Rat Queens Vol. 1: Sass And Sorcery
by Kurtis J. Wiebe and Roc Upchurch
Buy on AmazonWho are the Rat Queens? A pack of booze-guzzling, death-dealing battle maidens-for-hire, and they're in the business of killing all god's creatures for profit. It's also a darkly comedic sass-and-sorcery series starring Hannah the Rockabilly Elven Mage, Violet the Hipster Dwarven Fighter, Dee the Atheist Human Cleric and Betty the Hippy Smidgen Thief. This modern spin on an old school genre is a violent monster-killing epic that is like Buffy meets Tank Girl in a Lord of the Rings world on crack! --
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"By the far-reaching tentacles of N’Rygoth! Look up “rowdy” in the dictionary and you’ll probably find portraits of Hannah, Dee, Violet and Betty, the butt-kicking, name-taking (OK, also drug-taking) band of mercenary fighters known as the Rat Queens. This medievalesque swords’n’sorcery sendup has a massive following among women — and for good reason: The Rat Queens are the very best kind of strong female characters. Their flaws are believable, their friendships are solid (if liberally peppered with expletives) and they can rid your town of trolls — for a hefty price, of course."
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