Jonathan French (Author of The Grey Bastards)

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Jonathan French

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Jonathan French is the author of the Autumn鈥檚 Fall Saga and The Grey Bastards. His debut novel, The Exiled Heir, was nominated for Best First Novel at the Georgia Author of the Year Awards in 2012. His second book, The Errantry of Bantam Flyn, rose to #6 on the Kindle Norse/Viking Fantasy bestseller list, proudly sharing the top ten with Neil Gaiman. His newest work, The Grey Bastards, is best described as 鈥淪ons of Anarchy鈥ith half-orcs鈥� and is poised to be his biggest seller to date. The book is currently a finalist in The Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off #SPFBO. An outspoken advocate on the merits and future of independent publishing, Jonathan has led panel discussions at conventions such as DragonCon, TimeGate, and CONjuration. Recently, ...more

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	The Grey Bastards (The Lot Lands, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 8,601 ratings — published 2015 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The True Bastards (The Lot Lands, #2) 4.15 avg rating — 3,293 ratings — published 2019 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Free Bastards (The Lot Lands, #3) 4.28 avg rating — 1,972 ratings — published 2021 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Exiled Heir (Autumn's Fall Saga, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 474 ratings — published 2012 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Errantry of Bantam Flyn (Autumn's Fall Saga #2) 4.34 avg rating — 355 ratings — published 2014 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Unseen Academicals: Adapted for the Stage

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Jonathan answered Fuzzleton's question: Hi Jonathan - The Grey Bastards was a beautiful book that really made me feel alive and engaged, I was over the moon. I'm very sorry you didn't get the opportunity and encouragement to finish the franchise on your terms. I respect you needed to step away. I'm grateful for what we got. If you had known the third book would be the last, what would you have changed about it? I'm so gratified to hear you connected with the Bastards so intensely! Thank you for reaching out to share that with me. Never gets old knowing those mongrels of mine made an impact. And thank you for your question. It's a good one, but tricky to tac See Full Answer
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Jonathan answered Graham's question: Just tore through both Autumn鈥檚 Fall books in a few days. Wow they were great!! I was a little sad to find out that there haven鈥檛 been any other books in the series. I鈥檓 not sure what the latest is on the series as of 2025, but I was wondering if you have any plans to continue it? If so have you explored self publishing and / or do you have a patreon or something I could donate too? Graham, Thanks so much for giving them a go and for reaching out with the kind words. I'm glad to hear you enjoyed your time in the Tin Isles (and beyond). Autumn's Fall fans have been waiting a LOOOOONG time for book 3 (since 2014 when both books wer See Full Answer
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“You got a name?"

"Uhad Ul-badir Taruk Ultani," the wizard said with a small dip of his chin.

Jackal blinked. "That name is a fucking nightmare. I'm going to call you Crafty.”
― Jonathan French, The Grey Bastards

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“You鈥檙e bleeding,鈥� Fetch repeated, 鈥渁nd I am awakened very early. Someone is going to die.”
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