Blood and Roses (Comes the Conqueror Book 1)

"I am tired, and the tale is long."

So begins the new epic fantasy serial by Michael McClung, author of the Amra Thetys series.

Vostock Soundredeson has planned for ten years to destroy his brother-in-law, Olse the Conqueror. As events begin to come to a head, Vostock must harden his resolve -- and survive the treacheries of a war-torn, near-lawless land on his way to Aeternox, the Eternal City -- the ultimate prize he intends to deliver to, and then take from Olse.

But Vostock's desire for revenge has become a careworn thing, and the road to Aeternox is full of peril; physical, mental and spiritual...

(The Comes the Conqueror serial is set in the same world as the Sword Monk Saga, some 300 years before.)

"McClung has an impressive ability to write compelling characters and a fast paced and action packed plot that never seems to let up." -Speculative Book Review