Name: The Tears of the Sun
ISBN: 9780451464439

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Why This Clicks

A Crown at War

A hard-won crown, an approaching final conflict, and the cost of seeing a war through.

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Epic fantasy stakes shaped by loyalty, friendship, and hard choices
A high king facing a conflict with consequences for present and future

Expect

A culmination centered on war, duty, and possible sacrifice

Book Details

Authors: S. M. Stirling
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: September 4, 2012
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: Military Fantasy · Epic Fantasy
Reading lane: Military Fantasy

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Publisher Categories

Epic Fantasy
Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic
Alternate History

About This Book

Rudi Mackenzie has traveled from the land where the sun sets to the land where it rises and back. He has found his weapon—the Sword crafted for him before he was born. He has made friends from among his enemies and found enemies where he expected friends. He has won the heart and hand of the woman he has loved his entire life. Now Rudi is Artos, the High King of Montival, and his final destiny awaits him. He must face and defeat the forces of the Church Universal and Triumph...

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Rudi Mackenzie has traveled from the land where the sun sets to the land where it rises and back. He has found his weapon—the Sword crafted for him before he was born. He has made friends from among his enemies and found enemies where he expected friends. He has won the heart and hand of the woman he has loved his entire life. Now Rudi is Artos, the High King of Montival, and his final destiny awaits him. He must face and defeat the forces of the Church Universal and Triumphant. Everything in the present, everything in the future, depends on the outcome of the conflict. And like his father before him, Rudi knows that in winning the war he might well lose his life...