Promise of blood
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"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 greedy scrambling 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. 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.."--
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9780316219044
9780316219037
9780316219037
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Grouping Title | promise of blood |
Grouping Author | brian mcclellan |
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Grouping Language | English (eng) |
Last Grouping Update | 2024-04-18 06:20:53AM |
Last Indexed | 2024-04-27 22:44:46PM |
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McClellan, Brian, 1986-
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McClellan, Brian
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"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 greedy scrambling 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. 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.."--
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2013
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The powder mage trilogy
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The powder mage trilogy|1
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Betrayal -- Fiction
Fantasy fiction
Imaginary places -- Fiction
Imaginary wars and battles -- Fiction
Kings and rulers -- Fiction
Fantasy fiction
Imaginary places -- Fiction
Imaginary wars and battles -- Fiction
Kings and rulers -- Fiction
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Promise of blood
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Promise of blood / Brian McClellan
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Promise of blood
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Betrayal
Imaginary places
Imaginary wars and battles
Kings and rulers
Imaginary places
Imaginary wars and battles
Kings and rulers
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