The Tears of the Sun
Penguin Publishing Group · Print & ebook · September 4, 2012
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- Who it’s for
- A hard-won crown, an approaching final conflict, and the cost of seeing a war through.
- Themes
- War and its consequences, Destiny, Self-sacrifice
- Genres
- Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic, Alternate History, Epic Fantasy
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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.
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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...
A Crown at War
A hard-won crown, an approaching final conflict, and the cost of seeing a war through.
Come here for
- 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
Where it sits
| Alternate History | 42% |
|---|---|
| Epic Fantasy | 38% |
| Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic | 32% |
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 4, 2012
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- War and its consequences · Destiny · Self-sacrifice
- Reading lane
- Epic Fantasy