Kings of the Wyld
Kings of the Wyld is the first book in the Nicholas Eames's fantasy trilogy "The Band". The book is about a retired band of mercenaries that come out of retirement to save one of the member's daughter. Background. The book is Nicholas Eames's debut novel and the first of three book in "The Band" trilogy. The series includes "Kings of the Wyld", "Bloody Rose", and "Outlaw Empire". The artwork for the books was done by Richard Anderson and cover design was done by Lisa Marie Pompilio. Plot. The story follows the band of  mercenaries called "Saga". The characters are likened to rock stars. The group includes Clay Cooper, Gabe, Ganaleon, Matrick, and Moog the Wizard. The characters have all grown old and out-of-shape after decades of living in retirement. They emerge from retirement to save Gabe's daughter, Rose, who is trapped in a city under siege. Reception. The book has been compared to a Dungeons & Dragons campaign, such as Forgotten Realms, with its characters filling similar roles to that of the typical character classes selected in the role-playing game. The book has also been compared to the Bethesda video  game "", which contains similar fantasy themes and adventurous mercenaries. Abdallah Mbajja wrote in "The Observer" that "Kings of the Wyld feels like an online RPG come to life." Samuel Ruth wrote in "Tufts Now" that the "book is an engaging, funny work that somehow both inhabits and subverts many of the traditional fantasy tropes." The "Publishers Weekly" review praised the book saying that "the plot is emotionally rewarding, original, and hilarious." In an article on "Out of This World Reviews," Scott Marlowe criticized the book, saying that "the frequency of pop culture references... [is] like a bad Andy Weir novel , the childish antics of our group of heroes and the predicaments they somehow get themselves into are tiring." While Niki Hawkes praised the book for a similar reason in "The Southern Utah Independent" saying that "All of the characters were individualized and funny in their own way[,]... [a]dd to that a ton of nerdy references and you have one hella fun book!" Adaption. On November 12, 2019, Eames said on Twitter that the film rights to "The Band" had been sold to an anonymous entity, but whether or not being optioned would actually lead to a film being made was  still uncertain. The artwork included in the pitch was done by artist Pierre Santamaria.