The Empire of the Dead
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| Rating | : | 4.94 (739 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B06ZZ2SX9Y |
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| Number of Pages | : | 326 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Ancient Sumerian Heist Stories FTW" according to Stardrifter. I picked this one up on its release day, being a pretty big fan of Tucker’s Chronicles of the Black Gate series. This one intrigued me because it was described to me as “necro-Sumerian Ocean’s Eleven fantasy” which, let’s all just be honest here, sounds badass AF. Who could resist? Certainly not me.Our story starts out with Acharsis returning after a sixteen-year-long leave to apologize to Annara, the woman he le. Amazon Customer said Fun and action-packed.. There's only one word I can think of to describe this book: fun.This is a different kind of story from Phil Tucker, who has written the excellent Chronicles of the Black Gate series (three books out, with two more to go, I believe). That series is epic fantasy with a capital E. This one is less epic, more tightly focused. It's basically a heist story, though the object being stolen is a person rather than some treasure. But it also becomes mu. I thoroughly enjoyed this book I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I read it from start to finish in one sitting. At first I was a little perturbed when I saw it's length at 166 pages. But the pace was fast, it was engaging, and it had a timely ending. Of course, it is book 1 of a series but it didn't leave you hanging right in the middle of something like two main characters engaged in a fight, falling off a cliff, and then having to wait a year or longer for the next book to
Good thing Archarsis is a fallen demigod with more than one trick up his sleeve. Download your copy today!. Acharsis has always loved long shots. But even with a perfect scheme and a handpicked squad of godsblooded grifters and fighters, breaking into the undead lord's Akkodaisis' ziggurat is suicidally impossible. A sword & sorcery Ocean's 11. Unpredictable, fast paced, and packed with memorable characters, The Empire of the Dead is a gripping tale of revenge replete with demons, ancient magic, and a high stakes heist