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| Title | : | Promise of Blood (Powder Mage #1) |
| Author | : | Brian McClellan |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 545 pages |
| Published | : | April 16th 2013 by Orbit |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Fiction. Epic Fantasy. High Fantasy. Science Fiction. Steampunk |
Brian McClellan
Hardcover | Pages: 545 pages Rating: 4.14 | 38731 Users | 2714 Reviews
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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 unions, and mercenary forces. 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... In a rich, distinctive world that mixes magic with technology, who could stand against mages that control gunpowder and bullets?
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| Original Title: | Promise of Blood |
| ISBN: | 0316219037 (ISBN13: 9780316219037) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Powder Mage #1 |
| Characters: | Field Marshal Tamas, Taniel, Adamat, Vlora, Ka-poel, Mihali, Nila, Borbador, Julene |
| Setting: | Adopest, Adro |
| Literary Awards: | David Gemmell Morningstar Award for Best Fantasy Newcomer (2014), David Gemmell Ravenheart Award Nominee for Best Fantasy Cover Art (2014), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fantasy and for Debut Author (2013), Reddit r/fantasy Stabby Award for Best Debut Novel (2013) |
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Ratings: 4.14 From 38731 Users | 2714 ReviewsWrite Up Of Books Promise of Blood (Powder Mage #1)
Promise of Blood was an intense, action packed opening to a series that I'm really excited to continue. It had a complex, brilliantly executed magic system, great characters and a good plot that was interesting up until the very end. I'm definitely going to read the sequel soon. The magic system in this book was incredible. I've heard it compared to Sanderson's Mistborn series but having never read it I can't really comment. What I can say is that this was one of the most complex and intriguingHoly pit! This book was pretty good! (Not a typo - the most common exclamation in this universe is "pit)Black powder artillery magic in a fantasy world? Yes, please! Lot's of action, intrigue, deceit, and magic. Oddly enough, even with all this it was a little slow in a few places. Also, I swear there were a few big plot holes. There is one scene where I there was a character not there and in the middle of a one on one battle, the writing changed to include another character out of nowhere.
There wasnt a single thing I didnt like about Promise of Blood.The best components were the characters. It struck me as profound in several places of the book how damn good McClellan was as creating deep connections between his characters to the point where it felt like reading about real people (making it all the more poignant when something happened to one of them). Most authors tell you theres a connection, McClellan makes you feel it. The character profiles were nuanced and detailed, and
When you've read a few novels of the same genre simultaneously, odds are you'll eventually start rating the latter ones lower than it should receive. I've been in a Fantasy marathon, and some were really great, but some were terrible. Promise of Blood falls under neutral, it wasn't boring or bad, but it didn't blow my mind. I picked this up because the premise seemed really interesting, and gunpowder sounded really cool to me. I didn't get what I wanted though, but I almost did.Promise of Blood
In the aftermath of a bloody coup against the monarchy, Field Marshal Tamas struggles to hold the country together while trying to figure out who among his trusted allies is a traitor. Meanwhile, his estranged son goes into the mountains to kill a friend and stumbles upon a plot to summon a god...As I've said in other reviews, there are certain times when a reader stumbles upon a book that hits all the sweet spots. For me, one of those special books was Promise of Blood.I've read a fair amount
☣ MacHaloistic Buddy Read (MHBR™) with Little One and alicat ♡➹♡ and Loriidae and stuff ☣Pre-review rating: 2.5 stars.Post-review rating: 1.8899 stars. Because I'm ruthless like that.Okay, so this book could have been pretty greatly great. Only that it wasn't. There was potential there. Lots of potentially awesome potential. Only that it went poof after the first few chapters in less time than it takes to say "get off my back and go skewer some puny humans, murderous children mine!" I mean, the
Sale Alert: Kindle Daily Deal 3April20 $2.99If you have read my bio or a few of my reviews then you know that Brandon Sanderson is one of my favorite authors ever. So it was a no brainer to pick up this book not just because Sanderson recommended it but also because Brian McClellan was once a student of his. I see some of the influence that Sanderson might have on his writing but Brian McClellan is definitely finding his own voice and put together an intricate world and a very gripping story.
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