtlety at the same time like he can.”
— Scott Lynch, New York Times bestselling author of The Republic of Thieves, on the Aeons’ Gate series -
"Tome of the Undergates is daring, blisteringly fast, and full of a real vibrant energy.”
— SFBook.com on Tome of the Undergates -
“Monstrous, murderous, psychotic, deranged, possessed, and insane—the only question is what our heroes hate more: the demons they’re fighting or themselves.”
— Stephen Deas, author of The Memory of Flames series, on Tome of the Undergates -
Action fantasy with soul-albeit a small, dirty, funny soul.
— Brent Weeks -
Insouciant, unrepentant and irrepressible adventurers in a powder keg of a city. And that's just how the story begins.
— Robin Hobb -
Sykes has put the fun back in fantasy with fantastical creatures and a lovable crew of malcontents. The City Stained Red is like David Eddings meets Conan the Barbarian.
— Brian McClellan, author of Promise of Blood -
Sam Sykes continues to reinvent the fantasy adventuring party in a vibrant world of rude magic and good intentions gone bad. Bold and exuberant, never cynical, Sykes fights the good fight on behalf of rich fantasy that nonetheless refuses to apologize for being kick-ass fun.
— Scott Lynch -
Playful language, distinctly drawn characters, and a cavalcade of action.
— SF Signal -
An entertaining blend of classic adventure and inventive inspiration.
— Juliet E. McKenna, author of The Thief's Gamble -
Excitement, vivacity, and sly wit... simply impossible not to enjoy.
— RT Book Reviews (4.5 Stars) -
This brash, prolific wordsmith has a natural eloquence that grabbed my attention and refused to let go.
— Locus
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About Sam Sykes
Sam Sykes is the author of the acclaimed Aeon’s Gate trilogy, a vast and sprawling story of adventure, demons, madness, and carnage. He lives in Arizona.
About David DeSantos
David DeSantos, a native of Los Angeles, is a proud member of Actors Equity Association, having performed at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Berkeley Rep, Arena Stage, and South Coast Rep, to name a few. As an audiobook narrator, he played Laertes in the Grammy-nominated audio recording of Hamlet. Along with many roles on television and in film, he produces a web series called This Is Why I’m Single.