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Dead Man's Steel
(Grim Company #3)
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As the “gripping”* epic from the author of Sword of the North continues, the Grim Company must battle a dangerous new enemy that is determined to destroy all of humanity...
In the City of Towers, former rebel Sasha and her comrade Davarus Cole struggle to keep the peace between the warring mages who vie for dominion. But when the White Lady sends Davarus south to the Shatt ...more
In the City of Towers, former rebel Sasha and her comrade Davarus Cole struggle to keep the peace between the warring mages who vie for dominion. But when the White Lady sends Davarus south to the Shatt ...more
Hardcover, 448 pages
Published
January 3rd 2017
by Roc
(first published December 1st 2016)
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Luke Scull
This is the final book in the trilogy. There may be more books set in the same world in the future.
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Possibly - I've submitted proposals for several more books in the same world and a few of the surviving characters might return. :)
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This is difficult to rate. I hate it when the last book in the series is the weakest one. I hate it even more when the series in question is the one I love...It really makes me sad :(
After a lot of pondering I decided to give this book 2 stars. First half of the book deserved a 3 star rating but the second half wasn’t as good so it deserved only 2 stars. Actual rating 2.5 stars.
If you had a chance to read my reviews of the previous books of this series you know that I gave them much praise and t ...more
After a lot of pondering I decided to give this book 2 stars. First half of the book deserved a 3 star rating but the second half wasn’t as good so it deserved only 2 stars. Actual rating 2.5 stars.
If you had a chance to read my reviews of the previous books of this series you know that I gave them much praise and t ...more

Originally reviewed at Bookwraiths.
Dead Man’s Steel was a novel I was eagerly looking forward to reading. The Grim Company and The Sword of the North list among my favorite grimdark novels from the recent past, so, naturally, I assumed the final volume would be the best yet. Unfortunately, after finishing this installment of the series, all I feel is disappointment and a longing for what might have been.
Picking up where The Sword of the North ended, the new masters of Dorminia are the legendary ...more
Dead Man’s Steel was a novel I was eagerly looking forward to reading. The Grim Company and The Sword of the North list among my favorite grimdark novels from the recent past, so, naturally, I assumed the final volume would be the best yet. Unfortunately, after finishing this installment of the series, all I feel is disappointment and a longing for what might have been.
Picking up where The Sword of the North ended, the new masters of Dorminia are the legendary ...more

Puts book down
Stands on table
Slow claps Luke Scull for delivering a damn good trilogy
Up there with my top trilogies (Mistborn B Sanderson and Broken Empire M Lawrence). Absolutely fantastic, this final book was the best one yet and soooo satisfying.
This had me on the edge of my seat, I could not put it down. I already want to go back and read the first book again.
The characters are awesome. I cared for each and every one. Usually there is an annoying one (well Cole is annoying but he's annoyin ...more
Stands on table
Slow claps Luke Scull for delivering a damn good trilogy
Up there with my top trilogies (Mistborn B Sanderson and Broken Empire M Lawrence). Absolutely fantastic, this final book was the best one yet and soooo satisfying.
This had me on the edge of my seat, I could not put it down. I already want to go back and read the first book again.
The characters are awesome. I cared for each and every one. Usually there is an annoying one (well Cole is annoying but he's annoyin ...more

Found the last part easier to acclimatise with than the middle book, mind that’s oft the case.
Its a tried & trusted formulaic trilogy with book 1 getting all the gang together, book 2 sees them go separate paths on their quests whilst book 3 puts them all on converging paths for the grand finale.... sound familiar?? No honest im not pouring scorn on whats fast becoming a standard grimdark plot as I do actually enjoy it so long as I ration my fill of it which I have done of late & maybe ...more
Its a tried & trusted formulaic trilogy with book 1 getting all the gang together, book 2 sees them go separate paths on their quests whilst book 3 puts them all on converging paths for the grand finale.... sound familiar?? No honest im not pouring scorn on whats fast becoming a standard grimdark plot as I do actually enjoy it so long as I ration my fill of it which I have done of late & maybe ...more

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This was an enjoyable conclusion to the trilogy. It maintained the same style shown throughout the series, though with the humour dialled back somewhat.
The writing, especially in the early chapters, felt as if it had stepped up a notch. The cast remains large but they spend a lot of time together in groups that then merge to one big group.
Davarius Cole and Brodar Kayne remain the twin foci of the story. Davarius continues to be a bit of a Two-Face, brooding and tragic one moment, flip and shallo ...more
The writing, especially in the early chapters, felt as if it had stepped up a notch. The cast remains large but they spend a lot of time together in groups that then merge to one big group.
Davarius Cole and Brodar Kayne remain the twin foci of the story. Davarius continues to be a bit of a Two-Face, brooding and tragic one moment, flip and shallo ...more

