{"product_id":"9781529422795","title":"The Malevolent Seven","description":"Author: Sebastien de Castell\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781529422795\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Quercus Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 30 Apr 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 400 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Brilliant and vivid world-building . . . riveting' CHAD STAHELSKI, director of \u003ci\u003eJohn Wick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A masterful blend of Sebastien de Castell's unique brand of wry humour, elegant prose, and wonderfully imaginative worldbuilding. I devoured this book and loved every page' NICK EAMES, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eKings of the Wylde\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the bestselling author of THE GREATCOATS: seven war mages with dark pasts must come together to fight an unknown enemy - but the stakes are higher than anyone can imagine . . . and someone's setting the seven up for a fall.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePicture a wizard. Go ahead, close your eyes. There he is, see? Skinny old guy with a long straggly beard. The hat's a must, too, right? Big, floppy thing. Wouldn't want a simple steel helmet or something that might, you know, protect the part of him most needed for conjuring magical forces from being bashed in with a mace (or pretty much any household object).\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYep. Behold the mighty wizard.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow open your eyes and let me show you what a \u003ci\u003ereal\u003c\/i\u003e war mage looks like . . . but be warned: you're probably not going to like it, because we're violent, angry, dangerously broken people who sell our skills to the highest bidder and be damned to any moral or ethical considerations.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMy name is Cade Ombra, and though I currently make my living as a mercenary wonderist, I used to have a far more noble-sounding job title - until I discovered the people I worked for weren't quite as noble as I'd believed. Now I'm on the run and my only friend, a homicidal thunder mage, has invited me to join him on a suicide mission against the seven deadliest mages on the continent.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTime to recruit some very bad people to help us on this job . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u0026lt;h4\u0026gt; Readers love \u003ci\u003eThe Malevolent Seven!\u003c\/i\u003e \u0026lt;\/h4\u0026gt;\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'I absolutely loved this book. Immediately engaging characters and great world building - the story runs along at a breakneck pace and is gripping from start to finish' \u0026amp;#11088;\u0026amp;#11088;\u0026amp;#11088;\u0026amp;#11088;\u0026amp;#11088;\u003cb\u003e reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Sassy and humourous . . . Sebastien makes characters that make you feel like you know them' \u0026amp;#11088;\u0026amp;#11088;\u0026amp;#11088;\u0026amp;#11088;\u0026amp;#11088;\u003cb\u003e reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Really inventive and satisfying fun fantasy' \u0026amp;#11088;\u0026amp;#11088;\u0026amp;#11088;\u0026amp;#11088;\u0026amp;#11088;\u003cb\u003e reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'I honestly had so much fun reading this . . . easily one of my favorite reads of the year' \u0026amp;#11088;\u0026amp;#11088;\u0026amp;#11088;\u0026amp;#11088;\u0026amp;#11088;\u003cb\u003e reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Well-written, intriguing, and highly entertaining!' \u0026amp;#11088;\u0026amp;#11088;\u0026amp;#11088;\u0026amp;#11088;\u0026amp;#11088;\u003cb\u003e reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Never felt so good routing for the bad guys' \u0026amp;#11088;\u0026amp;a","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46363134099614,"sku":"ADS-9781529422795","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781529422795.jpg?v=1767313341","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781529422795","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}