The Grey Bastards
Our rating
Spice: moderate. Darkness: very dark.
Half-orcs riding war hogs patrol the badlands like a biker gang, and Jackal thinks his chief has gone soft. Crude, violent and a lot of fun if you can handle the language. The other two books in the trilogy are better.
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Is The Grey Bastards spicy?
Yes, moderately. The Grey Bastards has a few open-door scenes, explicit enough that you'll notice, but the plot still does most of the work. We rate it 3 out of 5.
How dark is The Grey Bastards?
We rate The Grey Bastards 4 out of 5 for darkness (very dark). The big content warnings are graphic violence, sexual assault, gore, murder. The full list is further down the page.
Do you need to read The Lot Lands in order?
The Grey Bastards is book 1 of The Lot Lands, so it's the place to start. The series has 1 book on our list so far and is complete.
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Content warnings
Show 4 content warnings for The Grey Bastards
- Graphic violence
- Sexual assault
- Gore
- Murder
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Details
- Series
- The Lot Lands, book 1
- Series status
- Complete
- Pages
- 428
- First published
- 2015
- Genre
- Dark Fantasy
