
Bloody Rose by Nicholas Eames
On the face of it, Bloody Rose (2018) is a lot like Kings of the Wyld, the first novel in Nicholas Eames' THE BAND series: it's still following the original's fun premise (i.e. "questing bands are basically just rock bands, complete with touring and groupies"), and it boasts much of the same humor, heart, and hard-rock-cafe sensibility. It also carries on the tradition of being, you know, awfully good. But there are some notable changes lurking under the surface. Bloody Rose is the kind of sequel that tries to go bigger and darker than the first, the Empire Strikes Back to the original's Star Wars. And I'm happy to say it's quite successful.
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