I liked the Hierophant, but I was not convinced of his arguments that much. But I say keep reading on because then it gets interesting. There is so much power-plays and prophecies that it does take a while to get into. Khepri and Hassan make a wonderful couple, and I loved how their relationship blossomed from Pallas Athos to the Kingdom of Herat. None of their character arcs felt wasted in any shape or form. How long will humanity keep manipulating each other for the sake of a throne that carries power? It boggles the mind.Īll the characters in this book served a solid purpose.
There is so much political intrigue that it pays off right at the end. I have become a bit weary of high political intrigues in fantasy, for some reason what shocks me the most, is that humans are the best at manipulating each other. This is a book that was made into a legendary saga of a story. I appeal to Little Brown Book Group and Orbit to publish way more fantasy inspired in the Ancient World and the Bronze Age. There needs to be WAY more fantasy in the Ancient World. So when I saw this, I knew I had to review this. All these tales come from a time that is now long gone. Even Gilgamesh and the cities of Ur and the Sumerians. And the mythologies of the Norse, the Egyptian, the Greek Gods that has been told throughout humanity. The Ancient World was fascinating for one big reason: The Times of Ceasar, the expansion into Gaul, Nero’s rule as Emperor, Ramesses and the Sea People, Egypt at the heights of its new found empire, the Assyrians and the Babylonians establishing their legendary empires. I want more Ancient World fantasy inspired novel books. When I saw this reveal for the first time, I knew I had to have this. Thank you to the wonderful people at Little Brown Book Group UK and Orbit for providing me an ARC of this wonderful book. But praise from a master such as Sebastien De Castell whose books I love? It’s going to be really good. I have yet to read Tasha Suri’s wonderful Empires of Sand Book.
When authors like Tasha Suri and Sebastien de Castell praise this book, you know it will be good. One of them – or all of them – could break the world. As a dark new power rises, five souls are set on a collision course that will determine the fate of their world:Ī once-faithful leader torn between his duty and his heartĪ reckless gambler with the power to find anything or anyoneĪnd a dying girl on the verge of giving up They left behind a secret prophecy, foretelling an Age of Darkness and the birth of a new Prophet who could be the world’s salvation. For generations, the Seven Prophets guided humanity – until they disappeared, one hundred years ago.