Ian C. Esslemont

The return of the mercenary company the Crimson Guard could not have come at a worse time for the Malazan Empire....

In Korel, Lord Protector Hiam, commander of the Stormguard, faces the potential annihilation of all that he holds dear....

It gave the Empire its name, but the tiny island and city of Malaz is now a sleepy, seedy back-water port. However this night things are a little different....

A treasure hunter digging amongst the burial grounds that surround the city is about to uncover a hidden crypt....

It was once a land ravaged by war; minor city states, baronies and principates fought for supremacy; and then the rival cities of Tali and Quon formed an alliance....

After decades of warfare, Malazan forces are now close to consolidating the Quon Talian mainland. Yet it is at this moment that Emperor Kellanved orders a new campaign far to the north: the invasion of Falar....

Returning fans to the turbulent early history of what would become the Malazan Empire, the second chapter in Ian C. Esslemont's thrilling new epic fantasy sequence....

Tens of thousands of years of ice is melting, and the land of Assail, long a byword for menace and inaccessibility, is at last yielding its secrets....

In the western sky, the bright emerald banner of the Visitor descends like a portent of annihilation....

The incessant war between the bickering city states of Quon Tali rages. So engrossed are the warring lords and princes in their own petty feuds that few notice that an upstart mage from Dal Hon has gained control of the southern seas. But some powers are alarmed....