Liz Bourke Reviews The Maleficent Seven by Cameron Johnston
I’d never heard of Cameron Johnston before I received a review copy of his The Maleficent Seven, due out from Angry Robot. Its pitch is “fantasy Magnificent Seven, but everyone’s a villain,” and while I don’t normally enjoy a book that’s all about bad people doing bad things, this one works surprisingly well. For one thing, it has a sense of humour. Forty years ago, dread demonologist Black Herren, at the head of a mighty army, was on the verge of conquering the entire continent. Then, abruptly, she decided that her priorities had been a little skewed. Abandoning her army and h...
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