Bloodmage

Name: Bloodmage
Brand: Hachette Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Stephen Aryan
ISBN: 9781478964100

Author: Stephen Aryan

Series: Age of Darkness #2

Narrator: Matt Addis

Unabridged: 16 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Orbit

Published: 04/12/2016

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy, Epic, Action & Adventure

Synopsis

The people of Perizzi have survived the battlemage war, but their future is looking darker than ever.

BYRNE is a member of the Watch, investigating a series of murders in which the corpse was drained entirely of life.

FRAY's expertise with magic is needed to catch the killer, but working with the Watch destroyed his father, years before.

CHOSS is a champion fighter, trying to diffuse a war in the underworld that threatens to turn the streets red with rivers of blood.

KATJA is a spy from a foreign land, attempting to prevent a massacre that will topple two dynasties and destroy the fragile peace in the city for ever.

Watchmen and spies, assassins and criminals will clash on the streets in this magic-fuelled adventure from the author of Battlemage.

About Stephen Aryan

Stephen Aryan was born in 1977 and was raised and educated in Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear. After graduating from Loughborough University he started working in marketing, and for some reason he hasn't stopped. A keen podcaster, lapsed gamer and wannabe forest ranger, when not extolling the virtues of Babylon 5, he can be found drinking real ale and reading comics. He lives in the West Midlands with his partner and two cats.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Suzanne on April 06, 2023

I loved this book even more than Battlemage (book 1). Aryan really knows how to write a good battle scene,whether its a huge battle in the middle of a war like in Battlemage,or smaller hand to hand street fights like in this one. I was glad to see some characters from Battlemage make an appearance,and......more

Goodreads review by Katie on April 25, 2016

Bloodmage introduces us to new characters but also reunite us with a couple of old ones. Fray was the character I liked the most. He is easy to connect with; he's been through a lot but he still managed to survive. He isn't complaining about the past but is simply taking what life is giving him. I l......more

Goodreads review by Jen on February 17, 2021

Bloodmage is the second book in Stephen Aryan’s series Age of Darkness and the sequel to his first book in the series, Battlemage. It may seem odd starting out in books reviewing with a ‘second book’ (yes, you read that right, this is my first ever book review) but bear with me…. there is method to......more

Quotes

"This is epic fantasy for readers who appreciate extra helpings of carnage with their backstabbing."—Publishers Weekly on Battlemage

"Stephen Aryan puts the epic into Epic Fantasy. This is a ground-shaking debut, full of fiery promise."—DenPatrick, author of The Boy with the Porcelain Blade on Battlemage

"A vivid and rousing adventure with the kind of magic that punches you right in the face."
—JenWilliams, author of The Copper Promise on Battlemage

"Aryan's battle scenes are visceral masterpieces that transport the reader deep into the melee. Read. This. Book."
—TaranMatharu, author of the Summoner series on Battlemage