Luke Scull's The Grim Company is an exciting, imaginative, violent, and complex tale that I truly enjoyed. The story takes you on a wild ride with a ragged cast of characters through a traditional-style fantasy setting. Shades of gray abound in the Grim Company and the distinction between right and wrong and good and evil sometimes depends on nothing more than a character's jaded point of view. I'm not generous with my 5-star reviews, and the only things holding me back from full endorsement on this read were some Abercrombie-esqe character similarities and less than complete closure by story's end (though it is to be expected from the 1st book of a series). All-in-all, highly recommended. ( )

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My first toe-dip into Grim-Dark Fantasy and I was surprised at how much I liked it. Of all the definitions of Grimdark that I found I like this one the best: described as fiction "where nobody is honorable and Might is Right"

That about sums it up.

L. Scull takes us into a world where god-like mage lords rule, maim and kill their loyal subjects without second thought. And, those said subjects in turn plot to kill off the mage lords. This is a universe set in a medieval environment, made up of various races, abominations created from past wars, and several levels of magic.

There are some great characters. Two of my favorites being 2 curmudgeonly old guys, who actually turn out to be the heroes. Loved them.

Not for those who want happy endings. ( )

Good story. The writing reminds me of Joe Abercrombie. I'll read more. ( )