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  • Written by: Brian McClellan
  • Narrated by: John Telfer
  • Length: 20 hrs and 40 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (96 ratings)

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Blood of Empire

Written by: Brian McClellan
Narrated by: John Telfer
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As the final battle approaches, a sellsword, a spy, and a general must find unlikely and dangerous allies in order to turn the tides of war in this epic fantasy tale of magic and gunpowder by acclaimed author Brian McClellan.

The Dynize have unlocked the Landfall Godstone, and Michel Bravis is tasked with returning to Greenfire Depths to do whatever he can to prevent them from using its power: from sewing dissension among the enemy ranks to rallying the Palo population.

Ben Styke's invasion of Dynize is curtailed when a storm scatters his fleet. Coming ashore with just 20 lancers, he is forced to rely on brains rather than brawn - gaining new allies in a strange land on the cusp of its own internal violence.

Bereft of her sorcery and physically and emotionally broken, Lady Vlora Flint now marches on Landfall at the head of an Adran army seeking vengeance against those who have conspired against her. While allied politicians seek to undo her from within, she faces insurmountable odds and Dynize's greatest general.

Continue the epic fantasy series by the author whose debut novel Brandon Sanderson called "just plain awesome!"

Gods of Blood and Powder

Sins of Empire
Wrath of Empire
Blood of Empire

For more from Brian McClellan, check out:

Powder Mage
Promise of Blood
The Crimson Campaign
The Autumn Republic

©2019 Brian McClellan (P)2019 Hachette Audio

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I would recommend reading the paper book

The change in narrator changes everything, surprisingy. All of a sudden, everyone is from the British upper classes. No character is recognizable.

Sometimes narrators have to change, but it would have been nice if Mr. Telfer had bothered to listen to the other books. Some names are pronounced very differently; it's super weird.

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Fun series

From start to finish this story has been an amazingly fun journey. Humour, adventure, political strife, gods, mages, love and conquest.

There's nothing missing and it still keeps you wanting more!

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Quite a ride!

I enjoyed this series a lot but it is best to read the Powder Mage Trilogy first to make the most sense of it. I would agree with other reviewers that it would have been best to continue with the original narrator but John Tefler did a pretty good job.

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Good Ending

I enjoyed this book and it really tied together nicely with the rest of the series. My only real complaint is that they switched to a different voice actor and that really threw me off at first. Other than a few voices though by the end I was fine with him. If you enjoyed the rest of the series it's nice to know how this Empire series ends.

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alright ending

Good ending, not the best. I was hoping for a bit more action to finish it off, as with the first trilogy. when Stykes story got political it dragged for the first time a series for me. And Blood magic isn't a "showy" as Privileged / Powder Mages and Armies.
Was a little disappointed at the narrator switch at first but John does fine.

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loved it

what a great conclusion to this trilogy!!! I hope we get a third gunpowder mage series :)

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