I've said it a couple of times as ive read through this series but the amount of complete ridiculousness that Scull was able to pack into these rather short (approx 400 page) books is absurd, but absurd in the greatest way possible. Every time you think he can pack in any more crazy plot points or ideas he somehow manages to. Some suspension of disbelief is required to enjoy these as much as I did.
Also a number of characters from the trilogy will be making into to my imaginary favourite charact ...more
Also a number of characters from the trilogy will be making into to my imaginary favourite charact ...more

Je to spis dve a pul hvezdy, ale slabe. V podstate od pulky jsem to docital na silu, abych dojel trilogii. To, co me bavilo v predchazejicich dvou dilech, zde zcela vymizelo. Spousty nelogickych dejovych zvratu, odbocek, osob deus ex machina. Monstrozni vyvrazdovacka a masivni vybijeni hlavnich postav v zaveru included. Jako sorry, ale dlouho jsem nevidel takhle zprasenej zaver. A Davarus Cole...

This is the 3rd book in "The Grim Company" trilogy by Luke Scull. This is an epic Fantasy adventure with all the elements a great fantasy needs. In my reviews of the last two books I mentioned that they had everything a great Fantasy needs except a dragon. Well this one has the dragon! In this one the Grim Company reunites to fight an invasion of demons from out of the north and an invasion of Fade, an immortal and nearly indestructible race, from across the ocean. Both the demons and the Fade a
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S touhle sérií jsem měl vždycky nějaký problém se začíst, ponořit do světa, obsáhnout skrytý potenciál. Říkal jsem si, že jsem pouze předešlé díly četl ve špatné chvíli, ale pokud mi dřívější díly nesedly, všechno to vykrystalizovalo v podobě Ostří mrtvého muže. Odpustím si dějové zápletky srovnávat s jinou, velice známou fantasy sérií, protože každý má nárok na kreativitu a je pouze na něm, jak se s danou látkou popere. Tohle nemám právo soudit.
Co ale může být zdrojem kritiky, je fakt, že tenhl ...more
Co ale může být zdrojem kritiky, je fakt, že tenhl ...more

It has the same gritty tone as the other books in the series and the characters come back, and keep coming back...
The book is full of death and heroes coming back from death, or at least the very brink of death.
It is also a book of multiple endings. An ending is not necessarily the end, even the end might not be the end, though it might be.
I enjoyed the story and characters, there is a lot crammed into the pages and the pace rarely drops. A fitting, and exciting end to the series.
The book is full of death and heroes coming back from death, or at least the very brink of death.
It is also a book of multiple endings. An ending is not necessarily the end, even the end might not be the end, though it might be.
I enjoyed the story and characters, there is a lot crammed into the pages and the pace rarely drops. A fitting, and exciting end to the series.

My first thoughts on reading the first book of this trilogy was that this mofo has ripped off JA , and whilst there are parallels I'm pleased to say I was wrong , I thoroughly enjoyed all 3 books , strong characters I was sad to see the back of and a satisfying conclusion. There's plenty of action and also an interesting subtext about the nature of the world the story takes place in that is alluded to throughout. Looking forward to seeing more from The Scull.

Dead Man's Steel (The Grim Company, #3) - Luke Scull | Roc 2017, 450 páginas |Lido de 9 de Fevereiro a 11 de Fevereiro, 2017 | Nota 4 em 5
SINOPSE
Na cidade de Torres, ex-rebelde Sasha e seu companheiro Davarus Cole lutam para manter a paz entre os magos rivais que disputam o domínio. Mas quando a Dama Branca envia Davarus sul aos reinos Despedaçadas a procurar aliados entre os reinos caídos, ele descobre que sua batalha mais difícil pode ser um travada dentro. A essência divina agora residindo de ...more
SINOPSE
Na cidade de Torres, ex-rebelde Sasha e seu companheiro Davarus Cole lutam para manter a paz entre os magos rivais que disputam o domínio. Mas quando a Dama Branca envia Davarus sul aos reinos Despedaçadas a procurar aliados entre os reinos caídos, ele descobre que sua batalha mais difícil pode ser um travada dentro. A essência divina agora residindo de ...more

