'McClellan's debut packs some serious heat.A thoroughly satisfying yarn that should keep readers waiting impatiently for further installments.'- Kirkus (Starred Review) 'The world of the privileged sorcerers and the strange abilities of the powder mages who can manipulate gunpowder are just as well drawn in this captivating universe.'- RT Book Reviews (4 1/2 stars) The stories he tells are the stories we'll be reading for years to come.'- Sam Sykes on Promise of Blood 'Brian McClellan is an explosive powder keg of imagination with an expertly-plotted fuse. I had a blast.'- New York Times bestselling author, Brandon Sanderson Innovative magic, quick-paced plot, interesting world. I found myself enjoying every moment of it. Brian McClellan is the real thing.'- New York Times bestseller Brent Weeks Guns, swords, and magic together? What more could you want? How about tense action, memorable characters, rising stakes, and cool, cool magic? Not only the finest flintlock fantasy I've read, but also the most fun. ' Promise of Blood is a hugely promising debut. Praise For Promise of Blood (The Powder Mage Trilogy #1)… Winner of the David Gemmell Morningstar Award for Best Debut Fantasy. No modern educated man believes that sort of thing.

Just old peasant legends about the gods waking to walk the earth. Now, as attacks batter them from within and without, the credulous are whispering about omens of death and destruction. 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 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. It's a bloody business overthrowing a king.įield Marshal Tamas' coup against his king sent corrupt aristocrats to the guillotine and brought bread to the starving. Now, Field Marshal Tamas and his lieutenants must confront the true cost of freedom in book one of the Powder Mage Trilogy. 'Just plain awesome' - Brandon SandersonĬivil unrest cripples the citizens of Adro in the aftermath of the revolution that obliterated the monarchy.

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