#field marshal tamas

[starling-dust]

i have rot in my brain and it is @astepinsilence's fault

Olem didn’t have to lean over so very far to kiss him.

[eminjbrylv]

"I did this for me, and I did this for Adro, so that Manhouch wouldn't sign us all into slavery to the Kez with the Accords. I did it because those grumbling students of philosophy at the university only play at rebellion. The age of Kings is dead ... and I have killed it."

-Field Marshal Tamas

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Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan

Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan is the first novel in The Powder Mage Trilogy. This was a Kindle purchase. It is fantasy, or more specifically flintlock fantasy. When a coup overthrows the reigning monarch and executes the vast majority of the of ruling class, what are the consequences of the coup? For Field Marshal Tamas, the consequences of the coup far exceed his expectations when he led…

[nerdygoblin]

Gavril: Let it go. How many times did you fool around behind Erika’s back?

Tamas:

[feuer-bluete]

In a perfect aka not straight world, Tamas and Sabon have been together for years. But what about Erika you ask? She was in it of course. Three young powder mages, getting trained together, fighting together, savin each lifes, living together.

no one outside the powder mages knew, inside everyone knew. the only reason they are sure Taniel is Tamas kid is because Sabon was away for over half a year during the time Taniel was .. made. So Taniel might have a not so good relationship to his biological father but with his second father its all good.

Then Erika dies. and instead of the grieve bringing Tamas and Sabon together it drove them a bit apart. Officially Erika was Tamas’ wife only, they did that so Taniel was conceived in marriage and stuff so everyone was like, poor Tamas but noone, except for the powder mages had sympathie for Sabon.

Years pass and while Tamas and Sabon still love each other a lot, and slowly get closer again, there is still something, someone missing. They are just not used to it begin just the two of them.

Sabon is used to being away from Tamas for a while but not like when he send him on the mission to find and train more powder mages. He thinks its a punishment for whatever (its not, Sabon is just the only one Tamas would trust with such a job) but he still wants the love of his life protected so he recommends Olem as a bodyguard.

When he comes back for the first time he can see/feel the thing thats going on between Tamas and Olem and is like "DID HE REPLACE ME" but he doesn't say anything, is sad but keeps observing until he sees how great Olems looks after Tamas AND how Tamas is a lot more open to Sabon again "of couse you are staying with me while you are in the city again, don't be ridicoulus, you are still my husband (inofficial)"

With Olem in their life and having feelings for him, Tamas and Sabon also remember their feelings for each other (not that they would say any of that, they are military men but they have their own way to show their affection).  Olem is a bit confused at first but what can he do he really cares for those two old bickering idiots. Also its nice to talk to Sabon about how much of a stubborn ass Tamas can be.

[ignite-the-stars]

For the love of Adom, someone please give Powder Mage or Gods of Blood and Powder Fanfiction Promots

I have time.

I have the reference material.

I have caffeine.

And 1 obsession.

Now give me prompts.

[katieannwrites]

Love it!!

This family is my new obsession. And I simply adore the powder mage series.

Also thanks for @katieannwrites who’s fancast has ended up in my moodboards.

[volsungar-the-mighty]

rules: name ten favourite characters from ten different things (TV, movies, books, etc.), then tag ten people

Tagged by: @gabes-world-and-stuff

1. Kaladin Stormblessed (Stormlight Archive)

2. Caeden (Licanius Trilogy)

3. Liam Dunbar (Teen Wolf)

4. Moiraine Damodred (Wheel of Time)

5. Field Marshal Tamas (Powder Mage Trilogy)

6. Bayonetta (Bayonetta)

7. Arthur Curry (Aquaman)

8. Cal Kestis (Jedi: Fallen Order)

9. Marcus (WATCHDOGS 2)

10. Tyler Locke (Locke and Key)

Tagging: @lightfiretomypaperwings @colder-bones @snaeken @extrasteps @sefinh @scerek @friendlysociopath

[bookwraiths]

THE CRIMSON CAMPAIGN

The Crimson Campaign by Brian McClellan

Genre: Fantasy – Flintlock

Series: Powder Mage #2

Publisher: Orbit (May 16, 2014)

Author Information: Website | Twitter

Length:  608 pages

My Rating: 5 stars

Fantasy lovers! Flintlock aficionados– And everybody else here who just loves great books: Today, today, you find yourself equals. For you are all equally blessed. For I have the pride, the privilege,…

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THE SIEGE OF TILPUR (Powder Mage 0.1), by Brian McClellan

  This novella from Brian McClellan’s Powder Mage series was an unexpected surprise, because I thought I had explored them all, so as soon as I saw this title I wasted no time to acquire and read it: the end of the saga left me somewhat pining for this world, and going back to it, even for a short number of pages, felt like a treat.

This is set in the far past of Field Marshal Tamas, at the time…

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Yes! They are all so solpcistic they literally cannot see anything past their own desires. They are all like kids playing dress up. I am beginning to wish Daddy Wang’s coup succeeded because he would have at least been competent and however self-serving was pragmatic enough to know you need to have a strong army and content populace to rule. I am all for Xiao Qi settting them on fire - I was watching the court scene utterly appalled. Honestly at this point I want him to turn into a less grizzled version of Field Marshal Tamas from the Brian McClellan books and day enough is enough and just off all the useless royals Robespierre style.

Re your comment which has "I am now sure that entering the palace somehow has brain-killing properties, because while she was never that sharp, she was not this stupid before either." I think it's more 1) she doesn't understand military matters i.e. Cheng has clearly been superior on the battlefield and Hulan is a barbarian country and 2) she wants her husband to fail. I'm not even sure she wants her own child on the throne.

