The Sworn, Gail Z. Martin
The Sworn, Gail Z. Martin
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The Sworn

Author: Gail Z. Martin

Narrator: Kirby Heyborne

Unabridged: 17 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/01/2011

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy, Epic


Synopsis

As plague and famine scourge the Winter Kingdoms, a vast invasion force is mustering from beyond the northern seas. And at its heart, a dark spirit mage wields the blood magic of ancient, vanquished gods.

Summoner-King Martris Drayke must attempt to meet this great threat, gathering an army from a country ravaged by civil war. Neighboring lands reel toward anarchy while plague decimates their leaders. Drayke must seek new allies from among the living—and the dead—as an untested generation of rulers face their first battle.

Then someone disturbs the legendary Dread as they rest in a millennia-long slumber beneath sacred barrows. Their warrior guardians, the Sworn, know the Dread could be pivotal as a force for great good or evil. But if it's the latter, could even the Summoner-King's sorcery prevail?

About Gail Z. Martin

Gail Z. Martin writes epic fantasy, urban fantasy, and steampunk for Solaris Books, Orbit Books, and Falstaff Books. Her series include Darkhurst, The Chronicles of the Necromancer, The Fallen Kings Cycle, The Ascendant Kingdoms Saga, The Assassins of Landria, Night Vigil, and Deadly Curiosities.


Reviews

I think this was a bit weird, I mean the last series took place just 6 months before this. At least make it 10, or 25 and have it about their kids or something. Let them fights some battles. I am never awed by these books, yes I know that sounds bad, they are good, just never awesome. They are light,......more

Goodreads review by MissM

This was a tough one. It hovers between 2.5 - 3 stars for me. I loved the first four books ("The Chronicles of the Necromancer") and this is really just an extension of that. (The author claims you can pick this up and start fresh if you never read the others but man do I disagree! It's really just......more

3 1/2 This book is marketed as "the beginning of a new adventure set in the world of the Chronicles of the Necromancer". It both is and isn't. For the ways that it is, we are introduced to a few new characters, threats, and concepts which we haven't seen before. We also see more of the Winter Kingdoms......more

Goodreads review by Chelsea

This review was originally posted at Vampire Book Club. Gail Z. Martin knows how to craft big-scale fantasy. And she includes elements we adore: noble warriors, magic, vampires and werewolves. Martin is well-known for her Chronicles of the Necromancer series, and The Sworn is set as a gateway into th......more