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Arcanum

by Simon Morden
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Rome was the center of the most powerful empire the world had ever seen, but that didn't stop it falling to Alaric the Goth, his horde of barbarian tribesmen and their wild spell-casting shamans. Having split the walls with their sorcery and slaughtered the inhabitants with their axes, the victors carved up the empire into a series of bickering states which were never more than an insult away from war.
A thousand years later, and Europe has become an almost civilized place. The rulers of the old Roman palatinates confine their warfare to the short summer months, trade flourishes along the rivers and roads, and farming has become less back-breaking, all due to the magic, bestowed by gods, that infuses daily life. Even the barbarians' gods have been tamed: where once human sacrifices poured their blood onto the ground, there are parties and picnics, drinking and singing, fit for decent people and their children. But it looks like the gods are going to have the last laugh before they slip quietly into ill-remembered obscurity. . .
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Publisher: Orbit

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  • ISBN: 9780316401722
  • Release date: January 28, 2014

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  • ISBN: 9780316220095
  • Release date: January 28, 2014

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  • ISBN: 9780316220095
  • File size: 1686 KB
  • Release date: January 28, 2014
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Rome was the center of the most powerful empire the world had ever seen, but that didn't stop it falling to Alaric the Goth, his horde of barbarian tribesmen and their wild spell-casting shamans. Having split the walls with their sorcery and slaughtered the inhabitants with their axes, the victors carved up the empire into a series of bickering states which were never more than an insult away from war.
A thousand years later, and Europe has become an almost civilized place. The rulers of the old Roman palatinates confine their warfare to the short summer months, trade flourishes along the rivers and roads, and farming has become less back-breaking, all due to the magic, bestowed by gods, that infuses daily life. Even the barbarians' gods have been tamed: where once human sacrifices poured their blood onto the ground, there are parties and picnics, drinking and singing, fit for decent people and their children. But it looks like the gods are going to have the last laugh before they slip quietly into ill-remembered obscurity. . .
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Fantasy Fiction Literature Historical Fiction
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    Publisher:
    Orbit

    Kindle Book
    ISBN: 9780316401722
    Release date: January 28, 2014

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9780316220095
    Release date: January 28, 2014

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9780316220095
    File size: 1686 KB
    Release date: January 28, 2014

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