Promise of Blood: 1 (The Powder Mage Trilogy) - Hardcover

McClellan, Brian

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 035650199X ISBN 13: 9780356501994

Publisher: Orbit, 2013

Synopsis

'The Age of Kings is dead. And I have killed it.' Field Marshal Tamas's coup against his king sends corrupt aristocrats to the guillotine and brings bread to the starving. But it also provokes war in the Nine Nations, internal attacks by royalist fanatics and greedy scrambling for money and power by Tamas's supposed allies: the Church, workers' unions and mercenary forces. Stretched to his limit, Tamas relies heavily on his few remaining powder mages, including the embittered Taniel, a brilliant marksman who also happens to be Tamas's estranged son, and Adamat, a retired police inspector whose loyalty will be tested to its limit. Now, amid the chaos, a whispered rumour is spreading. A rumour about omens of death and destruction. Just old peasant legends about the gods returning to walk the earth. No modern educated man believes that sort of thing ...But perhaps they should.

About this title

About the Author

Brian McClellan is an American epic fantasy author from Cleveland, Ohio. He is known for his acclaimed Powder Mage series and essays on the life and business of being a writer. Brian now lives on the side of a mountain in Utah with his wife, Michele, where he writes books and nurses a crippling video game addiction.

From the Back Cover

'Guns, swords and magic together? What more could you want? How about tense action, memorable characters, rising stakes . . . Brian McClellan is the real thing.'
Brent Weeks

From the Inside Flap

IT'S A BLOODY BUSINESS, OVERTHROWING A KING . . .

Field Marshal Tamas's coup against the king has sent corrupt aristocrats to the guillotine and brought bread to the starving. But he knows that the battle is just beginning. Because it also provoked war with the Nine Nations, internal attacks by royalist fanatics and a scramble for money and power by Tamas's supposed 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 . . .

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 . . .

PROMISE OF BLOOD is a spectacular fantasy debut set in a world where gods walk the earth and guns and magic create the perfect combination.

Edition details

• Publisher: Orbit
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 035650199X
• ISBN 13: 9780356501994
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 560