Description: Praise for By Force Alone : "Drawing on everything from wushu movies to The Wire by way of Tarkovsky and Tarantino, By Force Alone is wild, surprising and entertaining, and a hugely immersive read." -- M.R. Carey "Utterly bonkers, utterly brilliant - a brutal, witty & slightly insane deconstruction of the Arthurian legend by way of Goodfellas , this is absolute bloody (and sweary) joy on the page." -- Russel D. McLean, author of The Good Son and Ed''s Dead " By Force Alone is a comet that blazes a brilliant new path through dusty old territory. Bold and inventive, it smashes Arthurian myth to bits, sweeps up the brightest, weirdest, most enchanting pieces, and reshapes them into a wildly original tale." -- Lisa L. Hannett, author of Bluegrass Symphony and Lament for the Afterlife "A twisted Arthur retelling mixing the historical and the magical with a very modern eye. Brutal and vicious and funny, a Peaky Blinders of the Round Table." -- Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of Children of Time "The Romans have had the good sense to abandon Britain, leaving gangsters in charge picking over the carcass of civilization and generally behaving like bad bastards. Everyone is a bastard here, from Guinevere to Arthur to Merlin; I have never come across a more despicable bunch of characters, this is surely an indictment of Lavie Tidhar''s warped and degenerate brain. Without a doubt this is the best Arthurian tale ever written, it has ruined the entire mythology for me." - Saad Z. Hossain, author of Escape From Baghdad! and The Gurkha and the Lord of Tuesday "A bloody, bravura performance, which Tidhar pulls off with graphic imagery and modern vernacular." -- The Guardian "As eclectic as the Sword in the Stone and as ruthless as A Game of Thrones , this retelling of the whole Arthurian legend stands alongside the very best." -- The Daily Mail "Tidhar saturates this epic adventure with profanity, dark humor, sword-sharp twists, and unexpected moments of pathos. Readers who hold King Arthur dear to their hearts will be gratified by Tidhar''s attention to detail amidst the innovation. This dark, imaginative take on a classic is sure to impress. " -- Publishers Weekly Praise for Lavie Tidhar: "Lavie Tidhar[''sunny, a Peaky Blinders of the Round Table." -- Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of Children of Time "The Romans have had the good sense to abandon Britain, leaving gangsters in charge picking over the carcass of civilization and generally behaving like bad bastards. Everyone is a bastard here, from Guinevere to Arthur to Merlin; I have never come across a more despicable bunch of characters, this is surely an indictment of Lavie Tidhar''s warped and degenerate brain. Without a doubt this is the best Arthurian tale ever written, it has ruined the entire mythology for me." - Saad Z. Hossain, author of Escape From Baghdad! and The Gurkha and the Lord of Tuesday "A bloody, bravura performance, which Tidhar pulls off with graphic imagery and modern vernacular." -- The Guardian "As eclectic as the Sword in the Stone and as ruthless as A Game of Thrones , this retelling of the whole Arthurian legend stands alongside the very best." -- The Daily Mail "Tidhar saturates this epic adventure with profanity, dark humor, sword-sharp twists, and unexpected moments of pathos. Readers who hold King Arthur dear to their hearts will be gratified by Tidhar''s attention to detail amidst the innovation. This dark, imaginative take on a classic is sure to impress. " -- Publishers Weekly Praise for Lavie Tidhar: "Lavie Tidhar[''s> The Daily Mail "Tidhar saturates this epic adventure with profanity, dark humor, sword-sharp twists, and unexpected moments of pathos. Readers who hold King Arthur dear to their hearts will be gratified by Tidhar''s attention to detail amidst the innovation. This dark, imaginative take on a classic is sure to impress. " -- Publishers Weekly Praise for Lavie Tidhar: "Lavie Tidhar[''sunny, a Peaky Blinders of the Round Table." -- Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of Children of Time "The Romans have had the good sense to abandon Britain, leaving gangsters in charge picking over the carcass of civilization and generally behaving like bad bastards. Everyone is a bastard here, from Guinevere to Arthur to Merlin; I have never come across a more despicable bunch of characters, this is surely an indictment of Lavie Tidhar''s warped and degenerate