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The Bound Folio
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The world is full of heroes, villains, and all the shades in between. The Bound Folio tells their stories from the tortured childhood of the legendary Blademaster the Sword of the North, to the humble origins of the Queen of the Five Kingdoms, to the death of one of the world's greatest assassins.
This anthology collects together eight dark stories of swords, sorcery, and ...more
This anthology collects together eight dark stories of swords, sorcery, and ...more
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Paperback, 226 pages
Published
June 1st 2016
by Ragnarok Publications
(first published January 1st 2012)
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The Bound Folio returns (or introduces) readers to Rob J. Hayes’ First Earth fantasy world, and like his first trilogy, The Ties That Bind, this collection of short stories is not for the faint of heart. Rather, these tales are grimdark to the core, filled with execution, rape, revenge, cynicism, and brutality.
To my mind, all the stories in this collection fit into two very nice categories: the unexpected twist and the shock-fest. The former generally consistin ...more
The Bound Folio returns (or introduces) readers to Rob J. Hayes’ First Earth fantasy world, and like his first trilogy, The Ties That Bind, this collection of short stories is not for the faint of heart. Rather, these tales are grimdark to the core, filled with execution, rape, revenge, cynicism, and brutality.
To my mind, all the stories in this collection fit into two very nice categories: the unexpected twist and the shock-fest. The former generally consistin ...more
Full review at: http://thequeenofblades.blogspot.co.u...
3.5 Stars
I wanted to read this series since I first heard about it. Only I am terrible at sticking to a reading schedule. I normally have a plan of what to read next, but I'm just shitty at following these plans through. I was slightly concerned that I would heave to read the entire series to avoid spoilers, but that's not the case at all. This installment is completely stand-alone.
Through this you get a tiny window into the lives of these ...more
3.5 Stars
I wanted to read this series since I first heard about it. Only I am terrible at sticking to a reading schedule. I normally have a plan of what to read next, but I'm just shitty at following these plans through. I was slightly concerned that I would heave to read the entire series to avoid spoilers, but that's not the case at all. This installment is completely stand-alone.
Through this you get a tiny window into the lives of these ...more
Jan 16, 2016
J.M.
rated it
it was amazing
Recommends it for:
grimdark, sword & sorcery, abercrombie, weeks
Shelves:
books-by-friends,
assassins,
anthologies,
fantasy,
grimdark,
ragnarok-publications,
edited-by-me
Finished editing the first draft, now in Rob's hands for final review. This is going to be one hell of a great collection for Hayes fans as they await his Best Laid Plans duology. TBF contains some truly powerful stories in his First Earth setting.
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* I received a digital copy of this collection of short stories from the publisher in return for an honest review.
I original did not know that this is considered book 3.5 in the Ties That Bind trilogy, otherwise I probably would have read them first. Fortunately, reading the trilogy is not required to enjoy this.
First things first... wow! How have I missed Hayes' work long enough for him to have finished an entire trilogy? I have seen his books in bookstores, but the covers have always put me of ...more
I original did not know that this is considered book 3.5 in the Ties That Bind trilogy, otherwise I probably would have read them first. Fortunately, reading the trilogy is not required to enjoy this.
First things first... wow! How have I missed Hayes' work long enough for him to have finished an entire trilogy? I have seen his books in bookstores, but the covers have always put me of ...more
I received this ebook from the publisher through Netgalley. I have not read the author's series, and understand that some of the short stories provide information on the pasts of characters in the full-length books, as well as something of an introduction to characters in some upcoming books. Despite not knowing the world of the stories, I did not feel lost. So, the stories do stand alone, though they might be more meaningful to someone who has seen the characters in another setting.
The stories ...more
The stories ...more
Rob J. Hayes was my introduction to grimdark fiction. Well, actually, no, it was George R.R. Martin but saying, "He's the guy I first read that I realized was grimdark fiction after I read the books everyone else read and loved" is not a very good opening for a review. Hayes wrote The Ties That Bind trilogy which is best described as what you get if you combined Quentin Tarantino with Conan the Barbarian.
Rob J. Hayes style is to get a bunch of foul-mouthed quirky oddball murderers, criminals, ...more
Rob J. Hayes style is to get a bunch of foul-mouthed quirky oddball murderers, criminals, ...more
A great collection of sword and sorcery tales. Hayes writes beyond his years, and if you're a fan of his previous work you adore this book.
...more
A super collection of stories from Rob J. Hayes First Earth world.
Jun 05, 2016
Stephanie - Books Less Travelled
rated it
it was amazing
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adult,
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fantasy,
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**I received a free copy in exchange for an honest review from the NetGalley**
Cover: Love it!
Rating 5 Stars
Overall: Action packed and well written
Characters: Imperfectly human, perfect!
Plot: Exquisitely grim and gritty!
Page Turner: Yes
Series Cont.? Yes!
Recommend Yes!
This book was made up of six short stories, told some of the side characters in Rob Hayes The Ties That Bind Us series. I have not read the other books yet, but this one was brought to my attention since it was on NetGalley. I plan t ...more
Cover: Love it!
