In his epic grimdark fantasy novel The Grey Bastards, writer Jonathan French introduced us to a fantasy realm some described as being like if the orcs from The Lord Of The Rings movies formed a Sons Of Anarchy-like biker gang, albeit with mounts instead of motorcycles. With the second book in this series, The True Bastards (hardcover, Kindle) now out, I spoke to French via email about what inspired and influenced the second book in what will hopefully be a trilogy.