Rage Against the Machine
Blood of the Old Kings
By Sung-Il Kim (Translated by Anton Hur)
16 Oct, 2024
Translation
Sung-il Kim’s 2016 Blood of the Old Kings is a secondary universe fantasy. Originally published as Star of Mercia, the English translation is by Anton Hur.
The Empire brings order and conformity to lands previously disorganized and chaotic. The Empire eliminates superstition and guides potential sorcerers toward socially responsible activities. The Empire extracts all the wealth it can from the lands it has conquered with its necromantic arts; its new subjects face poverty and death.
Her husband and child were among the Empire’s victims. Loran is moved to seek out the great dragon that once defended her kingdom of Arland.