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The Book of Bastards Kindle Edition

by Ransom Stephens (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 22 ratings
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Welcome to The Gold Piece Inn!
Where you can drink, gamble, and play. . .
or hide.


Cursed on the day the king is assassinated, Dewey Nawton is compelled to protect the widowed queen, but protection means different things to different people (and different curses).

Kings have dictated every role Queen Dafina has ever played. Now, a halfling innkeeper assigns her the role of serving lass. But is The Gold Piece Inn just another tavern? Could it be an orphanage? … surely, it’s not a brothel.

Oh yes, she’s fallen from grace, but will that stop her from leading a handful of pirates and a dozen bastards to avenge her king and rescue Glandaeff’s faeries, elfs, and mermaids (and merbutlers!) from a brutal tyrant?

Dewey has a secret. Dafina has a secret. The Bastards have two secrets.

Is there even a sip of moral justice in all this bawdiness?

Meet you at the bar!
Coming January 14, 2021

“Riveting, intense plot of righteous vengeance with tongue-in-cheek banter.”
-Brian D Anderson, bestselling author of The Bard and the Blade.

“Rich fantasy worldbuilding, gory battles, and the kind of thoughtful, character-driven story that makes your brain whirl, your imagination dance, and your heart surge.”
-J.M. Frey, bestselling author of The Accidental Turn Series
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08LKKD5F3
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ The Intoxicating Page (January 14, 2021)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 14, 2021
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1762 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 318 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 22 ratings

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Author, speaker, and physicist, Ransom Stephens writes fantasy, science fiction, and popular science. He writes novels built on big ideas that feature characters who face difficult decisions. His goal is to make you think, make you laugh, and make you cry -- or at least two out of three.

His latest, The Book of Bastards, is a rollicking, bawdy fantasy of chivalry and revenge.

In Too Rich to Die and The 99% Solution, three keyboard-wielding musketeers take you around the world on thrill rides that will leave you questioning centuries of world history; The Sensory Deception is a story of environmentalism and idealism gone wrong; and his first novel, The God Patent, is a perspective-altering story of science and religion.

His popular science book, The Left Brain Speaks The Right Brain Laughs: a look at the neuroscience of innovation & creativity, is an irreverent take on how our brains work and how we can work them better.

If you've read one of Ransom's books, please post a review at your favorite book site, like this one. Whether a sentence or an essay, he'll appreciate the boost as much as the advice.

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4.3 out of 5 stars
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great fun, great escape, intelligently humorously honest.
Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2021
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In this time of plague and dissension on so many levels, how refreshing to read a rollicking good tale of good over evil( mostly) with characters whose flaws reccomend them to us as hopeful prototypes.
The process of life demands change even as it terrifies us. Perhaps a few good comrades ...they not need be like us at all!
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rustyhalo47
4.0 out of 5 stars So glad I pre-ordered this! Thank you Book Bub!
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2021
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This has everything you could want in a good fantasy Adventure novel. Merchants, pirates, soldiers, spies and serving wenches. Fairies, elves, merpeople and even a unicorn. Magic, swordplay, royalty and assassinations. Suspense, romance, intrigue and humor. Great world building, and the creation of a new word. FARQ ! Used with two different meanings in the book which is quite funny.
My only problem with the book is the very specific bedroom scene near the end. As a teacher, I prefer books that I can recommend to both teens and adults, but this is not one of them. The redeeming factor is that while the scene is lengthy and detailed, the scene is not gratuitous because many key plot line events are woven into and through that scene. It is integral to the story and could not have been left out.
This is one you will be glad to have picked up and do not want to put down. Cannot wait for the next book in the series, although since this one just released, I guess I will have to. How soon can we pre-order book 2 ?
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Necdoo
5.0 out of 5 stars Action, intrigue, war, family and promises
Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2021
There is a wide variety of characters in this story. Each is well defined and easy to remember. The author does a great job with the character introduction and development. There is a lot of action, suspense and intrigue.
Dewey is the main character and is the type of character that is rough but caring. He is half human and half elf so he has lived a very long time. Longer than the average human but he will not live as long as an elf. The curse that is put on him makes him help others if they ask. His employees have figured that out and take advantage of it. Dewey is money hungry and is in constant worry that by helping others he will lose all his money. He collects information on everyone so that he has it to use when he needs it. He also tracks who the possible fathers are for each of his tavern lasses' children or bastards. He works hard at giving each bastard a good career that can also help get Dewey the information that he desires.
There are even some unique faeries like a truth faery and a farq faery in this book.
 
I would recommend this book to anyone who likes fantasy fiction with a wide variety of species like Faeries, Druids, Leprechauns, and Elves. I look forward to reading the next book.

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Christy
4.0 out of 5 stars Wildly imaginative
Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2021
This story was full of action, danger, and lots of secrets held by many people. There were all sorts of people and creatures in this story and the Inn was a hopping wild place to be. The characters were all interesting and I had to keep reading to see what I would figure out about them all and what part they would play. Just entertaining and hard to put down. Had to figure it all out.

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spacechick365
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantasy with adventure, laughs, bastards, and an Inn
Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2021
The book of Bastards seems to have it all. It follows Dewey the Innkeeper and the bastard kids that are part of the Inn. This book was a fun read and ended at a great spot for a sequel. I can't wait for the next book in the series!!
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Lauren Hart
2.0 out of 5 stars Sounded like a good book
Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2021
I’m struggling to get into this book with just the first few pages. It sounded like a good book, it starts too slowly for me.
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Elsie Pitt
4.0 out of 5 stars So engrossed!
Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2021
Riveting! Engaging! Totally different than what I usually read! I enjoyed this immensely and found that I was sucked in . I read this very slowly to absorb the world and to feel the characters. It was written very well and the flow was very smooth from one scene to the other. Great BOOK!

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Chris Hudson
4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent adventure!
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2021
I was caught off guard by this one. It started off slow, but the characters grew on me and the story was excellent. I would have liked to have learned a bit more of the elves, though. What I did really like was the relationships between the characters and how they grew. I'm really looking forward to the subsequent books.

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