Book description
Promise of Blood unfolds like a gunshot in the dark-sudden, violent, and impossible to ignore. Brian McClellan doesn't ease you into his world; he drags you bleeding into a revolution where magic crackles through gunpowder and ancient gods stir beneath the earth.
The coup has been won, but Field Marshal Tamas discovers that killing a king is merely the first casualty in a war that refuses to end. McClellan builds his narrative like a powder mage loads a rifle-methodically, with devastating precision. The political machinations are as sharp as enchanted bullets, and twice as likely to kill you.
What makes this audiobook genuinely unsettling isn't just the supernatural elements lurking in the shadows, but how McClellan makes you question whether they're truly there. The prose carries that particular weight of impending doom, where every whispered peasant legend might just be the truth wearing a disguise.
Tamas's estranged son Taniel serves as both brilliant marksman and emotional powder keg, his relationship with his father as volatile as any magical conspiracy. Meanwhile, Adamat's descent into a world where his old certainties crumble creates an undercurrent of psychological horror that permeates every chapter.
McClellan's narration-if you can call it that, since this is the audiobook version-carries the weight of someone who's lived through these dark times. His Cleveland origins haven't been polished away by Utah's mountain solitude; instead, they give his prose an earthy, brutal honesty that makes the supernatural elements hit harder.
The real horror lies in how recognizable this revolution feels. The church scheming for power, unions turning corrupt, mercenaries switching sides for coin-none of it feels like fantasy. It feels like tomorrow's news, delivered by someone who's already seen the aftermath.
Magic here isn't spectacular; it's industrial. Powder mages who can see bullet trajectories and manipulate explosions represent a technological revolution that's as terrifying as any ancient curse. This isn't sword and sorcery-it's rifle and ritual, and McClellan makes you believe both are equally deadly.
The audiobook format serves the material perfectly, allowing McClellan's measured delivery to build tension naturally. You're not just reading about omens and ancient gods stirring; you're hearing them whispered in the dark, one bullet at a time.
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Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience