The Outlaw and the Upstart King, Rod Duncan
The Outlaw and the Upstart King, Rod Duncan
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The Outlaw and the Upstart King

Author: Rod Duncan

Narrator: Elizabeth Sastre

Unabridged: 11 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/08/2019


Synopsis

Elizabeth Barnabus returns, to uncover the secrets and mysteries of the Gas-Lit Empire, in the startling sequel to The Queen of All Crows.

As it is inked, so shall your oaths and bindings be.

Tattoos are the only law on the Island of the Free, and there can never be a king. Every clan agrees on that. But a returning exile has smuggled something across the water that could send the old ways up in flames. Elias wants revenge on the men who severed his oaths and made him an outlaw. But, if his wealth and honour are to be restored, he'll need help from the most unlikely quarter - a mysterious woman, landed unwantedly on Newfoundland's rocky shore.

About The Author

ROD DUNCAN is the author of four crime novels, the Riot Trilogy, comprising Backlash (which earned him a nomination for the John Creasey Dagger Award), Breakbeat and Burnout. His romantic comedy screenplay How to Make a Movie for 43 Pounds was made in 2014 and a second, narrated by Warwick Davis, is currently in post-production. The Bullet-Catcher's Daughter, first in the Gas-Lit Empire series was nominated for the Philip K Dick Award.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Yablon

This is by far the best book in either Elizabeth Barnabas series, just absolutely blows the others out of the water. Without spoiling anything the novel starts, not with Elizabeth but instead with a bitter and broken man named Elias as the protagonist, a man who has returned to the land of his birth......more

Goodreads review by Sara

With the Outlaw and the Upstart King, Rod Duncan veered away from steampunk style plot and setting. The feudal, political coup plot that seemed like it belonged in a fantasy novel, only it had no magic. It was a great story in a very well-developed land with a fascinating political system. It just w......more

Goodreads review by Rex

Up to Expectations In all honesty, while I liked the last book, there was some 'oomph' missing ( I know, great descriptive term). It was interesting, but I got lost in certain implausabilities. But Rod has kept me enthralled in his writings so I had to stick with him. 'Upstart' did not disappoint. Th......more