With Mercy Toward None

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Summary: More adventure in the shadows of the Dread Empire
Review: This book is a sequel to The Fire in His Hands. It stands alone as a novel, but some of the character interaction is lost without reference to the first book.

With Mercy Towards None continues the saga of El Murid, a prophet whose rise threatens to burst forth from the dessert and plunge the nations of the west into religious war. Bragi, Haroun and Mocker each take their places in the forces opposing El Murid, and the novel provides interesting insights into these characters for anyone who has enjoyed the other novels of the Dread Empire series. While the book deals with dessert warfare, religious zeal and shadowy manipulations of history, it is at heart a character piece detailing how ties of friendship and duty can bind men together and drive them apart. A good read.

Rating:
Summary: More adventure in the shadows of the Dread Empire
Review: This book is a sequel to The Fire in His Hands. It stands alone as a novel, but some of the character interaction is lost without reference to the first book.

With Mercy Towards None continues the saga of El Murid, a prophet whose rise threatens to burst forth from the dessert and plunge the nations of the west into religious war. Bragi, Haroun and Mocker each take their places in the forces opposing El Murid, and the novel provides interesting insights into these characters for anyone who has enjoyed the other novels of the Dread Empire series. While the book deals with dessert warfare, religious zeal and shadowy manipulations of history, it is at heart a character piece detailing how ties of friendship and duty can bind men together and drive them apart. A good read.