Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan

Promise of Blood

Powder Mage #1

Brian McClellan

545 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction fantasy adventurous dark tense medium-paced
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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...

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Community Reviews

3.99
based on 6,465 reviews

Moods

adventurous: 88%

dark: 66%

tense: 65%

mysterious: 43%

emotional: 14%

challenging: 12%

funny: 6%

sad: 4%

inspiring: 2%

hopeful: 1%

reflective: 1%

Pace

31% of readers chose fast
60% of readers chose medium
8% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

43% of readers chose Plot
49% of readers chose A mix
6% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

33% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
42% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

49% of readers chose Yes
35% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

41% of readers chose Yes
13% of readers chose Complicated
42% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

54% of readers chose Yes
19% of readers chose Complicated
23% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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