{"product_id":"the-hammer-and-the-blade-an-egil-nix-novel-9781101964958","title":"The Hammer and the Blade: An Egil \u0026 Nix Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor readers of Brent Weeks, Joe Abercrombie, Peter V. Brett, and Scott Lynch comes the first book in a fantastic, hilarious new sword-and-sorcery series that puts a clever new twist on the golden age of epic fantasy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobbing tombs for fun and profit might not be a stable career, but Egil and Nix aren't in it for the long-term prospects. Egil is the hammer-wielding warrior-priest of a discredited god. Nix is a roguish thief with just enough knowledge of magic to conjure up trouble. Together, they seek riches and renown, yet often find themselves enlisted in lost causes--generally against their will.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo why should their big score be any different? The trouble starts when Nix and Egil kill the demonic guardian of a long-lost crypt, nullifying an ancient pact made by the ancestors of an obscenely powerful wizard. Now the wizard will stop at nothing to keep that power from slipping away, even if it means freeing a rapacious beast from its centuries-old prison. And who better than Egil and Nix--the ones responsible for his current predicament--to perform this thankless task?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Hammer and the Blade \u003c\/i\u003eand Paul S. Kemp\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A gripping tale [with] the feeling of a classic Dungeons \u0026amp; Dragons campaign.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Most heroes work up to killing demons. Egil and Nix start there and pick up the pace.\"\u003cb\u003e--Elaine Cunningham, author of the Thorn Trilogy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Kemp delivers sword and sorcery at its rollicking best, after the fashion of Fritz Leiber's Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16600363\"\u003ePaul S. Kemp\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Del Rey Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Mass Market Paperbound\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.80h x 4.10w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781101964958\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1101964952\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC009020\"\u003eFantasy | Epic\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC009070\"\u003eFantasy | Dark Fantasy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul S. Kemp \u003c\/b\u003eis the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the Egil and Nix novels (\u003ci\u003eThe Hammer and the Blade, A Discourse in Steel, \u003c\/i\u003eand the upcoming \u003ci\u003eA Conversation in Blood\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eStar Wars: Crosscurrent, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eStar Wars: The Old Republic: Deceived, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStar Wars: Riptide, \u003c\/i\u003eas well as nine Forgotten Realms fantasy novels and many short stories. He lives and works in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, with his wife, children, and a couple of cats.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Del Rey Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44365528269037,"sku":"9781101964958","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_8a95935f-1e1e-4124-bf91-74da02714b54.jpg?v=1754396414","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-hammer-and-the-blade-an-egil-nix-novel-9781101964958","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}