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Heirs of Alexandria · Book 5

Burdens of the Dead

by Dave Freer, Eric Flint and Mercedes Lackey

Published
1 January 2013
Pages
576
ISBN-13
9781451638745
Type
novel

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About this book

Burdens of the Dead (2013), 576 pages, is the fifth entry in this alternate-history fantasy series, continuing the full Lackey/Flint/Freer byline's Venice-versus-Church conflict toward its climax and setting up the finale, All the Plagues of Hell.

Its place in Heirs of Alexandria

Burdens of the Dead is book 5 in the Heirs of Alexandria series. It follows Much Fall of Blood. It is followed by All the Plagues of Hell. See the full Heirs of Alexandria reading order.

Co-created by Mercedes Lackey, Eric Flint, and Dave Freer, this alternate-history fantasy series reimagines the 16th century in a world where the ancient Library of Alexandria was never destroyed, Byzantium never fell, and the Church wages open magical war against a demon-worshipping Venice. The Shadow of the Lion follows a young Venetian nobleman, an exiled Emperor's heir, and a canal-dwelling thief-turned-hero as political and magical conspiracies converge on the city; This Rough Magic shifts to the besieged…

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