| Promise of Blood | |
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 The Age of Kings is dead... and I have killed it. | |
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Publication date |
1 April 2013 |
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Pages |
545 |
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ISBN |
978-0-316-21903-7 |
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Promise of Blood is the first book in the Powder Mage Trilogy by Brian McClellan. It was first published in 2013.
Plot[]
Field Marshal Tamas, commander of the Adran Army, has just committed a brutal coup against Adro's monarchy. When he kills every single member of the Royal Cabal, they all utter the same mysterious phrase: "You can't break Kresimir's Promise".
Adamat, a former police inspector who is now a private investigator, is asked by Tamas to help solve the mystery. Meanwhile, Tamas is busy with purging the country's nobility and struggling to maintain peace during the inevitable civil war.
Taniel, the Field Marshal's son and a talented powder mage, who is able to consume gunpowder to give himself supernatural powers, is given the task to hunt down an uncommonly powerful member of the Royal Cabal who managed to escape during the coup. Soon it becomes clear that overthrowing the monarchy was just the beginning.
Nila finds herself confronted with soldiers killing her noble employers one night. But she can't let the same happen to their little boy, so she smuggles him out in the hope find a safe place for him and to start a new life of her own.
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Characters[]
Adamat • Ajucare • Astrit • Borbador • Charlemund • Cenka • Eldaminse • Erika • Faye • Ganny • Gothen • Heathlo • Ipille • Jakob • Josep • Julene • Ka-Poel • Lajos • Manhouch XII • Mihali • Natalija • Nikslaus • Nila • Olem • Ondraus the Reeve • Palagyi • Prime Lektor • Ricard Tumblar • Rozalia • Sabastenien • Sabon • Saddie • Tamas • Taniel • Uskan • Vadalslav • Vlora • Westeven • Lady Winceslav
Locations[]
Adopest • Adopest University • Adro • Adsea • Banasher's Hall • Budwiel • Diamond Hall • Dynize Empire • Elections Square • Fatrasta • Gates of Wasal • Gurla • House of Nobles • Jileman University • Kresim Kurga • King's Garden • Kirkamshire • Lighthouse of Gostaun • Nafolk • Nine Nations • Nopeth University • Norport • Novi • Offendale • Oktersehn • Public Archives • Queen Floun Avenue • Skyline Palace • South Pike Mountain
Other[]
Accords • The Age of Kresimir • Bleakening • dragoons • gaes • Hielmen • Kresimir • Kresimir's Broken Promise • Kresimir's Promise • magic • pit • Predeii • powder mages • Wardens • Wings of Adom
Book Trailer
External links[]
- Promise of Blood on Wikipedia
- The Powder Mage Trilogy on TV Tropes