Sword of the Gods: Prince of Tyre: (Book 2 of the Sword of the Gods saga)

Anna Erishkigal

Nov 2013 · Sword of the Gods Saga Book 2 · Seraphim Press

About this ebook

"Does for Lucifer what 'Wicked' did for the Wicked Witch of the West..." --Reader review

"Better than Game of Thrones..." --Reader review

"You only think you know Lucifer!" --Reader review

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At the dawn of time, two ancient adversaries battled for control of Earth. One man rose to stand at humanity's side. A man whose name we still remember today… 

At the dawn of time, two ancient adversaries battled for control of Earth. One man rose to stand at humanity's side. A soldier whose name we still remember today…

The legend about the greatest superhero to ever walk the Earth continues in Prince of Tyre. Mikhail has a new mission: train the warriors to fight back against the mysterious kidnappings so his adopted village will be safe for Ninsianna and their expected child. But the journey from soldier to general is never easy, especially when the Chief's son undermines his authority. Challenges compound when they learn 'lizard demons' have put a bounty on Mikhail's head.

Ninsianna thought her prayers had been answered when a man fell from the heavens and vowed to protect her village. But She-Who-Is is a demanding mistress—not only does she send nightmares of impending evil—but she causes her to view her husband with a pragmatic, and often self-serving eye. Can their marriage survive possession by a goddess? Or will She-Who-Is' power corrupt Ninsianna?

Meanwhile in the heavens, rumors of a cure to the Angelic's impending extinction winds its way through the Emperor's desperate armies. Raphael is charged with finding this 'Holy Grail,' unaware that Lucifer barters the solution in a quiet coup d'etat. The Eternal Emperor and Shay'tan are so busy outwitting each other that neither notices Lucifer is a little 'off,' or that an ancient Evil is outmaneuvering them all.

A tragic death forces the Alliance to choose which leader they will follow in an epic, heavens-fracturing showdown. The Eternal Emperor … or Lucifer?

Note: this book is NOT Christian fiction. The Sword of the Gods saga is an epic fantasy retelling of the wars in heaven at the dawn of time, the clash of ancient adversaries and empires, the myth of Lucifer, the fallen angels, and the soldier we now call the Archangel Michael, and the 3,500 b.c. humans caught in middle, similar in tone and style to books such as Game of Thrones, Dune and Outlander, with a romantic undertone, all told with a science fiction / space opera twist.

At the request of the publisher, this book is sold without DRM. 

Keywords: Archangel Michael, Archangel Mikhail, Archangel, angel, angels, archangels, guardian angels, angel fantasy, angel romance, Special Forces, galactic empire, Lucifer, Luciferi, morning star, Shaytan, Satan, dragon, dragons, devil, evil, nature of evil, Beelzebub, Beel-zebub, Ba'al Zebub, Moloch, angel, angels, fallen angels, fallen angels, books about angels, angels and demons, angel romance books, angel romance novels, demons, angel fantasy, Inanna, Abaddon, Jehoshaphat, Raphael, Archangel Raphael, Jophiel, Ubaid culture, Mesopotamian culture, ancient Mesopotamia, Assur, Ashur, Hiddekel River, what to read after Game of Thrones, Halifian culture, Halafian culture, Uruk culture, Annunaki, angel romance, genetically engineered super-soldiers, lion people, centaurs, merfolk, mermaids, military romance, wars in heaven, god vs. the devil, dark lord

Ratings and reviews

Thoroughly enjoyed the twist to the old heaven and hell good and evil conflict. A riveting read right up to the end, and as soon as I finish this review, which I had to start over because my tablet backed out of it the first time (with help from my thumbs no doubt) I will purchase the next book in the series and continue on. My only issue with this series is the number of typos and wrong word choices, definitely could benefit from a more stringent editorial/proofreading process.

The premis is much fun and the character development is very thourogh. I have read both book 1 and 2. I would have given 5 stars but for typos plus if an author repeatedly uses a galactic chess set as a mini character in both books a little more research into a chess pieces movements is warranted. I am no serious chess player, but bishops do not make L movements. (a mistake made at least twice maybe 3 times not once getting it right using a knight) things like this are almost as bad as an author that gives you a clap of thunder before the flash of lightning.

What a fantastic read! I'm on book three now and absolutely loving having a full-length, proper book to read instead of the usual 200 pages! Great, epic adventure story and great characters, not my usual genre of book but I'm thoroughly enjoying it, and I've even learned a few new words! Can't wait to find out how the story continues! Thank you :)

About the author

Anna Erishkigal is an attorney who writes fantasy fiction as a pleasurable alternative to coming home from court and cross-examining her children. She writes under a pen-name so her colleagues do not question whether her legal pleadings are fantasy fiction as well. Much of law, it turns out, -is- fantasy fiction. Lawyers just prefer to call it 'zealously representing your client.' 

Seeing the dark underbelly of life makes for some interesting fictional characters, the kind you either want to incarcerate, or run home and write about. In fiction, you can fudge facts without worrying too much about the truth. In legal pleadings, if your client lies to you, you look stupid in front of the judge. 

At least in fiction, if a character becomes troublesome, you can always kill them off… 

 

Anna has the following books available on GooglePlay:

Sword of the Gods Saga:

--The Chosen One

--Prince of Tyre

--Agents of Ki

--The Dark Lord's Vessel (coming spring 2015)

Children of the Fallen

--Angel of Death: A Love Story

--A Gothic Christmas Angel

The Auction 

The Watchmaker