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 royali[...]

GUNPOWDER AND BULLETS WILL DETERMINE THE VICTOR.
When invasion looms... Tamas's invasion of Kez ends in disaster when a Kez counter-offensive leaves him cut off behind enemy lines with only a fraction of his army, no supplies, and no hope of reinforcements. Drastically outnumbered and pursued by[...]

IN A RICH, DISTINCTIVE WORLD THAT MIXES MAGIC WITH TECHNOLOGY, WHO COULD STAND AGAINST MAGES THAT CONTROL GUNPOWDER AND BULLETS?
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 [...]

""PROMISE OF BLOOD puts the epic back in fantasy! A novel that opens in the aftermath of a bloody coup, it's a thrilling look at politics, kingdoms, and the retribution that falls swiftly on broken promises." --Provided by the publisher"--[...]

The explosive conclusion to the award-winning Powder Mage trilogy. The capital has fallen ...Field Marshal Tamas has finally returned to Adopest, only to find the capital in the hands of a foreign power. With his son Taniel presumed dead, Tamas must gather his beleaguered forces and formulate a plan[...]