Rating 5 Stars
Overall: Action packed and well written
Characters: Imperfectly human, perfect!
Plot: Exquisitely grim and gritty!
Page Turner: Yes
Series Cont.? Yes!
Recommend Yes!
This book was made up of six short stories, told some of the side characters in Rob Hayes The Ties That Bind Us series. I have not read the other books yet, but this one was brought to my attention since it was on NetGalley. I plan t ...more
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Publisher: Ragnarok
Publishing Date: June 2016
ISBN:9781941987605
Genre: Fantasy
Rating: 4.4/5
Publishers Description: The world is full of heroes, villains, and all the shades in between. The Bound Folio tells their stories from the tortured childhood of the legendary Blademaster the Sword of the North, to the humble origins of the Queen of the Five Kingdoms, to the death of one of the world’s greatest assassins.
Review: I usually am not in to short stories du ...more
Publisher: Ragnarok
Publishing Date: June 2016
ISBN:9781941987605
Genre: Fantasy
Rating: 4.4/5
Publishers Description: The world is full of heroes, villains, and all the shades in between. The Bound Folio tells their stories from the tortured childhood of the legendary Blademaster the Sword of the North, to the humble origins of the Queen of the Five Kingdoms, to the death of one of the world’s greatest assassins.
Review: I usually am not in to short stories du ...more
Dark fantasy tales that show the best, the worst and those in between: A fantastic introduction into First Earth
If you haven’t discovered Rob J. Hayes, this may be a good place to start as The Bound Folio provides short incites in to his dark fantasy world. The book begins with an overview of each story and how it fits into the timeline of First Earth; some are set before Hayes’ debut trilogy The Ties That Bind, some are set after it and just before his pirate duology, Best Laid Plans (Fans of H ...more
If you haven’t discovered Rob J. Hayes, this may be a good place to start as The Bound Folio provides short incites in to his dark fantasy world. The book begins with an overview of each story and how it fits into the timeline of First Earth; some are set before Hayes’ debut trilogy The Ties That Bind, some are set after it and just before his pirate duology, Best Laid Plans (Fans of H ...more
Aug 18, 2017
Michael
rated it
really liked it
Recommends it for:
Fantasy fans
Recommended to Michael by:
J.P. Ashman
I liked the majority of these short stories by Rob J Hayes. I say, 'the majority' because there was one that didn't appeal to me, and one that didn't give quite enough information about the race of the characters involved, but otherwise I enjoyed them.
If the stories here in this free collection are anything to go by, then I shall be looking up Rob J Hayes for future reading. I like the way he's set the scene for a number of different characters, it leaves a great deal of scope for future tales, ...more
If the stories here in this free collection are anything to go by, then I shall be looking up Rob J Hayes for future reading. I like the way he's set the scene for a number of different characters, it leaves a great deal of scope for future tales, ...more
First of all, this is a collection and not an anthology because all 'stories' are by the same author.
Second, a fair few of those are obviously 'outtakes', scenes cut from a longer narrative that do not even form a complete story.
I absolutely love Hayes' excellent 'Ties That Bind'-trilogy and recently also gave five well-deserved stars to his grimdark novel 'City of Kings', but this collection is scraping the barrel. There are a few morsels, some promising characters I have not encountered yet, b ...more
Second, a fair few of those are obviously 'outtakes', scenes cut from a longer narrative that do not even form a complete story.
I absolutely love Hayes' excellent 'Ties That Bind'-trilogy and recently also gave five well-deserved stars to his grimdark novel 'City of Kings', but this collection is scraping the barrel. There are a few morsels, some promising characters I have not encountered yet, b ...more
Nice collection of highly enjoyable short stories in the author's world. Nothing I'd call grimdark but one scene in one story was particularly brutal and difficult to read through but pretty tame. Tales deal wth lots of typical western fantasy tropes. Lots of fun with magic, pirates, assassins and such.
...more
It's been several years since I read the Ties that Bind trilogy and maybe if my memory of the books had been fresher I could have better connected to the characters. The only story I really liked was the last one, seeing Elana Black and Arbiter Beck interact is always a good time but there just wasn't enough there.
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Awesome author
I remember reading The Ties That Bind trilogy after first seeing it on a "best" list. Not on any massive poll conducted by who knows but one based on public opinion. It was amazingly good and I became an instant addict concerning this author. This one was really good too, just some of the stories didn't really seem to have much of a point. But for the most part it was really enjoyable. Could be better for some, as my attention span is a bit frazzled. Either way I would recommend th ...more
I remember reading The Ties That Bind trilogy after first seeing it on a "best" list. Not on any massive poll conducted by who knows but one based on public opinion. It was amazingly good and I became an instant addict concerning this author. This one was really good too, just some of the stories didn't really seem to have much of a point. But for the most part it was really enjoyable. Could be better for some, as my attention span is a bit frazzled. Either way I would recommend th ...more
Rob Hayes is awesome.
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