Priest of Crowns, Peter McLean
Priest of Crowns, Peter McLean
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Priest of Crowns

Author: Peter McLean

Narrator: David Morley Hale

Unabridged: 16 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Arcadia

Published: 08/04/2022

Synopsis

'Praise be to Our Lady of Eternal Sorrows, and blessed be the Ascended Martyr.' Those were the words on lips of the faithful: Blessed be the Ascended Martyr, and woe betide you if you thought otherwise. The word Unbeliever had become a death sentence on the streets in those days.

Gangster, soldier, priest. Governor, knight, and above all, Queen's Man.

Once, Tomas Piety looked after his men, body and soul, as best he could. Then those who ran his country decided his dark talents would better serve in the corridors of power.

Crushed by the power of the Queen's Men and with the Skanian menace rising once more on the streets of Ellinburg, Tomas Piety is forced to turn to old friends, old debts and untrustworthy alliances.

Meanwhile in the capital city of Dannsburg, Dieter Vogel is beginning to wonder if the horror he has unleashed in the Martyr's Disciples might be getting out of control.

With revolution brewing and tragedy and terrorism running rife in the cities, Piety and Vogel must each weigh the cost of a crown.

(P) 2022 Quercus Editions Limited

About Peter McLean

Peter McLean was born near London in 1972, the son of a bank manager and an English teacher. He went to school in the shadow of Norwich Cathedral where he spent most of his time making up stories. He has since grown up a bit, if not a lot, and spent 30 years working in corporate IT. He is married to Diane and is still making up stories.You will find Peter Mclean on Facebook (@PeterMcLeanAuthor) and at his website, https://talonwraith.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Petrik on September 23, 2022

Priest of Crowns is a heartbreaking, ferociously blood-soaked, and unforgettable ending to the War for the Rose Throne. “This and no other is the root from which a tyrant springs; when he first appears he is a protector.” After four years, Priest of Bones was published in 2018, War for the Rose Th......more

Goodreads review by Andrei(Drusca) on February 16, 2024

What an end to a fantastic series......more

Goodreads review by Lukasz on July 14, 2022

4.5/5 War for the Rose Throne is one of my favorite series of recent years. Considering how much I enjoyed the first three books, my expectations for Priest of Crowns were certainly high. Fortunately, it more than met them. The series started as a brutal gangster family drama but evolved into a comple......more

Goodreads review by Gavin on November 27, 2022

This fourth and final instalment of Peter McLean's War for the Rose Throne series was an excellent conclusion to one of the very best series I’ve read in the dark fantasy genre. It is dark and gritty but does not fall into the sort of over the top misery porn that plagues a lot of modern day grimdar......more

Goodreads review by trice (exams hiatus) on February 28, 2025

4.5 wow. this series was incredible. not in the sense of traditional fantasy aspects like worldbuilding, but in the moral complexities and themes it explored. the characters piety is ruthless and violent and generous. he's ambitious and selfish and stubborn and cares for his family deeply. he takes......more

Quotes

An author at the top of his game GRIMDARK MAGAZINE

If you haven't yet picked up this riveting and unique series, I highly recommend you do FANTASY BOOK CRITIC oN WAR FOR THE ROSE THRONE

If you want a gripping, well written and brilliant fantasy series, you got it. ANNA RELLIX, @annarella, on WAR FOR THE ROSE THRONE

Dark, gritty, brutal fantasy with the heart of a gangster family drama and the page-turning pace of the best crime fiction, it's just SO good! TRACK OF WORDS on WAR FOR THE ROSE THRONE

Dark and full of menace, McLean's War for the Rose Throne belongs on the shelf of any fan of gritty fantasy ED McDONALD, bestselling author of The Raven’s Mark series, on WAR FOR THE ROSE THRONE

I can't remember the last time I read such a consistently good series as The War for the Throne. Characterisation in these books is phenomenal. Each is flawed, many are brutal, but you can't help but feel an affinity for them. McLean's prose keeps you reading, as you hang out for the next revelation and revel in each glorious set-piece GEEK DAD ON PRIEST OF GALLOWS

Utterly unputdownable TRACK OF WORDS on PRIEST OF GALLOWS in 'Best SFF of 2021'

A page-turner, a gripping story @ANNARELLA on PRIEST OF CROWNS

An absolute humdinger of a series. Tomas Piety is probably one of my favourite modern fantasy creations. He is such a compelling, flawed but noble character. The story and the culmination of the saga are deeply satisfying GEEK DAD on PRIEST OF CROWNS

Priest of Crowns is an absolute page-turner, and through the last 80%, I literally sat on the edge of my seat. Peter McLean brings the War for the Rose Throne series to a gut-punching end, one that will be remembered for a long time coming. One of the best books of 2022 for sure. Praise be to Our Lady QUEEN'S BOOK ASYLUM on PRIEST OF CROWNS

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