Blood of the Old Kings begins an epic adventure in which three strangers journey through a vast Empire that uses the power of dead wizards to conquer and subdue,from award-winning author Sung-il Kim and translated by the highly-acclaimed Anton Hur. Powered by the corpses of sorcerersthe Empire has conquered the world. It claims to have brought peace and stability to its conquered landsbut some see that peace for what it isΓÇöa lieΓÇöand will give everything in the fight against it. Loran is desperate for revenge after the Empire killed her familyso much so that the swordswoman climbs the volcano where the legends say an ancient dragon slumbers and leaps in. She finds that the legends are trueand Loran leaves the mountain with a sword made of dragonΓÇÖs fang and a great purpose before her. Cain arrived in the Imperial Capital lost and orphanedand itΓÇÖs only thanks to the kindness of a stranger-turned-mentor that he survived on the cityΓÇÖs streets. When his friend is found murderedhe will leave no stone unturned to find those responsibleeven if it means starting a war. ArienneΓÇÖs future has never been in questionΓÇöborn a sorcerersheΓÇÖll be a Power Generator for the Empire upon her death. But when she starts to hear the voice of a powerful necromancer in her headshe realizes the only thing more terrifying than dying for the Empire is never getting to truly live in the first place. When peace is a liethere is power in truthΓÇöand as LoranCainand Arienne hunt for answers in their own livesany one of their small rebellions could be the stone that brings the Empire toppling down.