brain. Without a doubt this is the best Arthurian tale ever written, it has ruined the entire mythology for me." - Saad Z. Hossain, author of Escape From Baghdad! and The Gurkha and the Lord of Tuesday "A bloody, bravura performance, which Tidhar pulls off with graphic imagery and modern vernacular." -- The Guardian "As eclectic as the Sword in the Stone and as ruthless as A Game of Thrones , this retelling of the whole Arthurian legend stands alongside the very best." -- The Daily Mail "Tidhar saturates this epic adventure with profanity, dark humor, sword-sharp twists, and unexpected moments of pathos. Readers who hold King Arthur dear to their hearts will be gratified by Tidhar''s attention to detail amidst the innovation. This dark, imaginative take on a classic is sure to impress. " -- Publishers Weekly Praise for Lavie Tidhar: "Lavie Tidhar[''sunny, a Peaky Blinders of the Round Table." -- Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of Children of Time "The Romans have had the good sense to abandon Britain, leaving gangsters in charge picking over the carcass of civilization and generally behaving like bad bastards. Everyone is a bastard here, from Guinevere to Arthur to Merlin; I have never come across a more despicable bunch of characters, this is surely an indictment of Lavie Tidhar''s warped and degenerate brain. Without a doubt this is the best Arthurian tale ever written, it has ruined the entire mythology for me." - Saad Z. Hossain, author of Escape From Baghdad! and The Gurkha and the Lord of Tuesday "A bloody, bravura performance, which Tidhar pulls off with graphic imagery and modern vernacular." -- The Guardian "As eclectic as the Sword in the Stone and as ruthless as A Game of Thrones , this retelling of the whole Arthurian legend stands alongside the very best." -- The Daily Mail "Tidhar saturates this epic adventure with profanity, dark humor, sword-sharp twists, and unexpected moments of pathos. Readers who hold King Arthur dear to their hearts will be gratified by Tidhar''s attention to detail amidst the innovation. This dark, imaginative take on a classic is sure to impress. " -- Publishers Weekly Praise for Lavie Tidhar: "Lavie Tidhar[''s> The Daily Mail "Tidhar saturates this epic adventure with profanity, dark humor, sword-sharp twists, and unexpected moments of pathos. Readers who hold King Arthur dear to their hearts will be gratified by Tidhar''s attention to detail amidst the innovation. This dark, imaginative take on a classic is sure to impress. " -- Publishers Weekly Praise for Lavie Tidhar: "Lavie Tidhar[''s> The Daily Mail "Tidhar saturates this epic adventure with profanity, dark humor, sword-sharp twists, and unexpected moments of pathos. Readers who hold King Arthur dear to their hearts will be gratified by Tidhar''s attention to detail amidst the innovation. This dark, imaginative take on a classic is sure to impress. " -- Publishers Weekly Praise for Lavie Tidhar: "Lavie Tidhar[''sunny, a Peaky Blinders of the Round Table." -- Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of Children of Time "The Romans have had the good sense to abandon Britain, leaving gangsters in charge picking over the carcass of civilization and generally behaving like bad bastards. Everyone is a bastard here, from Guinevere to Arthur to Merlin; I have never come across a more despicable bunch of characters, this is surely an indictment of Lavie Tidhar''s warped and degenerate brain. Without a doubt this is the best Arthurian tale ever written, it has ruined the entire mythology for me." - Saad Z. Hossain, author of Escape From Baghdad! and The Gurkha and the Lord of Tuesday "A bloody, bravura performance, which Tidhar pulls off with graphic imagery and modern vernacular." -- The Guardian "As eclectic as the Sword in the Stone and as ruthless as A Game of Thrones , this retelling of the whole Arthurian legend stands alongside the very best." -- The Daily Mail "Tidhar saturates this epic adventure with profanity, dark humor, sword-sharp twists, and unexpected moments of pathos. Readers who hold King Arthur dear to their hearts will be gratified by Tidhar''s attention to detail amidst the innovation. This dark, imaginative take on a classic is sure to impress. " -- Publishers Weekly Praise for Lavie Tidhar: "Lavie Tidhar[''s> The Daily Mail "Tidhar saturates this epic adventure with profanity, dark humor, sword-

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