Dead Man’s Steel is book 3 of 3 in The Grim Company series. I did enjoy this book, but I found the previous two books better. The storytelling didn’t seem to flow as well as the previous two, not until the last 3rd of it. I enjoyed how the series wrapped up and it even left a small opening for another book if the author wanted to expand the series.
I thought the inclusion of the Fade and their technology was a bit much, considering the first two books centered on a civilization of where machines ...more
I thought the inclusion of the Fade and their technology was a bit much, considering the first two books centered on a civilization of where machines ...more

Gods above and below. I can't remember a book that has sucker-punched me this hard. It was merciless, didn't care who you loved or what you hoped for them. It completely breaks you and leaves you screaming "why why why"... and yet... I still loved it and still recommend it. The story was as intense as the previous two books, packed to the brim with betrayal and heartbreak. I can count on one hand how many truly happy moments there were, and still have fingers to spare. It was great to see more c
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As always this review can also be found on my blog The Tattooed Book Geek: https://thetattooedbookgeek.wordpress...
I received a free copy of this book courtesy of the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
Dead Man's Steel is the stellar finale to Luke Scull's The Grim Company trilogy following on from The Grim Company and Sword of the North.
Taking place after the events at the conclusion of the previous book (Sword of the North) we are thrust right back into the action.
Told from multiple ch ...more
I received a free copy of this book courtesy of the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
Dead Man's Steel is the stellar finale to Luke Scull's The Grim Company trilogy following on from The Grim Company and Sword of the North.
Taking place after the events at the conclusion of the previous book (Sword of the North) we are thrust right back into the action.
Told from multiple ch ...more

Not only a poor final entry to a mediocre series, but a poor fantasy novel in general. Completely bereft of tension, good characters, or even an interesting plot and, worst of all, the story takes you through a journey with no apparent direction. You will end up lost, confused, and desperately trying to decide why you stuck out this 15 hour slog.
Since the Grim Company series started with its eponymous first entry I have been quite critical of nearly every aspect of it. The reason I continued rea ...more
Since the Grim Company series started with its eponymous first entry I have been quite critical of nearly every aspect of it. The reason I continued rea ...more

The end of a satisfying trilogy (and you do need to read them in order). As we reach the final part a lot is thrown in, our Northern warriors, an invasion from an almost invincible from the other side of the world, and the additional problem of demons pouring in. Oh and the use of ancient technology...
This does channel the late, great David Gemmell and a bit of the modern master, Joe Abercrombie but the author tries and succeeds in giving this his own voice. Characters are well defined and you d ...more
This does channel the late, great David Gemmell and a bit of the modern master, Joe Abercrombie but the author tries and succeeds in giving this his own voice. Characters are well defined and you d ...more

So loved the first two books, yes the writing was clumsy and yes the world was insane but it was fun, the character are interesting and you could see some real growth in them, and the overall story arc seemed good. Like a Mark Lawernce story, but with worse dialogue, which given how rarely you get good grim fantasy is still pretty great.
Now of you are in the same place as me going into the third book, stop. Put down this book and slowly step away from it, this is no Wheel of Osheim. The book sta ...more
Now of you are in the same place as me going into the third book, stop. Put down this book and slowly step away from it, this is no Wheel of Osheim. The book sta ...more

I received a free copy of this ebook through Netgalley.com, the author Luke Scull, and/or the publisher, Berkeley Publishing Group, in exchange for a review.
This is the third book in The Grim Company series. I really enjoyed this series, but unfortunately, this book pretty much ends the series. Not that I know how much further the story could have gone if it did continue. I was a bit miffed about the end results( I try not to give spoilers), but understand everyone doesn't always get a happily e ...more
This is the third book in The Grim Company series. I really enjoyed this series, but unfortunately, this book pretty much ends the series. Not that I know how much further the story could have gone if it did continue. I was a bit miffed about the end results( I try not to give spoilers), but understand everyone doesn't always get a happily e ...more

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Really enjoyed this latest installment in the Grim Company series. There is potential I feel for further adventures with some of the characters, although for quite a few their journey will go no further! This has been one of my favorite series. I liked (most) of the characters I met on the journey and cared what happened to them along the way which to me is what a good book is all about.
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LUKE SCULL was born in and lives in Bristol. Luke also designs computer roleplaying games and has worked on several acclaimed titles for Ossian Studios and Bioware.
Luke's first novel, THE GRIM COMPANY, was shortlisted for the David Gemmell Morningstar Award, 2014.
Visit his website at: www.lukescull.com
Luke's first novel, THE GRIM COMPANY, was shortlisted for the David Gemmell Morningstar Award, 2014.
Visit his website at: www.lukescull.com
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