Talaos. Scion of the tyrants of mankind. Harbinger of the end times. Seeker of the power of the gods. So his enemy calls him. Yet how much is true? The story of the Storm's Own Son continues with the fourth book of Storm and Fire!
When the aliens came, the world changed forever, but not even they imagined how. Professor Haral Karden is wry, skeptical, and the longstanding leader of his field, the history of first contacts between cultures. When aliens arrive in a fleet of beautiful ships, with benevolent words, and offering amazing technological gifts, he asks the simple question - what do they want in return?
Wealth, freedom, and power... or perhaps the hangman's noose. 1672. The Caribbean. Diego Cargrave is a merchant sailor, restless with his life, and wondering what might be the cure. When an approaching ship runs out guns, and runs up the black flag, he and his crew mates ready for battle. He is startled to find he welcomes it, and the prospects now before him.
By ruthless wit and bloodstained hand, Talaos has risen to the heights of power. And yet, the dangers he faces are greater than ever. The war he has made his own is at a moment of decision, sharp as the edge of a blade. If he fails now, it will be the end... for him, and for everyone he has sworn to protect.
A world of magic. An age of bronze. A tale of vengeance.
They kicked in his front door. They took his family and seized his business. Powerful and corrupt, they fear nothing from one young man.
They underestimated him.
The most powerful sorcerer in the world sought his death, and failed.
He fell into darkness and seeming death in battle, yet he lives.
Now he wants answers, and much more.
The second book of Storm and Fire continues the wild, brutal tale of the Storm's Own Son.
Empire (In Her Name, Book 4)
on June 07, 2012
An amazing read! The hero, Reza Gard, comes of age in the midst of an interstellar war between humanity and the warlike Kreelan Empire. It takes some surprising turns which I will leave to the reader to discover, but will say that the Kreelans are simultaneously very alien and yet comprehensible, even sympathetic.
This one grabbed my attention immediately and kept it. I look forward to reading the next two books in the trilogy!