Lord of Mountains
Penguin Publishing Group · Print & ebook · September 3, 2013
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- Who it’s for
- A broad fantasy conflict pairs hard-won battles with the work of making a kingdom hold.
- Themes
- War and its human cost, Political unity and lasting peace, Leadership and allegiance
- Genres
- Epic Fantasy, Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic, Alternate History
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Rudi Mackenize, now Artos the First, High King of Montival, and his allies have won several key battles against the Church Universal and Triumphant. But still the war rages on, taking countless lives, ravaging the land once known as the United States of America. Artos and his Queen, Mathilda, must unite the realms into a single kingdom to ensure a lasting peace.
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If the leaders of the Changed world are to accept Artos as their ruler, he will need to undertake a quest to the Lake at the Heart of the Mountains, and take part in a crowning ceremony—a ceremony binding him to his people, his ancestors, and his land. Then, once he has secured his place and allegiances, Artos can go forward, and lead his forces to the heart of the enemy’s territory....
War and Allegiance
A broad fantasy conflict pairs hard-won battles with the work of making a kingdom hold.
Come here for
- High-stakes military fantasy with a kingdom still to unite
- A quest and crowning ceremony tied to people, ancestors, and land
Expect
- War’s cost alongside the push for lasting peace
- A ruler’s legitimacy tested before the fight reaches enemy territory
Where it sits
| Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic | 62% |
|---|---|
| Alternate History | 45% |
| Epic Fantasy | 34% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Epic Fantasy
- Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic
- Alternate History
- Authors
- S. M. Stirling
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Published
- September 3, 2013
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- War and its human cost · Political unity and lasting peace · Leadership and allegiance
- Reading lane
- Epic Fantasy