The Lost Company

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(102 102 102 1)><em>There are many stories about the Lost Company. Were they heroes or villains? Saviours or traitors? Or merely legend. But all legends have a grain of truth they say and all stories have a beginning.</em></strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(102 102 102 1)>The Aenean Empire the godless Empire of the Fist stretches from the Wall of Civilization in the east to the Cold Sea in the west. The small proud kingdom of Ethylund is the last bastion of freedom in the western world. These warrior people are tied to the land and worship the spirits that reside there; but what chance do they have against the all-conquering Empire?</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(102 102 102 1)>Yet hope remains. Led by the legendary swordsman Harold Hadrin and the fearsome Captain Roma the Ethyl have won a historic victory against the Aeneans sending shockwaves across the land and spelling a change in the war.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(102 102 102 1)>But when catastrophe strikes - for reasons no one understands - and the Ethyl army are forced to fight a desperate retreat one company finds itself behind Imperial lines with enemies all around them. It falls to the indomitable Captain Roma who is said to be wedded to death Sergeant Tuggs a man held back by guilt and the cowardly squad-mage Mane whose own men despise him as much as the enemy to get the company home.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(102 102 102 1)>Their struggle will see mountains toppled ancient powers awoken and the embers of rebellion fanned to life.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(102 102 102 1)>But with enemies within the company as well as without and a strange dark presence haunting their every step will they have the strength and courage to bring the lost company home?</span></p><p></p><p><em style=color: rgba(102 102 102 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>The Lost Company is a heroic fantasy novel inspired by the Roman-Britannia era of history. It is a character driven story with strong male and female protagonists villains you love to hate and satisfying character arcs. The plot follows the struggles of the main cast as they must find their way home through a perilous land. This set against the backdrop of a land rich in lore that makes it feel real and lived in.</em></p><p></p><p><em style=color: rgba(102 102 102 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Fans of Robin Hobb Joe Abercrombie John Gwynne and David Gemmell will find a lot to like in this novel.</em></p>