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"Effortlessly readable. Grimdark Gaslamp at its very best," - Peter McLean, author of Priest of Bones ‘The Hand that Casts the Bone’ is the second book in the Vanguard Series and continues the journey of protagonist, John Vanguard, as he negotiates his way through a city rife with crime and corruption. A Grimdark gas lamp novel, ‘The Hand that Casts the Bone’ follows 'We Men of Ash and Shadow' in its themes of redemption, betrayal and revolution. ‘It was funny how everything came down to resources. Who had them, who wanted them, and who would die for them. That was the thing, when you cast a bone into the dog pit to watch the hounds fight; it was not the strongest dog that won. It was the hand that cast the bone.’ Alone in a city on the cusp of revolution, separated from his allies and with nothing to his name, former mercenary John Vanguard finds vigilante life can be a poorly paid gig. When an influential aristocrat's death causes a sudden shift in the balance of power, Vanguard finds himself once more caught in the crossfire between dangerous men with murderous ambitions. From his tower far above the city, Captain Sanquain seeks to tighten his iron grip on the capital and its ci

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Author

H. L. Tinsley

Published

2022

Language

EN

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction

Rating

4.3 / 5 (70 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14