About the book: year / On the eve of the great victory, Black Gerran, the mistress of the shadow demons, leaves her generals without saying a word to them. Forty years later, the necromancer Maven meets the former leader . An elderly sorceress orders her captains to be summoned again to protect the town where her family lives from the expanding Empire of Light, led by the fanatical Prince Falcon. A vampire lord, a mad alchemist, an orc chief, a pirate queen and a former god will gather again, hating each other, attracted promises of revenge, power or deliverance. A dark fantasy novel. A group of anti-heroes are forced to defend the city from overwhelming odds. Black Gerran was a terrifying demon lord and the most ruthless general in all of Essoran. Her army was led by six of the most fearsome warriors of their time: a necromancer, a vampire lord, a demigod, an orc commander, a pirate queen, and a twisted alchemist. Together they brought the entire continent to its knees, but they did not win... 40 years later, she gathers her former captains in the small town of Tarnbrook - for the last battle against a new fanatical enemy who has invaded the country and intends to complete the work she began many years ago. “Jolly.” , a gripping and bloody novel filled with interesting characters and a unique world. You will be begging Black Gerran and her gang for more." – Grimdark Magazine “Johnston turned the story of The Magnificent Seven and the Seven Samurai on its head. A heartwarming, dark and bloody novel, the most fun I've had in ages." – Devin Madson “A dark and rich fantasy with an inventive magic system that will make your hair stand on end.” – Ed McDonald “It’s like Joe Abercrombie wrote a Warhammer novel. It's dark and often violent, but there's an intellectual playfulness to it. Cameron Johnston is viciously inventive." – SFX “The action is non-stop, and the ragtag group of standout heroes provide a lot of fun with intense, biting arguments. Fans of grimdark will have something to enjoy." – Publishers Weekly “Cameron Johnston is a great new voice in fantasy. His work has a dark sense of humor, and this novel is full of imagination and wonder. Fantastic thing! – Stephen Arian “Epic fantasy meets hard-boiled noir, with a foul-mouthed, seen-it-all narrator you won't soon forget.” – Barnes & Noble SF Blog “If you like smart characters with borderline morals, harsh but interesting worlds, and creepy magic, this book is for you.” – Fantasy Hive