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A Harvest of Ash and Blood
Ashes of Eormun (Related to this series)
- Author
- D.J. Molles
- Narrator
- Theo Solomon
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 8 August 2023
- Run Time
- 17 hours 22 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
What to expect
From New York Times bestselling author D.J. Molles comes a brand-new action-packed fantasy adventure that will leave you on the edge of your seat.
What is the price of magic? Not the magic of tricks and illusions, but the kind that heats cities, powers armies, and transforms continents. Magic that forges empires. The Brannic Empire owes its existence to this magic, and for those in power, no price is too great. Even when that price is their own children. For it is the ashes of those with magical abilities that the Church of Alchemy harvests to fuel this machine of empire. So the furnaces burn, and the empire grows. And they call it progress.
Trying to escape a lifetime of regrets—and outrun his own demons—veteran soldier Lochled Thatcher embarks on the Fourth Crusade to Leftland, a country rich in magic. Desperate to save her brothers, Rony joins Lochled’s squad only to discover that war is very different from all the songs and fancy speeches. As politics and power clash, Kayna, a Seeker, and Ord, a priest of the Church of Alchemy, find their foundations of loyalty and faith shaken and crumbling. In this theater of chaos, magic, and treachery, soldier and priest alike will find their humanity in as much danger as their lives. Will they lose themselves to cruelty and deception? Or can one good action reverse the course of generations of evil?
A bold, brutal look at war and belief, A Harvest of Ash and Blood is a sweeping epic fantasy perfect for fans of The Witcher and Joe Abercrombie.
ASHES OF EORMUN, Season 1Book 1: A Harvest of Ash & Blood Book 2: The Orphan and the QueenBook 3: The Breath That Breaks the Stone (Coming Fall 2024)
Critics Review
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“A Harvest of Ash and Blood is a chilling, unnerving, absolutely wild blend of fantasy, action, magic, and mayhem. D.J. Molles goes for the throat with this one!”
Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author
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“A no-holds-barred dive into a gritty fantasy world from a true master of multiple genres. Molles has crafted one of his deepest and most brutal tales yet.”
Nicholas Sansbury Smith, New York Times bestselling author of the Hell Divers series
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“Impassioned…A powerful message. Military fantasy readers will find plenty to enjoy.”
Publishers Weekly
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“This blistering and bloodthirsty war story is effortlessly readable…Perfect for fans of grimdark fantasy, where the pages are packed with visceral mayhem and mutinous conspiracy.”
Library Journal
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Details
- Author
- D.J. Molles
- Narrator
- Theo Solomon
- Duration
- 17 hours 22 minutes
- Release Date
- 8 August 2023
- ISBN
- 9798212026307
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Fantasy, War, combat and military adventure fiction, Fantasy, Epic fantasy / heroic fantasy, Fantasy, Adventure fiction, Dark fantasy
Synopsis
From New York Times bestselling author D.J. Molles comes a brand-new action-packed fantasy adventure that will leave you on the edge of your seat.What is the price of magic? Not the magic of tricks and illusions, but the kind that heats cities, powers armies, and transforms continents. Magic that forges empires. The Brannic Empire owes its existence to this magic, and for those in power, no price is too great. Even when that price is their own children. For it is the ashes of those with magical abilities that the Church of Alchemy harvests to fuel this machine of empire. So the furnaces burn, and the empire grows. And they call it progress.Trying to escape a lifetime of regrets—and outrun his own demons—veteran soldier Lochled Thatcher embarks on the Fourth Crusade to Leftland, a country rich in magic. Desperate to save her brothers, Rony joins Lochled’s squad only to discover that war is very different from all the songs and fancy speeches. As politics and power clash, Kayna, a Seeker, and Ord, a priest of the Church of Alchemy, find their foundations of loyalty and faith shaken and crumbling. In this theater of chaos, magic, and treachery, soldier and priest alike will find their humanity in as much danger as their lives. Will they lose themselves to cruelty and deception? Or can one good action reverse the course of generations of evil?A bold, brutal look at war and belief, A Harvest of Ash and Blood is a sweeping epic fantasy perfect for fans of The Witcher and Joe Abercrombie.ASHES OF EORMUN, Season 1Book 1: A Harvest of Ash & Blood Book 2: The Orphan and the QueenBook 3: The Breath That Breaks the Stone (Coming Fall 2024)
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