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Battlemage
Age of Darkness (Related to this series)
- Author
- Stephen Aryan
- Narrator
- Matt Addis
- Publisher
- Hachette Audio
- Publish Date
- 22 September 2015
- Run Time
- 15 hours 55 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Balfruss is a battlemage, sworn to fight and die for a country that fears and despises his kind.
Vargus is a common soldier -- while mages shoot lightning from the walls of the city, he's down in the front lines getting blood on his blade.
Talandra is a princess and spymaster, but the war may force her to risk everything and make the greatest sacrifice of all.
Magic and mayhem collide in this explosive epic fantasy from a major new talent.
Critics Review
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"This is epic fantasy for readers who appreciate extra helpings of carnage with their backstabbing."—Publishers Weekly
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"Stephen Aryan puts the epic into Epic Fantasy. This is a ground-shaking debut, full of fiery promise."—Den Patrick, author of The Boy with the Porcelain Blade
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"A vivid and rousing adventure with the kind of magic that punches you right in the face."—Jen Williams, author of The Copper Promise
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"Aryan's battle scenes are visceral masterpieces that transport the reader deep into the melee. Read. This. Book."—Taran Matharu, author of the Summoner series
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Details
- Author
- Stephen Aryan
- Narrator
- Matt Addis
- Duration
- 15 hours 55 minutes
- Release Date
- 22 September 2015
- ISBN
- 9781478959793
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Hachette Audio
- Genre
- Adventure fiction, Epic fantasy / heroic fantasy, Historical fantasy
Synopsis
"I can command storms, summon fire and unmake stone," Balfruss growled. "It's dangerous to meddle with things you don't understand."Balfruss is a battlemage, sworn to fight and die for a country that fears and despises his kind. Vargus is a common soldier -- while mages shoot lightning from the walls of the city, he's down in the front lines getting blood on his blade.Talandra is a princess and spymaster, but the war may force her to risk everything and make the greatest sacrifice of all.Magic and mayhem collide in this explosive epic fantasy from a major new talent.
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