Tag: Empires trilogy

The cover of Crusade. In the background is King Azoun, an older man with greying brown hair, a jewelled crown, and a world-weary expression. In the left foreground are two armored dwarves, one holding a falcon and one holding an axe. On the right is Alusair, a blonde young woman in full plate armor staring at her drawn sword.

Crusade

October 8, 2018 By Candlekeep Janitor

“1991 brought us many momentous events: the first Gulf War, the fall of the Soviet Union, the end of apartheid, and the release of the final book in the Empires trilogy. (Curiously, that last one takes up much less space in the history books than the others.)”

The cover of Dragonwall. In the background is Batu Min Ho, an Asian man with long black hair and a thin, drooping moustache. In the foreground are two women in tight-fitting cheongsam dresses and the Shou Emperor sitting on a throne shaped like a green dragon.

Dragonwall

July 20, 2018 By Candlekeep Janitor

“After all, the one thing D&D was really lacking was yet another goddamned word for polearms…”

The cover of Horselords. In the background is a portrait of Yamun Kahan, a Mongol-looking man with strong cheekbones and a thin moustache. He's wearing a furred helmet and staring at the camera intensely. In the foreground is Koja, a tonsured priest on a horse, talking to a mounted cavalryman. On the right is Eke Bayalun, a woman holding a staff and dressed in furs staring off into the distance.

Horselords

July 10, 2018 By Candlekeep Janitor

“I appreciate Cook’s nuanced portrayal of the Tuigan: they’re dirty, brutal, and barbaric, but also clever, well-organized, and surprisingly sophisticated in some respects. It’s a much more realistic and complex depiction of a culture than the Mazticans, who seemed to be strictly divided into cartoonishly evil nobles and virtuous noble savages.”