Siege of Tilpur (Powder Mage, #0.0)
Brian McClellan
It is the height of the Gurlish Wars. Sergeant Tamas, a young infantryman in the Adran Army, struggles to keep his squad alive despite the blundering incompetence of their superior officers. Not only does Tamas have the curse of being an ambitious commoner in an army where rank is purchased rather than earned, he is also a powder mage. His magical ability to manipulate gunpowder is frowned upon by officers and feared by Privileged sorcerers. When the Adran Army is about to give up on the siege of an enemy fortress, Tamas seizes upon the opportunity to prove his worth as a strategist and mage. But breaking the enemy on his own won’t be easy, no matter how strong he is. Powder Mage short story first published in the UNBOUND Anthology on December 1st, 2015.
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In Siege of Tilpur, Sergeant Tamas in the Adran army is participating in the siege of an old Gurlish fortress which has never been won by any other army. After yet another failed attempt to storm the walls, Tamas convinces his superior officers to let him try a nighttime raid with a few of his men. For Tamas, this is his last chance at the promotion to officer that he desperately wants. But it's equally likely to be a suicide mission for him and his men.
This is an excellent backstory to one of the main characters in the main Powder Mage series, Field Marshal Tamas. It show quite a bit of how powder mages work their magic as well as about Tamas himself and his struggles to advance as a nobody in the Adran Army. It's easy to like this younger Tamas and to better understand his mindset years later during Promise of Blood.
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