The Age of Kings is dead… and I have killed it.
It’s a bloody business overthrowing a king…
Field Marshal Tamas’ coup against his king sent corrupt aristocrats to the guillotine and brought bread to the starving. But it also provoked war with the Nine Nations, internal attacks by royalist fanatics, and the greedy to scramble for money and power by Tamas’s supposed allies: the Church, workers … allies: the Church, workers unions, and mercenary forces.
It’s up to a few…
Stretched to his limit, Tamas is relying heavily on his few remaining powder mages, including the embittered Taniel, a brilliant marksman who also happens to be his estranged son, and Adamat, a retired police inspector whose loyalty is being tested by blackmail.
But when gods are involved…
Now, as attacks batter them from within and without, the credulous are whispering about omens of death and destruction. Just old peasant legends about the gods waking to walk the earth. No modern educated man believes that sort of thing. But they should…
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Had to pick this back up and give it another run through (and not with a bayonet). Brian McClellan is a student of one the most famous and talented fantasy authors of our time, Brandon Sanderson, and it shows. These books are devilishly difficult to put down, and well written. If you have a hankering for flintlock fantasy, look no further.
A great start to an awesome fantasy series!Promise of Blood
I was on the fence about picking this book up. However, hearing it mentioned on a Brandon Sanderson live stream between himself and Dan Wells made me decide to give it a chance. I never thought I would pick up a flintlock fantasy book. I never saw myself liking that kind of story, however, I am so happy that I did because I really enjoyed this …
I’ve had Brian McClellan’s Promise of Blood (Book 1 of the Powder Mage Trilogy) on my list for years. Magic mystery, kings and revolutions, war and prophecy? What’s not to love? And flintlock fantasy adds a unique twist to the mix, intertwining gunpowder weapons with magic (when epic fantasy usually trends toward medieval technology).
I’m also …
Fun read. Magic system and setting are quite original. Some fun/interesting characters. Worth a look if you need a new fantasy series to try.