The Crimson Campaign

The Crimson Campaign
Author Brian McClellan
Country United States
Language English
Series The Powder Mage trilogy
Genre fantasy
Publisher Orbit Books
Publication date
 6 May 2014
Media type Print (hardcover & paperback)
Pages 593pp
ISBN 978-0-356-50202-1
Preceded by Promise of Blood
Followed by The Autumn Republic

The Crimson Campaign is the second book[1] in The Powder Mage trilogy written by American author Brian McClellan. It was first published by Orbit Books on May 6, 2014 and is the sequel to Promise of Blood (2013). The third and last book, titled The Autumn Republic, is planned to be released somewhere in 2015.[2]

Plot

Field Marshal Tamas has committed a brutal coup against Adro's monarchy and is now in open war with the Kez. Cut off behind enemy lines with only a fraction of his army, he must lead his men through northern Kez to safety, meanwhile defending his country against the angry god Kresimir, who wants the head of the man who shot him in the eye.

Taniel Two-Shot, presuming his father to be dead, finds himself the last line of defense against the devastating army of the most powerful god.

Reception

Review of The Crimson Campaign were generally favorable. Publishers Weekly referred to the book as a "swirling sequel"[3] and Staffer’s Book Review stated it was "just great fun."[4] Kirkus Reviews gave a more reserved appraisal stating the "book is less relentlessly inventive than the inaugural volume but still impressively distinctive and pungent…".[5]

Richard Bray of Fantasy-Faction wrote in his review, "In all, The Crimson Campaign is the rare middle book of a trilogy that actually kicks its pace up a notch. It’s an amazing work, and has the series well-situated for an outstanding finale in The Autumn Republic due out next year.[6]

Books in the series

External links

References

  1. ↑ http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Crimson-Campaign-Powder-Trilogy/dp/0356502023/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1400319578&sr=8-1&keywords=the+crimson+campaign
  2. ↑ http://www.amazon.co.uk/Autumn-Republic-Powder-Mage-trilogy/dp/0356502058/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1400319645&sr=8-1&keywords=the+autumn+republic
  3. ↑ "The Crimson Campaign". Publishers Weekly. December 16, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  4. ↑ Landon, Justin (April 29, 2014). "Sworn in Steel by Douglas Hulick and The Crimson Campaign by Brian McClellan". Staffer’s Book Review. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  5. ↑ "The Crimson Campaign". Kirkus Reviews. January 9, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  6. ↑ http://fantasy-faction.com/2014/the-crimson-campaign-by-brian-mcclellan