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Blood of the Old Kings | Sung-Il Kim

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From award-winning Korean author Sung-il Kim & translated by the world-renowned Anton Hur, Blood of the Old Kings begins an epic journey unlike any other. There is no escaping the Empire.Even in death, you will serve. In an Empire run on necromancy, dead sorcerers are the lifeblood. Their corpses are wrapped in chains and drained of magic to feed the unquenchable hunger for imperial conquest. Born with magic, Arienne has become resigned to her dark fate. But when the voice of a long-dead sorcerer begins to speak inside her head, she listens. There may be another future for her, if she's willing to fight for it. Miles away, beneath a volcano, a seven-eyed dragon also wears the Empire's chains. Before the imperial fist closed around their lands, it was the people's sacred guardian. Loran, a widowed swordswoman, is the first to kneel before the dragon in decades. She comes with a desperate plea, and will leave with a sword of dragon-fang in hand and a great purpose before her. In the heart of the Imperial capital, Cain is known as a man who gets things done. When his best friend and mentor is found murdered, he will leave no stone unturned to find those responsible, even if it means starting a war. Step into a world of necromancy, murder, and twisted magic. A world in need of a hero.

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Blood of the Old Kings | Sung-Il Kim

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Necromancy, flying machines, magic, spies, & runaways form the core of this fantasy import from South Korea. The first of 3 planned books, it‘s a story of rebellion against an imperial empire told from 3 POVs. Hur‘s translation is, as always, fantastic & once you settle into the rhythm & feel of Korean translated into English, this one moves along nicely. Interesting world building which I hope to see developed even more in the future. Good read.

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Blood of the Old Kings | Sung-Il Kim

Starting an epic fantasy from South Korea today. This book, originally the first of three planned volumes, came out almost a decade ago but the other two, only one of which was actually written, were never published. Fast forward a few years and Tor discovers the book and decides to publish all three. I‘ve read a lot of literature from South Korea but this will be the first fantasy. Excited to dive in.

(Love the cover!)

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