'They had the chance to level the whole city. I refuse to be relieved that the damned Brudanians invaded Adopest just to destroy the cathedral.' 'This cathedral was three hundred years old. 'This must have been the column of smoke our scouts saw. He spoke around the cigarette clenched between his lips. He stood beside Tamas, hand resting on the butt of his pistol beneath his greatcoat, eyes scanning the streets for signs of Brudanian patrols. Granite keystones had been cut apart with an almost casual indifference, and entire sections of the cathedral were melted away with fire hotter than the center of any forge.

The destruction had been wrought by Privileged elemental sorcery. What had once been a magnificent building with golden spires that rose majestically above the surrounding buildings was now a pile of rubble being picked over by a small army of stonemasons in search of usable marble and limestone, and birds that had built their nests in those spires now wheeled aimlessly overhead as Tamas inspected the ruin by the light of the rising sun. Read Excerptįield Marshal Tamas stood in the ruins of the Kresim Cathedral in Adopest. The Autumn Republic is the epic conclusion that began with Promise of Blood and The Crimson Campaign.

Inspector Adamat is drawn into the very heart of this new mutiny with promises of finding his kidnapped son.Īnd Taniel Two-shot, hunted by men he once thought his friends, must safeguard the only chance Adro has of getting through this war without being destroyed. With the Kez still bearing down upon them and without clear leadership, the Adran army has turned against itself. His son is missing, his allies are indistinguishable from his foes, and reinforcements are several weeks away. But it remains the duty of the powder mages to defend their homeland unto death in the explosive conclusion the Brian McClellan’s Powder Mage trilogy.įield Marshal Tamas returns to his beloved country to find that for the first time in history, the capital city of Adro lies in the hands of a foreign invader. Thanks for all the support, everyone! Below is a list of buy links for the paperback (looks like the cheapest buy is on ).Tamas, Taniel, and Adamat have been betrayed and Adro now lies in the hands of a foreign invader.

Yes, I have a limited number of copies of both the trade and mass market available in my store.

No, I'm not sure why they decided to print them one way here and one way there.

No, there are no plans for a mass market in the US or a trade paperback in the UK.

For our friends across the pond, the mass market will be available in the UK on Thursday.

It should be available in your local bookstore or online and if it's not you have my permission to get someone at the store an earful (politely). Hey guys! I'm happy to announce that today is the launch of The Autumn Republic in trade paperback here in the US.

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