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You Die When You Die

West of West, Book 1

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You Die When You Die

By: Angus Watson
Narrated by: Sean Barrett
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You die when you die....

You can't change your fate - so throw yourself into battle, because you'll end the day either a hero or drinking mead in the halls of the gods. That's what Finn's tribe believe. But Finn wants to live. When his settlement is massacred by a hostile tribe, Finn plus several friends and rivals must make their escape across a brutal, unfamiliar landscape, and to survive, Finn will fight harder than he's ever fought before.

The David Gemmell Award-nominated author of Age of Iron returns with You Die When You Die - an epic fantasy adventure in which a mismatched group of refugees battle animals and monsters, determined assassins, an unforgiving land and each other as they cross a continent to fulfil a prophecy.

©2017 Little Brown (P)2017 Angus Watson Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Historical Feel-Good Funny Thought-Provoking Witty

Critic reviews

"Unflinchingly bloodthirsty and outrageously entertaining." (Christopher Brookmyre on Age of Iron)
"Would I read the next one? Yes, absolutely. Bring me my hammer, bring my beer, bring it on!" (SF Crowsnest on Age of Iron)
"It simply grabbed me by the throat and wouldn't let go." ( BIBLIOSANCTUM on Age of Iron)
"A fun and addictive read." (Fantasy Faction on Age of Iron)
"Watson's tale is gore-soaked and profanity-laden - full of visceral combat and earthy humour, and laced with subtle magic." ( Publishers Weekly on Age of Iron)
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So far so good

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Great book, absolute joy to listen to, loved everything about it. Sean Barrett does a great good narrating Angus Watson's story! Straight on to book two!

love it

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I really enjoyed thoroughly the Age of Iron trilogy by the same author and so I looked forward to listening to this new series. I have to confess I was a little disappointed to begin with. after 20 minutes though I began to change my opinion. It is full of dry wit and irony but also has a great original plot and some really great developing characters that bode well for future books in the series. lots of fascinating historical research and insights into North American history as well as very interesting speculation on Viking forays into the continent,

I would highly recommend it

Ironic, amusing and gripping

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Angus Watson delivers another great book. Engaging story with interesting characters and some genuine humour. Sean Barrett another amazing voice performance, please keep him for the rest of the trilogy. Can't wait for the next book

Nailed it again

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I bought this book and the audiobook on a whim, having never read, nor even heard of, Angus Watson before hand. I am thoroughly pleased that I did.
This is a character driven story. All characters, regardless of their importance and length of appearance, are exceptionally colourful and larger than life.
This is also a very humorous story, one riven with dry wit, sarcasm and laugh out loud moments.
It is exceptionally well written and intelligent, and yet laughs at the baseness of humanity. Yes, there is lots of swearing, but where naughty words are used they are used well.
If you listen to the audiobook you will be taken on a whirl of a gig by the wonderful talents of the narrator.
Regardless of the format, I recommend this book very highly to you all.
Read it! Listen to it and laugh out loud!

A gem of a surprise

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