I am sure she wants her kid on the throne. And she is not thinking militarily at all but omg use your brain - if she had her own regent/general groomed it would be one thing, but to actively plot with Helan Zhen is insanity!

[joyfullynervousstrawberry]

Promise of Blood (Powder Mage, #1) - The Age of Kings is dead . . . and I have killed it. It's a bloody business overthrowing a king...Field Marshal Tamas' coup against his king sent corrupt aristocrats to the guillotine and brought bread to the starving. But it also provoked war with the Nine Nations, internal attacks by royalist fanatics, and the greedy to scramble for money and power by Tamas's

[nikihawkes]

Title: The Promise of Blood

Author: Brian McClellan

Series: The Powder Mage #1

Genre: Fantasy (Flintlock)

Rating: 5/5 stars!

The Overview: The Age of Kings is dead . . . and I have killed it. It’s a bloody business overthrowing a king… Field Marshal Tamas’ coup against his king sent corrupt aristocrats to the guillotine and brought bread to the starving. But it also provoked war with the Nine Nations, internal attacks by royalist fanatics, and the greedy to scramble for money and power by Tamas’s supposed allies: the Church, workers unions, and mercenary forces. Stretched to his limit, Tamas is relying heavily on his few remaining powder mages, including the embittered Taniel, a brilliant marksman who also happens to be his estranged son, and Adamat, a retired police inspector whose loyalty is being tested by blackmail. -Goodreads

The Review:

There wasn’t a single thing I didn’t like about Promise of Blood.

The best components were the characters. It struck me as profound in several places of the book how damn good McClellan was as creating deep connections between his characters to the point where it felt like reading about real people (making it all the more poignant when something happened to one of them). Most authors tell you there’s a connection, McClellan makes you feel it. The character profiles were nuanced and detailed, and they always played brilliantly off of one another. I don’t think I’ve ever seen it done as well as it was in Promise of Blood, so for that alone the book jumps up a few notches.

And then he took those fantastic characters and made them funny as shit. And not in that “I’m clearly adding a joke here” kind of way, but rather he infused humor in the details – subtle gestures, the ways the characters thought about things, and dry wit within the dialogue (aka, exactly the type of funny I prefer in my books). It sent the book up a few more notches.

As if all that wasn’t enough, I also found the plot highly engaging. There was a lot of political maneuvering and a “traitor in the midst” mystery to uncover, from which I found additional entertainment trying to puzzle out.

And then there was even a cool magic system (or two). Before diving in, I would have almost guaranteed you that my biggest takeaway from the book would’ve been the magic system (that sort of world building always amps me up), but surprisingly it was perfectly content to take a backseat to all the other interesting elements. Its casual inclusion in the story was brilliant, and pretty much notched this book into the solid 5-star category for me. Well done, is all I can say. 🙂

Were there a few pacing issues? Possibly. It’s a slow burn with multiple POVs and allocates a lot of time for dialogue and establishing relationships between characters. I can see how that might cause some to lose interest, especially if they weren’t as engaged with the mystery, humor, and subtle character development. Personally, I ate up every single moment and would gladly sit through a reread. If anything the slower beginning made the whirlwind of the end that much more exciting by contrast.

Series status: I’m on a long waiting list for the next two books, but liked this book well enough to consider buying them outright. Either way, book 2 has the highest priority spot.

Recommendations: Promise of Blood is a highly recommendable flintlock fantasy that will likely appeal to most fantasy readers (especially those who don’t mind a slow burning plot). It had the perfect blend of mystery, magic, humor, and an extra splash of brilliance when it came to the characters. Depending on how the series goes, this could shape up to be a top recommend for me.

Other books you might like (these recs are borrowed from a great post DragonsandZombies did on flintlock fantasy – I’ve read 3 of the 5 listed and can attest to the genre amazingness):

The Waking Fire by Anthony Ryan

The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson

His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik

Guns of the Dawn by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Thousand Names by Django Wexler

You can check out more great flintlock fantasy recs through her full post. 🙂

by Niki Hawkes

Book Review: The Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan Title: The Promise of Blood Author: Brian McClellan Series: The Powder Mage #1 Genre: Fantasy (Flintlock)

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Book Review: The Autumn Republic by Brian McClellan

Book Review: The Autumn Republic by Brian McClellan

Name: The Autumn Republic Author: Brian McClellan Number of Pages: 577 (Paperback) Published: 5th January 2016 by Orbit Genre: Epic Fantasy The capital has fallen… Field 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. His son is missing, his allies are indistinguishable from his foes, and…

[idiosyncraticwordsmith]

Moodboard for Field Marshal Tamas from the Powder Mage trilogy

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Powder Mages: although they are sometimes called "Marked", the term Powder Mage is far more commonly used. They do not draw their power from the Else directly; instead, as their name suggests, they instead use gun powder as the source of their power. In addition to simply being able to smell it at a distance even in its unburned form, Powder Mages can consume orally or snort gun powder through their nose to enter what is called a "Powder Trance", a mental and physical state in which their senses are heightened and they are physically stronger and faster, thus making them very dangerous on the battlefield. Powder Mages also have the ability to manipulate the explosive reaction of gun powder. In practical terms and with practice they can redirect the power from a gun powder explosion from it's point of origin in a powder horn or in a gun barrel to another location around them. The most common application of this skill is "floating" bullets. When "floating" a bullet Powder Mage fires a bullet from their rifle and then sets off powder in their powder horn (called "burning") and mentally redirects the explosion to be behind and below the bullet thus increasing its flight time and its accuracy. Powder Mages can be differentiated from other soldiers by powder keg pins or buttons on their uniforms.