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Immortal's Ascent #4
Blood and Gold
A Chosen has fallen, who will take their place?
While Gavin and Sadira struggle to find allies for the war against the Vvath, the death of a Chosen sends the capitol into a frenzy. A new Grand Champion will shift the balance of power and the road to victory runs through bloody sands of the arena. While the greatest Gladiators of the empire seek fans and patrons, the political players of the great games play their hands, seeking to influence who will win and who will die. The fate of two empires hangs in the balance…
Who will take the golden laurels and win the ultimate prize – immortality and a place among the Chosen?
While Gavin and Sadira struggle to find allies for the war against the Vvath, the death of a Chosen sends the capitol into a frenzy. A new Grand Champion will shift the balance of power and the road to victory runs through bloody sands of the arena. While the greatest Gladiators of the empire seek fans and patrons, the political players of the great games play their hands, seeking to influence who will win and who will die. The fate of two empires hangs in the balance…
Who will take the golden laurels and win the ultimate prize – immortality and a place among the Chosen?
536 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 22, 2025
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Luke Chmilenko
43 books1,585 followersWriting far faster than his hands can withstand, Luke Chmilenko hails from the Great White North where he lives with his wife and two daughters. Toiling endlessly Luke juggles his time between a rapidly growing catalogue of series while playing far more video games than he would ever openly admit.
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September 15, 2025
A step back, skippable
We go from the war plot back into an arena plot following a new cast of characters we don't care about. Because of events in the previous book, we have the same tournament arc as from book 2, repeated in book 4 with new characters.
While in theory this might have been a good idea to see the games from a political and intrigue side, we don't see much of that and instead it's again mostly focused on the action.
The main characters get sidelined and do pretty much nothing. The war plot grinds to a halt as a new arena plot emerges, to be naturally tied up after the games end.
At time of review, book 5 has not come out yet. I would hazard a guess that you could skip book 4 and not miss much.
We go from the war plot back into an arena plot following a new cast of characters we don't care about. Because of events in the previous book, we have the same tournament arc as from book 2, repeated in book 4 with new characters.
While in theory this might have been a good idea to see the games from a political and intrigue side, we don't see much of that and instead it's again mostly focused on the action.
The main characters get sidelined and do pretty much nothing. The war plot grinds to a halt as a new arena plot emerges, to be naturally tied up after the games end.
At time of review, book 5 has not come out yet. I would hazard a guess that you could skip book 4 and not miss much.
Displaying 1 of 1 review