Promise of Blood
On sale
16th April 2013
Price: £9.99
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‘Just plain awesome’ Brandon Sanderson
**Winner of the David Gemmell Morningstar Award**
It’s a bloody business, overthrowing a king. Now, amid the chaos, a whispered rumour is spreading. A rumour about a broken promise, omens of death and the gods returning to walk the earth.
No one really believes these whispers.
Perhaps they should.
Winner of the David Gemmell Morningstar Award, Promise of Blood is the explosive first novel in the most action-packed and acclaimed new fantasy series in years.
‘Gunpowder and magic. An explosive combination’ Peter Brett
‘Brings a welcome breath of gunpowder-tinged air to epic fantasy’ Anthony Ryan
‘Tense action, memorable characters, rising stakes . . . Brian McClellan is the real thing’ Brent Weeks
The Powder Mage trilogy:
Promise of Blood
The Crimson Campaign
The Autumn Republic
The Gods of Blood and Powder series:
Sins of Empire
Wrath of Empire
**Winner of the David Gemmell Morningstar Award**
It’s a bloody business, overthrowing a king. Now, amid the chaos, a whispered rumour is spreading. A rumour about a broken promise, omens of death and the gods returning to walk the earth.
No one really believes these whispers.
Perhaps they should.
Winner of the David Gemmell Morningstar Award, Promise of Blood is the explosive first novel in the most action-packed and acclaimed new fantasy series in years.
‘Gunpowder and magic. An explosive combination’ Peter Brett
‘Brings a welcome breath of gunpowder-tinged air to epic fantasy’ Anthony Ryan
‘Tense action, memorable characters, rising stakes . . . Brian McClellan is the real thing’ Brent Weeks
The Powder Mage trilogy:
Promise of Blood
The Crimson Campaign
The Autumn Republic
The Gods of Blood and Powder series:
Sins of Empire
Wrath of Empire
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Reviews
An engaging and wonderfully written work that is going to do great things in the fantasy genre this year
McClellan's debut is a lot of fun - a historically influenced fantastical romp filled with machismo, intrigue and magic
