โ Scribed by Gav Thorpe
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
ULLSAARD HAS CONQUERED THE KNOWN WORLD. All have fallen before his armies.
Now it's time to take the long journey home, back to the revered heart of the great Empire he had helped create for his distant masters. But when he returns to the capital, life there is so very different from what he had believed. Could it be that everything he has fought for, has conquered and killed for, has been a lie?
File Under: Epic Fantasy [ Conquering Armies | A Vast Empire | Temple Of Shadows | Rebellion And War ]
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"Thorpe writes strong, uncluttered narrative, and his characters actually sound like real people." Tom Holt, *SFX
*"The battle scenes are truly epic and Thorpe doesn't give anything away until the final sword stroke has fallen." -*Fantasy Book Review
"The Crown of the Blood is a testosterone-fueled, dinosaur-punch of a book. It is a collection of violent conquests and vicious battles, from the fields of war to the equally-bloody arena of politics... Not I, Claudius, but definitely "Rome", this book is hairy, gory, sweaty, shameless... and perhaps even a little bit thoughtful." - Pornokitsch.com
"This is one of Thorpes best novels. The setting and story are well thought out and are remarkably logical for a fantasy novel. If you enjoy military or historical fiction, you will enjoy The Crown of the Blood*. Action, intrigue, conquest, and charismatic generals are waiting for you here!" -* James Atlantic's Speaks
"...a well written fantasy with some nice twists." - Charles R. Rutledge, Singular Points
"Gav Thorpe, along with Paul Kearney, Stephen Pressfield and David Drake, writes war as it should be written: brutal, dark, bloody, treacherous, confusing, and insane." - Red Book Review
"The Crown of the Blood is set in a world that resembles with a mix between the Roman and Middle Eastern empires, but with Gav Thorpes personal additions to the mixture that make his world captivating and interesting." - Dark Wolf's Fantasy Reviews*
Gav Thorpe has written more than a dozen novels and even more short stories. Growing up in tedious town just north of London, he originally intended to be an illustrator but after acknowledging an inability to draw or paint he turned his hand to writing.
Gav spent 14 years as a developer for Games Workshop on the worlds of Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000 before going freelance in 2008. It is claimed (albeit solely by our Gav, frankly) that he is merely a puppet of a mechanical hamster called Dennis that intends to take over the world via the global communications network. When not writing, Gav enjoys playing games, cooking, pro-wrestling and smiling wryly. The author lives in Nottingham, England.
Library : Fantasy
Universes : Crown of the Blood [01]
Formats : EPUB
ISBN : 9780061994142
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