Promise of Blood: 1 - Rilegato

McClellan, Brian

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 035650199X ISBN 13: 9780356501994

Casa editrice: Orbit, 2013

Riassunto

'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.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Brian McClellan is an avid reader of fantasy and graduate of Orson Scott Card's Literary Bookcamp. When he is not writing, he loves baking, making jam from fruit grown in northeast OH and playing video games. He currently lives in Cleveland, Ohio with his wife.

Dalla quarta di copertina

'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

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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.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Orbit
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 035650199X
• ISBN 13: 9780356501994
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 560
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile