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Wrath of Empire

Book Two of Gods of Blood and Powder

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Wrath of Empire

By: Brian McClellan
Narrated by: Christian Rodska
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The country is in turmoil. With the capital city occupied, half a million refugees are on the march, looking for safety on the frontier, accompanied by Lady Flint's soldiers. But escaping war is never easy, and soon the battle may find them, whether they are prepared or not.

Back in the capital, Michel Bravis smuggles even more refugees out of the city. But internal forces are working against him. With enemies on all sides, Michael may be forced to find help with the very occupiers he's trying to undermine.

Meanwhile, Ben Styke is building his own army. He and his mad lancers are gathering every able body they can find and searching for an ancient artifact that may have the power to turn the tides of war in their favor. But what they find may not be what they're looking for.

Magic and gunpowder collide in Wrath of Empire, the explosive second novel in the Gods of Blood and Powder series.

©2018 Brian McClellan (P)2018 Hachette Audio UK Action & Adventure Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Military War & Military War Refugee Rage
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Critic reviews

"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)

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i was a little concerned, heading in to book two tbh, but holy shit how he pulled it off !

holy moly

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what can i say .
as in book 1 its as good ,if not better then the powder mage books.
book 3 here i come.

loving it

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it was an easy read great characters and story.
the voice acting was very good.

wrath of Empire very good. worthy of the cash to

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I listened to this on Audiobook, to sustain me through numbing hours of marathon training. It says a lot when you want to run a couple of miles more to hear what happens next!

I enjoyed Sins of Empire a lot, but found it too derivative of the original trilogy to rate it more than four stars. My main bother being characters that seemed too direct a replacement of the first's protagonists. But I take it all back, as in Wrath, each (Michel Bravis in particular) follows their own, exciting path, with strong narrative and character development. Really tense and well written throughout and a strong evolution of the Godstone thread.

But... a few too many familiar faces and two of the three main stories ended too conveniently, one by Deus Ex Machina and the other by inverse Deus Ex Machina, if there is such a thing. Left me feeling slightly deflated by the Epilogue.

Promptly regaining half a star for the most exhilirating fight in any literature: Styke vs Door.

Performance by Christian Rodska was excellent. Well narrated, good voices and accents, that weren't too exaggerated. Very clearly read, which is great when running, as it's difficult to track back on anything missed.

Looking forward to the next!

An improvement on Sins of Empire

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I loved every minute. The narration is superb and really adds to the anyway excellent characters.

Fabulous

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