Blade of Empire, Mercedes Lackey
Blade of Empire, Mercedes Lackey
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Blade of Empire

Author: Mercedes Lackey, James Mallory

Narrator: Kate Rudd, Christopher Lane

Unabridged: 18 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/24/2017

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy, Epic


Synopsis

FROM THE AUTHORS OF NYT BESTSELLER WHEN DARKNESS FALLS, NYT BESTSELLER THE PHOENIX TRANSFORMED, AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER TO LIGHT A CANDLEThey thought the war was over. They were wrong.Runacarendalur Caerthalien has been a master of battle for hundreds of years, but he found himself on the wrong side―the losing side―in the last war. Betrayed by his brother, trapped in a prophecy he does not understand, Runacar flees the battlefield.Yet Runacar is no coward. In a twist he could never have imagined, the Elven War-Prince finds himself leading a new army into battle―a force of centaurs, merfolk, gryphons, minotaurs, and talking bears who can perform magic. For centuries they have been trying to reclaim their lands from Elven invaders. With Runacar at the helm, they just might manage it.Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory’s first collaboration, the Obsidian Mountain trilogy, introduced readers to a brilliant, continent-spanning fantasy world of high adventure and epic battle. Civilization shimmered with magic while in the nooks and crannies of the world, dragons and unicorns hid from people who believed them to be nothing more than legends.The Dragon Prophecy, set thousands of years before that story, illuminates a time when long-lived Elves rule the Fortunate Lands. It is a time of dire prophecy, of battle and bloodshed, of great magics unlike any the Elvenkind have seen before. It is the story of the end of one world and the beginning of the next.

About Mercedes Lackey

Together, MERCEDES LACKEY and JAMES MALLORY have written the New York Times bestseller The Phoenix Transformed, To Light a Candle, a USA Today bestseller; and When Darkness Falls, a New York Times bestseller, as well as Crown of Vengeance and other novels. Lackey lives in Oklahoma. Mallory lives in Maryland.

About James Mallory

Together, MERCEDES LACKEY and JAMES MALLORY have written the New York Times bestseller The Phoenix Transformed, To Light a Candle, a USA Today bestseller; and When Darkness Falls, a New York Times bestseller, as well as Crown of Vengeance and other novels. Lackey lives in Oklahoma. Mallory lives in Maryland.


Reviews

Originally reviewed at Bookwraiths. Never having read Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory’s Obsidian trilogy or the sequel trilogy Enduring Flame, I had no real knowledge of what I was getting into when I decided to grab Crown of Vengeance then dive into Blade of Empire. But now, after twelve hundred p......more

Goodreads review by Becca

I have been waiting for this book for forever, and it does not disappoint! Like the first book, this one takes a more serious tone than either The Obsidian Mountain or The Enduring Flame trilogies, and it rocks! As a set up for the next book, it is amazing, but it is equally enthralling in it's own......more

Goodreads review by Deborah

I hope it is not as long a wait for book number 3 in this series as it was for book number 2.......more

Goodreads review by Justin

They thought the war was over, they were wrong. Until they were right. And the war was over. Not to be confused with the historical text about the fall of the Soviet Union which happens to have the same cover.......more

Goodreads review by Kathi

7.5/10 A bit too long—I really think the story would have benefited from tightening up—but having an Elven former War Prince molding the Otherfolk into an army of sorts makes for an interesting narrative. It’s that narrative that carries the book, with the sections devoted to Vieliessar High King, Ha......more