Peter McLean was born in London and went to school in the shadow of Norwich Cathedral, where he spent most of his time making up stories. He grew up alternating dingy nightclubs with studying martial arts and practical magic before settling to a career in corporate IT. The noir urban fantasy Burned Man series was followed by the highly acclaimed grimdark fantasy quartet, starting with Priest of Bones, Priest of Lies and Priest of Gallows. The final book about Tomas Piety will be Priest of Crowns. You will find Peter Mclean on Twitter (@PeteMC666), on Facebook (@PeterMcLeanAuthor) and at his website, https://talonwraith.com.
Stunning. Best book of the year by a spear length and then some
*ANNA SMITH SPARK, author of Empires of Dust, on PRIEST OF
GALLOWS*
Mclean writes fantasy that feels slick, modern, and pulls few
punches. Pacey writing lends subtle weight to the gritty themes
explored as The War for the Rose Throne gathers ever more speed
*ED MCDONALD, bestselling author of the RAVEN'S MARK series on on
PRIEST OF GALLOWS*
A brilliant story . . . that's full of invention, surprise and
MacLean's knack for complex, morally grey characters
*TRACK OF WORDS on PRIEST OF GALLOWS*
If you like your fantasy with a side of dark and gritty, you won't
want to miss this
*CHRISTINA HENRY, bestselling author of The Girl in Red on PRIEST
OF LIES*
Utterly unputdownable
*TRACK OF WORDS on PRIEST OF GALLOWS in 'Best SFF of 2021'*
A brilliant world
*GRIMDARK MAGAZINE on PRIEST OF GALLOWS*
This series rocks!
*FANTASY BOOK CRITIC on PRIEST OF GALLOWS*
The first two books in this series were a great deal of fun so I
had high hopes for book three. I'm glad to report that I was not at
all disappointed. I'm beyond pleased to note that we are not quite
done with the adventures of Tomas Piety and the rest of the Pious
Men yet. Highly recommended
*THE ELOQUENT PAGE on PRIEST OF GALLOWS*
An enigma. It manages to be light and dark, clean but dirty, harsh
but fair, full of love and equally full of death. It's an awesome
story, one that grabs you from the first line and doesn't let go
until the finale when it slams you to the ground
*FANTASY HIVE on PRIEST OF LIES*
The politics of The Godfather meets the grit of Gangs of New York .
. . a dark, dirty, foul-mouthed triumph of grimdark gangster heist
novels. If Locke Lamora (Scott Lynch) had a bigger, uglier, more
violent brother, his name would be Tomas Piety. Amid the violence
and the stink of the Ellinburg, though, there's camaraderie and
trust, concern for the wellbeing of the poor and a rusty sort of
honour among thieves
*ANNA STEPHENS, bestselling author of the Godblind trilogy, on
PRIEST OF BONES*
Priest of Lies is pretty damn exceptional . . . the ending is
stunning . . . an author who is on top of his game
*GRIMDARK MAGAZINE on PRIEST OF LIES*
A hell of a good time, and serves up a damn fine cliffhanger
*FANTASY BOOK REVIEW*
Clever storytelling and beautifully immersive prose. Priest of Lies
digs deeper and hits harder, getting darker by the chapter, with
astonishing surprises around each and every corner. I'm really
looking forward to seeing what blood-soaked mischief Tomas gets
into next. If you haven't yet picked up this riveting and unique
series, I highly recommend you do
*FANTASY BOOK CRITIC on PRIEST OF LIES*
Managing to be exciting, narratively taut and a commentary on the
terrible things war and violence do to people is no mean feat, but
Peter McLean manages it with Priest of Bones. I wish I had written
this
*R.J. BARKER, bestselling author of Blood of Assassins, on PRIEST
OF BONES*
Let me just tell you that Peter McLean knows how to fucking
write!
*PARSECS AND PARCHMENT*
This is the best entry into the series yet and I couldn't put it
down
*FANFIADDICT*
I can't remember the last time I read such a consistently good
series as The War for the Rose Throne. Characterization in these
books is phenomenal
*GEEK DAD*
A powerful and moving urban fantasy that I found myself completely
immersed in
*MUSE’S BOOK JOURNAL*
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