{"product_id":"the-dark-lord-oath-of-empire","title":"The Dark Lord (Oath of Empire)","description":"\u003cp\u003eTom Harlan brings his Oath of Empire series to a shattering conclusion in The Dark Lord.  In what would be the 7th Century AD in our history  the Roman Empire still stands  supported by the twin pillars of the Legions and Thaumaturges of Rome. The Emperor of the West  the Augustus Galen Atreus  came to the aid of the Emperor of the East  the Avtokrator Heraclius  in his war with the Sassanad Emperor of Persia. But despite early victories  that war has not gone well  and now Rome is hard-pressed. Constantinople has fallen before the dark sorceries of the Lord Dahak and his legions of the living and dead. Now the new Emperor of Persia marches on Egypt  and if he takes that ancient nation  Rome will be starved and defeated.  But there is a faint glimmer of hope. The Emperor Galens brother Maxian is a great sorcerer  perhaps the equal of Dahak  lord of the seven serpents. He is now firmly allied with his Imperial brother and Rome. And though they are caught tight in the Dark Lords net of sorcery  Queen Zoe of Palmyra and Lord Mohammed have not relinquished their souls to evil.  Powerful  complex  engrossing --Thomas Harlans Oath of Empire series has taken fantasy readers by storm. The first three volumes  The Shadow of Ararat  The Gate of Fire  and The Storm of Heaven have been universally praised  and the author was nominated for the Campbell Award for Best New Writer of 1999 and 2000.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44967503495221,"sku":"ByrdShop_0812590120","price":62.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780812590128.jpg?v=1770643063","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-dark-lord-oath-of-empire","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}