Nathan Hawke - The Crimson Shield (Gallow #1, epub)[j_ray]

I have been Truesword to my friends, Griefbringer to my enemies. To most
of you I am just another Northlander bastard here to take your women and
drink your mead, but to those who know me, my name is Gallow. I fought
for my king for seven long years. I have served lords and held my shield
beside common men. I have fled in defeat and I have tasted victory and I
will tell you which is sweeter. Despise me then, for I have slain more
of your kin than I can count, though I remember every single face. For
my king I will travel to the end of the world. I will find the fabled
Crimson Shield so that his legions may carry it to battle, and when
Sword and Shield must finally clash, there you will find me. I will not
make pacts with devils or bargains with demons for I do not believe in
such things, and yet I will see them all around me, in men and in their
deeds. Remember me then, for I will not suffer such monsters to live.
Even if they are the ones I serve.

Title: The Crimson Shield
Series: Gallow, Book 1
Author: Nathan Hawke (pseudonym of Stephen Deas)
Published: April 1, 2014, by Gollancz
Language: English
Genre: Fantasy
ISBN-10: 0575115084
ISBN-13: 978-0575115088
Paperback: 336 pages