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Graylands #1
The Ghost Princess
Graylands is where people go when they don't want to be found.
A neutral, mostly frontier country between two opposing empires, it is a haven for drifters, pilgrims, outlaws, and everything in between hoping to build a new life, find adventure, or just disappear.
Katrina Lamont is one such individual.
Once upon a time, she was the Chosen One-a warrior charged with a great and heroic destiny. But when she finished her journey, there was no happy ending waiting for her. Now she lives as an embittered, alcoholic drifter, haunted by the ghosts of her past.
But when an evil sorcerer, Jacob Daredin, seeks to fulfill an ancient prophecy that may grant him god-like power, Katrina will have to take up the sword once again as she finds herself caught in a race to find the young woman whose sacrifice is the key to Daredin's mad dream.
Along the way, she will contend with Krutch Leeroy-an infamous outlaw who is not all he seems-and cross paths with Lily Blackthorn-a perky, but mysterious woman with a dark secret of her own.
As Daredin's forces close in, they will traverse a haunted landscape of pirates, demons, killers, con-men, an immortal juggernaut, and worse in an adventure where the line between destiny and plain bad luck is razor thin.
A neutral, mostly frontier country between two opposing empires, it is a haven for drifters, pilgrims, outlaws, and everything in between hoping to build a new life, find adventure, or just disappear.
Katrina Lamont is one such individual.
Once upon a time, she was the Chosen One-a warrior charged with a great and heroic destiny. But when she finished her journey, there was no happy ending waiting for her. Now she lives as an embittered, alcoholic drifter, haunted by the ghosts of her past.
But when an evil sorcerer, Jacob Daredin, seeks to fulfill an ancient prophecy that may grant him god-like power, Katrina will have to take up the sword once again as she finds herself caught in a race to find the young woman whose sacrifice is the key to Daredin's mad dream.
Along the way, she will contend with Krutch Leeroy-an infamous outlaw who is not all he seems-and cross paths with Lily Blackthorn-a perky, but mysterious woman with a dark secret of her own.
As Daredin's forces close in, they will traverse a haunted landscape of pirates, demons, killers, con-men, an immortal juggernaut, and worse in an adventure where the line between destiny and plain bad luck is razor thin.
- GenresFantasy
324 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 2015
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February 18, 2025
When a strange set of occurrences lead a group of complete strangers on a collision course where half of them want the world to end, the other half want to save it, and one man in particular just really isn't supposed to be here a hero will emerge...okay I'm lying a girl with a serious case of PTSD, a half Succubus half Orc demon, and a man with a curse will emerge and well fuck some shit up, which will definitely result in the world being saved. At least for the moment.
Holy fuck this was hands down the surprise 5 star read of the year for me. And I'm going to be completely honest every review prior to mine is what made me move it to the very tippy top of my TBR, because I had barely read the prologue and was already hooked when when I saw some of the ratings.
Ghost Princess was absolutely unlike anything I have ever read and yet reminded me of some of my favorite books and anime. Walsh took some of the most obnoxious tropes ever and made them absolutely freaking amazing. Because they are never fully realized as tropes. And to do that, to be able to actually do that and make the book still readable? That my friends is pure fucking genius.
The characters here are amazing, fully realized, and show brilliant growth (growth isn't always becoming a better person) throughout the story. The world building is well done, the pacing fits the story wonderfully, and oh man, the action, especially towards the end, is top tier. Oh, and it's freaking hilarious.
And I tell you what, well I'm not gonna tell you because it would spoil *everything* but the prologue, let it annoy you because when you get it oh when you get it, it's going to be infuriating that you missed it while you praise Walsh for this stroke of genius.
This is easily going to be a Top Ten read for me this year, and I highly recommend it for anyone who enjoys watching tropes get sliced into tiny pieces.
Holy fuck this was hands down the surprise 5 star read of the year for me. And I'm going to be completely honest every review prior to mine is what made me move it to the very tippy top of my TBR, because I had barely read the prologue and was already hooked when when I saw some of the ratings.
Ghost Princess was absolutely unlike anything I have ever read and yet reminded me of some of my favorite books and anime. Walsh took some of the most obnoxious tropes ever and made them absolutely freaking amazing. Because they are never fully realized as tropes. And to do that, to be able to actually do that and make the book still readable? That my friends is pure fucking genius.
The characters here are amazing, fully realized, and show brilliant growth (growth isn't always becoming a better person) throughout the story. The world building is well done, the pacing fits the story wonderfully, and oh man, the action, especially towards the end, is top tier. Oh, and it's freaking hilarious.
And I tell you what, well I'm not gonna tell you because it would spoil *everything* but the prologue, let it annoy you because when you get it oh when you get it, it's going to be infuriating that you missed it while you praise Walsh for this stroke of genius.
This is easily going to be a Top Ten read for me this year, and I highly recommend it for anyone who enjoys watching tropes get sliced into tiny pieces.
July 20, 2015
This darkly humorous fantasy adventure addresses the question of what happens to those heroic Chosen Ones whose stories don’t end happily ever after.
The Ghost Princess of the title is Katrina, who was once a heroic Princess out to regain her kingdom from the forces of darkness, but is now just a drunk trying to forget the past. Unfortunately for her, there’s a prophecy and some evil nutters want to sacrifice some girl under the full moon. So she finds herself being dragged back reluctantly into the hero-ing business as a bunch of bad guys and sort-of-bad guys converge in a way which will definitely not lead to a happy ending for anyone.
There’s a good deal of over-the-top violence of the splashy variety from the start and throughout. I don’t like blood and gore, but the humour, good characters, and clever plot kept me reading. The writing is decent and generally well edited, although there were some annoying errors.
The Ghost Princess of the title is Katrina, who was once a heroic Princess out to regain her kingdom from the forces of darkness, but is now just a drunk trying to forget the past. Unfortunately for her, there’s a prophecy and some evil nutters want to sacrifice some girl under the full moon. So she finds herself being dragged back reluctantly into the hero-ing business as a bunch of bad guys and sort-of-bad guys converge in a way which will definitely not lead to a happy ending for anyone.
There’s a good deal of over-the-top violence of the splashy variety from the start and throughout. I don’t like blood and gore, but the humour, good characters, and clever plot kept me reading. The writing is decent and generally well edited, although there were some annoying errors.
January 13, 2016
Graylands #1. Scifi Two empires, area between is Graylands, frontier country. Feel of Dark Ages. Didn't enjoy the setting, characters were interesting
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