Promise of Blood

Promise of Blood is the first book[1] in The Powder Mage trilogy written by American author Brian McClellan. It was first published by Orbit Books in 2013.[2] A sequel titled The Crimson Campaign was released on May 6, 2014.[3] It won the 2014 Morningstar Award for Best Fantasy Newcomer.[4] The audiobook was narrated by Christian Rodska.[5]

Promise of Blood
Cover of first edition (hardcover)
AuthorBrian McClellan
Cover artistGene Mollica and Michael Frost
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SeriesThe Powder Mage trilogy
Genrefantasy
PublisherOrbit Books
Publication date
16 April 2013
Media typePrint (hardcover & paperback)
Pages545 pp
ISBN978-0-316-21903-7
Followed byThe Crimson Campaign 

Plot

At the beginning of Promise of Blood, Field Marshal Tamas 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, Tamas'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.

Reception

Kirkus Reviews gave the book a starred review[6] stating: "A thoroughly satisfying yarn that should keep readers waiting impatiently for further installments." [7] Publishers Weekly, gave the book a generally positive review, stating "McClellan neatly mixes intrigue and action..."[8]

In 2014, Promise of Blood won the Morningstar Award for Best Fantasy Newcomer.[9] The book's cover, by Gene Mollica and Michael Frost, was also nominated for the Ravenheart Award for Best Fantasy Book Jacket/Artist.[10]

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See also

References
  1. http://www.brianmcclellan.com/books/promiseofblood/
  2. http://www.orbitbooks.net/2013/04/16/powder-mage-trilogy-begins/
  3. http://www.brianmcclellan.com/books-2/the-crimson-campaign/
  4. David Gemmell Legend Awards, 13 June 2014, retrieved 13 June 2014. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-07-07. Retrieved 2014-06-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Audible.com - Promise of Blood".
  6. https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/brian-mcclellan/promise-of-blood/
  7. Kirkus Reviews, 15 March 2013, retrieved 4 February 2014.
  8. Publishers Weekly, 18 March 2013, retrieved 4 February 2014.
  9. David Gemmell Legend Awards, 13 June 2014, retrieved 13 June 2014. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-07-07. Retrieved 2014-06-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. David Gemmell Legend Awards, 19 April 2014, retrieved 20 May 2014. Archived 2014-05-20 at the Wayback Machine
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