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Brother Red Kindle Edition

by Adrian Selby (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 178 ratings
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From one of the most exciting voices in dark fantasy comes a sweeping story of a soldier on a brutal quest to preserve her kingdom’s future.

She was their hope, their martyr, their brother.…

Driwna Marghoster, a soldier for the powerful merchant guild known as the Post, is defending her trade caravan from a vicious bandit attack when she discovers a dead body hidden in one of her wagons. Born of the elusive Oskoro people, the body is a rare and priceless find, the center of a tragic tale, and the key to a larger mystery.
 
As she investigates who the body was meant for, Driwna finds herself on a path paved by deceit and corruption…and it will lead her to an evil more powerful than she can possibly imagine.

"Adrian Selby’s Brother Red proves to be a thrilling fantasy epic about love, loyalty, and the importance of protecting people in need....this novel is a true page turner in its entirety."—The Nerd Daily


Also by Adrian Selby
Snakewood
The Winter Road
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    513 pages
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  4. Publisher
    Orbit
  5. Publication date
    January 26, 2021
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"Lovers of grimdark worlds will enjoy Selby’s unique setting and brutal action sequences."―Publishers Weekly

"Selby demonstrates the command of style, character, plotting, and world building of a seasoned author."―Booklist on Snakewood

"Teyr's ambition and endurance are admirable, her goal is refreshingly mundane and pragmatic, and Selby has crafted a deeply imagined world."―Publishers Weekly on The Winter Road

"Not your typical grimdark fantasy....While it's a complex tale, this is also an immensely readable one, and should appeal to fans of the immersive world-building of Brandon Sanderson. Selby constructs his world on a personal, visceral level, making sure we feel everything that happens to the narrators."―B&N SciFi and Fantasy Blog on Snakewood

About the Author

Adrian Selby studied creative writing at university before embarking on a career in video game production. He worked for several big-name studios as a producer before settling down to more conventional work in IT project management. He is a Tolkien fanatic and online gaming addict, and lives with his wife and family on the south coast of England.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B086SWTRD9
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Orbit (January 26, 2021)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 26, 2021
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1234 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 513 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 0316465925
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 178 ratings

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4.5 out of 5 stars
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book
Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2021
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This is book is extremely well written and does a very good job of not bogging you down with long, made up names or overly complicated details. From the beginning this book reeled me in and kept me throughly engaged. A lot of authors attempt to do what Adrian Selby has done with this book. I highly recommend this book.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Unique
Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2021
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This book certainly stands out than the rest. While not as good as the first two novels, this one still shines. It's a little difficult to read at first, from the lingo to the way the author writes. After a few chapters, you'll be into it. Basically this book is built around one character( and what a character she is) and all the lessers filling the gaps. Don't let that put you off because this book has so much heart and thought into the plot that it's a very rewarding experience. Mr. Selby is definitely one of my favorites.
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Kid C
5.0 out of 5 stars I wish I could give this 10 stars
Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2021
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This was the first of Selby's works I've read, subsequently went back to Snakewood & The Winter Road (which was an amazing experience to read in that order). Astounding work and difficult to articulate how brutal, exciting, heartwrenching, and more these novels are. As a 30+ year reader of fiction and fantasy, these novels stand head and shoulders among peers.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Sublime
Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2021
The third in a trilogy, hopefully more on the way, but not necessarily for the three stand on their own. I recommend reading in orderr.

A bit of Malazan in it’s complexity and sweep, but wholly its own. Highly recommended.
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Corey Michael Peterson
5.0 out of 5 stars Brutal & gorgeous novel!
Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2021
BROTHER RED is a brutal & gorgeous novel. Utterly heartbreaking & uplifting in equal measure. It’s also super weird at times, that can’t be overlooked. Adrian Selby has a really unique approach to writing fantasy, and the end result is something that’s so different, and so compelling. I’m not sure what else to say. BROTHER RED is amazing, and I’m gonna read anything Adrian Selby writes.
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Nick P
5.0 out of 5 stars Another triumph of character-driven storytelling
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 14, 2022
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I'd previously read and enjoyed the author's other standalone but linked novels Snakewood and The Winter Road so had high hopes and expectations for Brother Red. It lived up to them.

