Empire (Time of Legends Series) Book

Empire is the sequel to the saga of Sigmar, and this novel won the David Gemmell award. I think the award is well deserved. Where the previous book (Heldenhammer) Sigmar was a young warrior with a heart full battle lust, in Empire we see a more mature Sigmar who tries to fill the role of the emperor. He made mistakes along the way and he paid for it. Sigmar's flaws made him feel more realistic than an archetypal hero. Aside from Sigmar, this book also features a cast of excellent supporting characters and I cared for them. I really liked the Berserker King, Myrsa, Wolfgart, Pendrak, and Redwane. The battle scenes are epic and vividly portrayed and while book's start was slow but the pace quickened rapidly and I found the book hard to put down. In comparison to Heldenhammer Empire has more stories and the characters have more depths. This is a fun read and I look forward to reading the concluding volume of the trilogy.