The King Must Fall, Devin Madson
The King Must Fall, Devin Madson
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Synopsis

When the mighty and cruel must be brought low, it's the killers and the schemers who emerge from the shadows. As plans twist and change, and our protagonists are foiled and beaten, one thing remains true: no matter the cost, the king must fall.The King Must Fall is a dark fantasy anthology featuring 19 titans of the dark and grimdark fantasy genres writing about rogues, assassins, mages, blackguards, and warriors on quests to kill their kings, rulers, captains, and leaders.Featuring stories by Devin Madson, Luke Scull, Anna Smith Spark, Anthony Ryan, Michael R Fletcher, Jeremy Szal, Lee Murray, Daniel Polansky, Shawn Speakman, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Trudi Canavan, Alex Marshall, Anna Stephens, Justin Call, Peter Orullian, Kameron Hurley, Matthew Ward, Deborah A. Wolf, and Bradley P. Beaulieu.

About Devin Madson

Devin Madson is an Aurealis Award-winning fantasy author from Australia. Anything but zen, Devin subsists on tea and chocolate and so much fried zucchini she ought to have turned into one by now. Follow her on Twitter at @DevinMadson.


Reviews

Goodreads review by John

My complete review is available at Before We Go Blog. The King Must Fall is the latest anthology of all-original short stories from the gang at Grimdark Magazine. Edited by Adrian Collins, Mike Myers, and Sarah Chorn, this fantastic collection of nineteen stories showcases some of the top names in gr......more

Goodreads review by Justin

I don't typically review books where I am the author...but considering I only wrote 1/19 of this, I think it's fair to review my fellow contributors/editors. Adrian Collins, Sarah Chorn, and Grimdark Magazine really hit it out of the park with this one. From the phenomenal cover art and interior illu......more

In English in comment "The Last Days of Old Sharakhaï" Attention je note ici uniquement ma lecture de l'ultime novella de "The Song of the Shattered Sands", (la série Sharakhaï pour les non anglophones) 👍 Un ultime au revoir, une dernière novella, une dernière page pour un dernier grain de sable. Cett......more

This is a great short story collection in the grimdark genre. The king must fall, but not always in the ways you’d expect. The tales are varied and kept me entertained for the time it took for me to read this book and I enjoyed it immensely.......more