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Blood of the Old Kings

Published
Oct 2024
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Fantasy Fantasy
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368
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Named a Best Fantasy Book of the Year by NPR, Amazon, Paste, and Book Riot!

From award-winning Korean author Sung-il Kim & translated by the world-renowned Anton Hur, Blood of the Old Kings begins an epic journey unlike any other.


There is no escaping the Empire.
Even in death, you will serve.


In an Empire run on necromancy, dead sorcerers are the lifeblood. Their corpses are wrapped in chains and drained of magic to feed the unquenchable hunger for imperial conquest.

Born with magic, Arienne has become resigned to her dark fate. But when the voice of a long-dead sorcerer begins to speak inside her head, she listens. There may be another future for her, if she's willing to fight for it.

Miles away, beneath a volcano, a seven-eyed dragon also wears the Empire's chains. Before the imperial fist closed around their lands, it was the people's sacred guardian.

Loran, a widowed swordswoman, is the first to kneel before the dragon in decades. She comes with a desperate plea, and will leave with a sword of dragon-fang in hand and a great purpose before her.

In the heart of the Imperial capital, Cain is known as a man who gets things done. When his best friend and mentor is found murdered, he will leave no stone unturned to find those responsible, even if it means starting a war.

Step into a world of necromancy, murder, and twisted magic. A world in need of a hero.

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Sep 2025 Tor ISBN 1250895359
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First Edition Oct 2024 Tor ISBN 1250895332
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Oct 2024 Tor ISBN 1250895340
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Apr 2025 Thorndike Press Large Print ISBN 1420523090
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