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The Sword Chronicles
Child of the Empire
2015
First Published
4.02
Average Rating
503
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A Top 100 Overall Bestseller in the Kindle Store! She is a Dog - one of the many children and teens across the empire of Ansborn who have been sentenced to fight in the arenas. There they fight in battle after battle until they die for the sport of the people of Ansborn - an empire built atop the peaks of five mountains. But one day she picks up a knife... and everything changes. "[A] thoroughly amazing experience." - My SF Reviews She discovers she is a Greater Gift - one of a handful of magic users with powers so great they have only two to join the Empire as one of its premier assassins, or die as a threat to the Empire itself. "[A]n excellent story, with well developed characters..." - Making It Happen reviews." She is no longer a Dog. Now, she is Sword. And she will soon realize that in this Empire, not all is what it seems. Good and evil collide, and she can never be sure whom to trust - not even herself. "A great book..." - Game Industry News She holds life in her hands for some. Brings death by her blade to others. She is a killer. She is a savior. She is Sword. "Epic fantasy meets superheroes, with lots of action and great characters. The Sword Chronicles is dark yet hopeful, and very entertaining. Collings is a great storyteller." - Larry Correia, New York Times bestselling author of Son of the Black Sword Fans of Sanderson, Jordan, Feist, and more will thrill to the adventures of a land unlike any you've ever seen. Tap the link and grab your copy of The Sword Chronicles now!

Avg Rating
4.02
Number of Ratings
280
5 STARS
36%
4 STARS
38%
3 STARS
19%
2 STARS
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Author

Michaelbrent Collings
Michaelbrent Collings
Author · 45 books

One of the most versatile writers around, Michaelbrent Collings is an internationally bestselling novelist, produced screenwriter, and multiple Bram Stoker Award finalist. While he is best known for horror (and is one of the most successful indie horror authors in the United States), he has also written bestselling thriller, fantasy, science fiction, mystery, humor, young adult, and middle grade works, and Western Romance. In addition to being a bestselling novelist, Michaelbrent has also received critical acclaim: he is the only person who has ever been a finalist for a Bram Stoker Award, a Dragon Award, a RONE Award, and a Whitney award: and he and his work have been reviewed and/or featured on everything from Publishers Weekly to Scream Magazine to NPR. He is also a frequent guest at comic cons and on writing podcasts like Six Figure Authors, The Creative Penn, and Writing Excuses. Find more about him at his website, WrittenInsomnia.com, or sign up for his mailing list (and get a free book!) at http://writteninsomnia.com/michaelbre....

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