Series: Book 1 in the The Macht series
Rating: ****
Tags: EN-Fantasy, Lang:en
Summary
On the world of Kuf, the Macht are a
mystery, a seldom-seen people of extraordinary ferocity and
discipline whose prowess on the battlefield is the stuff of
legend. For centuries they have remained within the remote
fastnesses of the Harukush Mountains. In the world beyond, the
teeming races and peoples of Kuf have been united within the
bounds of the Asurian Empire, which rules the known world, and
is invincible. The Great King of Asuria can call up whole
nations to the battlefield.His word is law.But now the Great
Kingé›¶ brother means to take the throne by force, and in
order to do so he has sought out the legend. He hires ten
thousand mercenary warriors of theMacht, and leads them into
the heart of the Empire.