Tam Hashford is the daughter of a retired monster-fighting mercenary and a bard who died in battle years earlier. Because of the way her mom died, Tam's dad has tried his hardest to keep his daughter from the call of the mercenary bands, but when Bloody Rose, the most famous fighter in the land, asks Tam to join as her bard, Tam joins right up. She soon becomes something more than the bard, as she finds a family with the complex band of fighters.
This is the second of Eames' Band books, which treat orc-slayers in the same way we treat rock bands. They tour from arena to arena, gathering groupies and fans along the way, drinking and battling their demons with drug addictions when necessary. I love all of the nods to rock and roll throughout the books (I particularly loved the woefully bad mercenary band called Men Without Helmets), and I can't wait for the next book in this series to come out (though this and Kings of the Wyld can easily be read as standalones too). These are just so much fun.
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