The Thousand Names (Shadow Campaigns, #1)

by Django Wexler

Set in an alternate nineteenth century, muskets and magic are weapons to be feared in the first "spectacular epic" (Fantasy Book Critic) in Django Wexler's Shadow Campaigns series.

Captain Marcus d'Ivoire, commander of one of the Vordanai empire's colonial garrisons, was serving out his days in a sleepy, remote outpost-until a rebellion left him in charge of a demoralized force clinging to a small fortress at the edge of the desert.

To flee from her past, Winter Ihernglass masqueraded as a man and enlisted as a ranker in the Vordanai Colonials, hoping only to avoid notice. But when chance sees her promoted to command, she must lead her men into battle against impossible odds.

Their fate depends on Colonel Janus bet Vhalnich. Under his command, Marcus and Winter feel the tide turning and their allegiance being tested. For Janus's ambitions extend beyond the battlefield and into the realm of the supernatural-a realm with the power to reshape the known world and change the lives of everyone in its path.

• ISBN10: 0091950600
• ISBN13: 9780091950606
• Publish Date: 5 June 2014 (first published 2 July 2013)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Cornerstone
• Imprint: Del Rey
• Format: Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
• Pages: 656
• Language: English

Reviews

[KitsuneBae]

If only the POV characters weren't that passive (both Winter and Marcus) then I would have given this a 5 star rating.

[wyvernfriend]

In a space something like Arabia with England and colonial powers there comes a brilliant commander with a purpose he's reluctant to share, his actions will change several lives, two of those are Winter Ihernglass and another is Captain Marcus d'Ivoire. Magic will enter both of their lives and nothing will ever be the same again.

While it was slow to start the end really pulled me in. I'm looking forward to the sequel.