I love the world setting, cultures, grittiness and authenticity of these stories and found Brother Red to be as emotionally intense as the previous two books, so thank you very much Adrian Selby for another rollercoaster ride.

I particularly loved the relationships. The passages involving Driwna and her family, especially her mum and dad, were so powerful.

The author peels away the layers to reveal what lies below the surface and how the complexities have been caused and influenced by various factors.

Relationships and loyalties form a strong theme throughout the book.

The "brotherhood" between Driwna and her comrades, embodying a spirit of hope, sacrifice and sheer doggedness, sticking to their shared moral code in the face of repeated adversity, was brilliant.

Red Brother, like Snakewood and, to a lesser extent The Winter Road, isn't an easy read for newcomers to Selby's world.

The language takes time to understand but the rewards are high if you invest in it because the results are a deeply immersive experience.

The characters, dialogue, cultures and setting are so well-realised, in a natural way, with no clunky info-dumping.

The action is brutal in every sense and the political machinations at play are the kind of complicated rabbit hole I relish puzzling over.

It all adds up to another triumph of character-driven storytelling.
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Bertolt
4.0 out of 5 stars Good
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 9, 2023
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This is the third book I’ve read by this author and my response is pretty much the same as with the others. There are really good things here. There is a pleasing grittiness to the story and characters. The writing is very good. The world is conjured (in part) via the particular, slangy language used in both narration and dialogue, and that does draw you in, giving you a firm sense of another place. That world is at points quite original, as with the ‘fighting brews’ and there is enough story, peppered with exciting moments.

This has the same weaknesses, too. The story drifts, wandering around unsatisfyingly: although this is less of a problem than in the other books. More importantly, some stuff is really quite unclear. There is lots of detail of the history of this world and its peoples, but since you don’t meet most of them, and it is recounted in a casual fashion as if the reader already knew, none of it sticks or is sharp, and it ends up a mush: X and Y and Z, and the A betrayed the B, while M invaded the land of N, then merged with O, changing their name to P… Some of this is irrelevant (and really just clouds everything) but some turns out to be important, and being vague, detracts.

I do think this author could really be something. He writes very well, in a genre where genuinely good writing is rare, and he has an original imagination. But I do feel certain basic things need work. I struggled to finish this book, which is not something I should be doing. I would give this three and a half stars if I could.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Heartbreaking action as a circle closes - start here!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 11, 2022
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This is the third book in a sequence that started with the brilliant Snakewood and jumped back into the past with the heart-rending Winter Road, and closes the loop on an epic story set in a dangerous and spectacular fantasy world. Taking place between the two, it shows a critical juncture in the development of the Post, the influential mercantile organisation that helps bind a fragmented world together - and runs things behind the scenes, for better...or worse. This is perhaps the most accessible of the three books, and since you can start anywhere, you might as well start here to see what this underrated author is all about. Plenty of action, scheming, "magic", heroes, villains, mystery, family, and shedloads of worldbuilding - frankly everything you could want from a fantasy romp, but with a unique voice and style so as not to be your run-of-the-mill epic. Highly recommended.
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Heeberon
5.0 out of 5 stars First class fantasy writing
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 6, 2021
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This goes into the category of “I just don’t want this to end, but I’ve just sat up to 5am to finish it!”
I think one of most impressive aspects of this book is that you can forget at times that this is a fantasy world. The author writes so well that when a different type of magic appears (sparingly), you realise you’ve accepted the baseline as normality. This is first rate world-building and mostly the show, not tell, kind.
The characterisation is brilliantly done; dialog is witty, but grounded again in ‘reality’. Good intentions aren’t enough. Good people get hurt. Power comes at real personal cost.
I might add that it’s genius that his three books are related, but are not a standard series. Might go back now and reread!
A gritty, complex, exciting, page-turner of a fantasy book.
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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 26, 2021
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I never give anything away when it comes to writing a review I hate it when people try to go over the story and ruin everything for the next reader. This is a great book it was one of those books I found myself sneaking away to get back into the story. Loved it and was sad to put it down.
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