Its unlikely guardians are the failed mage Alaron Mercer and market-girl Ramita Ankesharan, pregnant widow of the world's greatest mage - and what they choose to do with the Scytale could change the world for ever. 'Sweeping conflicts, clashes of cultures, political and personal entanglements, rich and in-depth magic, and mighty warriors dot the landscape' (A Dribble of Ink) But concealed amidst the storm and fire of the war, emperors, Inquisitors, Souldrinkers and assassins alike are engaged in a desperate, deadly and secret struggle to find the Scytale of Corineus, the key to ultimate power. And Ramon Sensini, trapped behind enemy lines with the shattered remnants of the Southern Army, sees it as one more obstacle in his desperate attempt to get him men safely home. But it also has signs of growth, diversity, and people of all walks carrying their own agency' (Fantasy Review Barn) For Queen Cera Nesti of Javon, it is a beacon as she seeks new ways to overthrow her husband and usurper king and reclaim Javon for her brother. And yes it still has cultural oppression, racial biases, and hellish situations for the downtrodden. 'Here is a book (not the only book but a great example) that proves that fantasy can have a basis in mediaeval ideas and still remember to give a role to women and non-white cultures. Tracy To Elena Anborn and Kazim Makani it is a call to arms, to finally take up arms against the renegade spymaster Gurvon Gyle.
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This is a series I cannot recommend enough C.E.
It is filled with action, adventure, magic, love, danger and hope. Honestly, just keeps getting better and better. Suddenly the East is rising, and the unprecedented success of the Shihad is bearing fruit in the unlikeliest of quarters. Martin's Ice and Fire and Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time novels (Library Journal) Emperor Constant's Crusade is teetering on the edge of disaster: Shaliyah, birthplace of the Prophet, now has a new name: Mother of Victories. In a starred review of Mages Blood, Publishers Weekly said, 'This multilayered beginning to the Moontide Quartet plunges readers. Martin, Brandon Sanderson, and Patrick Rothfuss' Monster Librarian Emperor Constant is finally ready to conquer the world. David Hair is the award-winning writer of two young adult fiction series, The Aotearoa and The Return of Ravana (based on the Vedic epic The Ramayana).Mages Blood, the first volume of a series called The Moontide Quartet, is Hairs first work of adult fantasy. Buy a discounted Hardcover of Mages Blood online from Australias leading online bookstore. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Unholy War: The Moontide Quartet Book 3 by David Hair (Paperback, 2014) at the best online. In the much-anticipated conclusion to The Moontide Quartet, the fate of Urte will be decided on the mighty Leviathan Bridge.
But things are not going well in this epic fantasy 'similar in scope to George R.R. Booktopia has Mages Blood, The Moontide Quartet by David Hair.
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