City Stained Red -- Sam Sykes, Paperback

Step up to the gates.

After years in the wilds, Lenk and his companions have come to the city that serves as the world's beating heart.

The great charnel house where men die surer than any wilderness. They've come to claim payment for creatures slain, blood spilled at the behest of a powerful holy man.

And Lenk has come to lay down his sword for good.

But this is no place to escape demons.

Author: Sam Sykes
Publisher: Orbit
Published: 01/27/2015
Pages: 640
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.00w x 1.70d
ISBN: 9780316374873

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 11/24/2014
Library Journal 12/01/2014 pg. 76
Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2014
Romantic Times 02/01/2015 pg. 45 - Excellent
Booklist 02/01/2015 pg. 32

About the Author
Sam Sykes -- author, citizen, mammal -- has written extensively over the years, penning An Affinity for Steel, the Bring Down Heaven trilogy, Brave Chef Brianna, and now The Grave of Empires trilogy. At the time of this writing, no one has been able to definitively prove or disprove that he has fought a bear.