Clash of iron came out in march and reign of iron will be with you in september 2015. Age of iron, book one in angus watson s iron age trilogy. Epic battles, magic at the right moments, very interesting characters, some surprise creatures, and women who are decidedly not wimps. Clash of iron the second book in angus watson s epic iron age fantasy trilogy.
If you like your fantasy packed with hammerwielding heroes, bloodthirsty druids, strong female leads, action, intrigue, betrayal, and a brilliantly conceived world then age of iron is for you. Iron age warriors dug and lowa captured maidun castle and. Bloodthirsty druids and battlehardened iron age warriors collide in the first volume of this actionpacked historical fantasy trilogy which will appeal to fans of joe abercrombie, britannia, and hbos game of thrones. Join the angus watson mailing list for news and free stuff sign up for the odd email not too many, and receive samples of future novels, age of iron and angus watson news, chances to win stuff and more. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read reign of iron. These books were quite visible, at least here in poland, cool. Angus watson is a fantasy author and journalist living in london.
In his twenties, angus watson s jobs ranged from forklift truck driver to investment banker. First, spring, a child he finds scavenging on the battlefield, and then low. Dug sealskinner is a downonhisluck mercenary travelling south to join up with king zadars army. Reign of iron the iron age trilogy by angus watson. Reign of iron by angus watson 9780356502601 paperback. He spent his thirties on various assignments as a freelance writer, including looking for bigfoot in the usa for the telegraph, diving on the scuppered german fleet at scapa flow for the financial times and swimming with sea lions off the galapagos islands for the times. As a fan of both historical fiction and epic fantasy, he came up with the idea of writing a fantasy set in the iron age when exploring british hillforts for the telegraph, and developed the story while walking britains ancient paths for further articles. The iron age trilogy bloodthirsty druids and battlehardened iron age warriors collide this actionpacked historical fantasy trilogy from angus watson the iron age trilogy. Angus watson is the first author to make me go and get every book hes written since the passing of mr gemmell, and i would not hesitate to recommend this trilogy to all fantasy lovers. Reign of iron the iron age trilogy by watson, angus and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Buy age of iron the iron age trilogy by angus watson from amazons fiction books store.
Watson has created a brilliant and confident debut. It feels like the author in the last quarter of the book, crumpled up the paper and wound up with an origami crane. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. He spent his thirties on various assignments as a freelance writer, such as searching for bigfoot in the usa for the telegraph, diving on the scuppered german fleet at scapa flow for the financial times and swimming with sea lions off. Buy age of iron the iron age trilogy by angus watson, in very good condition. Angus watson is the david gemmellawardnominated author of age of iron.
His second trilogy, west of west, is the epic tale of vikings crossing a fantasy north america a thousand years ago. Leaders are forged in the fires of wariron age warriors dug and lowa captured maidun castle and freed its slaves. Watsons 3rd and final book in the iron age trilogy ends with a solid bang. Angus watson born 4 september 1972 is a british novelist and journalist. What would be your quick pitch for the iron age trilogy. Iron age trilogy audiobooks listen to the full series. The land you never leave by angus watson, paperback. Click to read more about age of iron by angus watson. Apr 14, 2015 angus watson is the david gemmellawardnominated author of age of iron. After having a blast with angus watson s iron age trilogy i had a good feeling that his new book would be another glorious fullhearted adventure through new frontiers of dark fantasy, and im telling you all right now, i was absofuckinglutely not disappointed. Some of the early iron age barbarity took me aback as i dont usually read this genre, but actually that gave way to an involving core of characters set against a wider backdrop of preroman britain, living in the very real shadow of the advancing empire. Clash of iron by angus watson overdrive rakuten overdrive. The plot doesnt really follow a tempo, and really just collapses into a coherent shape at the end.
Get the audible audio editions of the iron age trilogy series from the. I really got a kick out of the age of iron the eloquent page. Angus watson audio books, best sellers, author bio. We interviewed angus watson, author of the iron age trilogy. I hardly think they used the word hot to describe attractive people in the iron age said one. Not much is known about the british iron age a terrible thing for historians, but a very promising fact for historical fantasy authors like angus watson. The trilogy is incredibly fast paced thriller pacing, in fact and reads like a bloodandguts action movie set in the dark ages. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Some thoughtscriticisms, mucho spoilers ahead so i just finished the age of iron trilogy by angus watson, a muchhyped trad pub release starting last year. Our cheap used books come with free delivery in the us.
Listen to the complete iron age trilogy book series. Sep 02, 2014 age of iron ebook written by angus watson. A roman invasion is coming from gaul, but rather than uniting to protect their home, the british tribes battle each other and see maidun as an easy target. If you enjoy this book i strongly suggest his new trilogy based around early north american viking settlements called west of west.
If you like historical fantasy, then you should really enjoy this trilogy. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic. Angus watsons iron age trilogy burst onto the epic fantasy scene last september with age of iron, an actionpacked adventure in which battlehardened warriors take on a ruthless warlord and his sadistic druids. As a fan of both historical fiction and epic fantasy, angus came up with the idea of writing. It gives them centuries of nothing more than vague information to build upon and in age of iron, the first book in a major new epic fantasy series, watson does this and more quite impressively. Reign of iron the iron age trilogy by angus watson thebookbag. Bloodthirsty druids and battlehardened iron age warriors collide in the first volume of this actionpacked historical fantasy trilogy which will appeal to fans of joe abercrombie and hbos game of thrones.
