Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan was the 61st official Sword and Laser Book Club selection.
Reading period: Jun 1, 2014 - Jun 30, 2014
How/Why was this book chosen:
It won a Poll of Sword &Laser's Goodreads Group members
| Votes | % | Book | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 130 |
30.5 |
Promise of Blood | Brian McClellan |
| 122 |
28.6 |
Hounded | Kevin Hearne |
| 73 |
17.1 |
Shades of Milk and Honey | Mary Robinette Kowal |
| 64 | 15 | Blackbirds | Chuck Wendig |
| 37 | 8.7 | Moth and Spark | Anne Leonard |
| 426 |
Sword & Laser Goodreads Group Discussion of Promise of Blood
Sword & Laser Podcasts and Videos: Kick Off: S&L 179 Wrap Up: S&L 181
Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan[]
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? PROMISE OF BLOOD is the start of a new epic fantasy series from Brian McClellan
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