In his twenties, angus watsons jobs ranged from forklift truck driver to investment banker. The land is populated by strapping warriors, powerhungry kings, and enigmatic druids, all battling for survival and supremacy. Leaders are forged in the fires of war iron age warriors dug and lowa captured maidun castle and freed its slaves. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading age of iron the iron age trilogy book 1. Angus watson is the david gemmellaward nominated author of age of iron. Angus watson, age of iron 2014 reenchantment of the world. After writing a couple of pieces on the iron age, daily telegraph journalist angus watson felt an affinity with the era. And we met the archer lowa, now queen of maidun, dug, a rather old warrior but still in great shape, and spring, a. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required.
Age of iron the iron age trilogy book 1 kindle edition by angus watson. If you are squeamish about sex and violence, then look elsewhere. Sep 02, 2014 not much is known about the british iron age a terrible thing for historians, but a very promising fact for historical fantasy authors like angus watson. Hes written hundreds of features for many newspapers including the times, financial times and the telegraph, and the latter even sent him to look for bigfoot. Dec 16, 2016 angus watson is the david gemmellawardnominated author of age of iron. The iron age trilogy age of iron clash of iron reign of iron. Clash of iron by angus watson books hachette australia.
Buy age of iron by angus watson, in very good condition. A roman invasion is coming from gaul, but rather than. If youre interested in the martial history of ancient rome, britain, and transalpine gaul caesars legionaries, his conquest of gaul, and failed attempts at conquering britain c 5851 bce, in particular you too will thoroughly enjoy each book in watson s iron age trilogy. The first book, age of iron, centered in the british tribes, especially maidun. I listened to age of iron as an audio book and got thoroughly hooked in. As a fan of both historical fiction and epic fantasy, angus came up with the idea of writing a fantasy set in the iron age when exploring british hillforts for the telegraph, and. Connect with angus watson online join the angus watson mailing list for news and free stuff sign up for the odd email not too many, and receive samples of future novels, age of iron and angus watson news, chances to win stuff and more. But now they have conquered it, they must defend it. As well as writing epic fantasy, hes written hundreds of features for newspapers including the times, financial times and telegraph, and the latter even sent him to look for bigfoot in america. Angus watson s iron age trilogy burst onto the epic fantasy scene last september with age of iron, an actionpacked adventure in which battlehardened warriors take.
Download the iron age trilogy audiobook series and listen anywhere, anytime on your iphone, android or windows device. British journalist and author angus watson brought us to the edge of a precipice of sorrow at the end of the second book of this, his iron age historical. Two places where this book is less than excellent are the pacing of the plot and the description of the setting. The book beard thoroughly entertaining from the get go. Age of iron by angus watson books hachette australia. Clash of iron was released in march 2015 and reign of iron was released in september 2015. Although all 3 books are good, this last one was better than the 2nd one. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read clash of iron.
Hes written features for many newspapers including the times, financial times and the telegraph, and the latter even sent him to america to look for bigfoot. The second book in angus watson s epic iron age fantasy trilogy. Leaders are forged in the fires of war iron age more. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read age of iron. Watsons iron age trilogy kicks off in the relatively uncharted period before britain was invaded by the romans, circa 61 b. Just send us an email and well put the best up on the site. Articles angus watson author of the age of iron trilogy. Watson s iron age trilogy kicks off in the relatively uncharted period before britain was invaded by the romans, circa 61 b. Age of iron iron age, book 1 by angus watson fantastic fiction. The first book also, in a masterstroke of imaginative titling, called age of iron came out in september 1014.
He is the author of the iron age trilogy and the upcoming west of. I really got a kick out of the age of iron the eloquent page for more epic action from angus watson, check out. A roman invasion is coming from gaul, but rather than uniting to defend their home, the british tribes go to battle with each other. The age of iron trilogy takes place in north western europe between 61 and 54bc. Age of iron the iron age trilogy by angus watson thebookbag.
The final book in the trilogy, reign of iron, comes out this month. Angus watson is an author and journalist living in london. His epic fantasy trilogy set in the british iron age began in 2014 with age of iron. Apr 14, 2015 clash of iron ebook written by angus watson. Also, watson really could have gotten more mileage out of his recreation of iron age britain, he could have better imagined what people ate, wore and built. Now entering his forties, angus lives in london with his wife nicola and baby son charlie. He is the author of the iron age trilogy and the upcoming west of west series. This is his first fantasy novel and the first in a trilogy series throughout which he continues to grow as a writer. To ask other readers questions about age of iron, please sign up.
Age of iron the iron age trilogy book 1 enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Angus debuted last year with the actionpacked historical fantasy adventure age of iron. Iron age warriors dug and lowa captured maidun castle and freed its slaves. Clash of iron is the second installment in the iron age trilogy by angus watson. These books have been on my radar for some time and finally, when i found myself in possession of some spare audible credits, i bought an audiobook version. Booktopia has age of iron, the iron age trilogy by angus watson. Watson is the superlative of writers among this genre.