Book description
Now is the time to tell the story of an ancient realm, a tragic
tale that sets the stage for all the tales yet to come and all those
already told...
It's a conflicted time in Kurald Galain, the realm of Darkness,
where Mother Dark reigns. But this ancient land was once home to many
a power. and even death is not quite eternal. The commoners' great
hero, Vatha Urusander, is being promoted by his followers to take
Mother Dark's hand in marriage, but her Consort, Lord Draconus, stands
in the way of such ambitions. The impending clash sends fissures
throughout the realm, and as the rumors of civil war burn through the
masses, an ancient power emerges from the long dead seas. Caught in
the middle of it all are the First Sons of Darkness, Anomander,
Andarist, and Silchas Ruin of the Purake Hold...
Steven Erikson entered the pantheon of great fantasy writers with
his debut Gardens of the Moon. Now he returns with the first
novel in a trilogy that takes place millennia before the events of the
Malazan Book of the Fallen and introduces readers to Kurald
Galain, the warren of Darkness. It is the epic story of a realm whose
fate plays a crucial role in shaping the world of the Malazan Empire.
Archaeologist and anthropologist Steven Erikson's debut novel,
Gardens of the Moon
, was shortlisted for the World Fantasy Award and introduced fantasy
readers to his epic 'The Malazan Book of the Fallen' sequence, which has
been hailed as a masterpiece. He lives in Cornwall. To find out more,
visit
www. malazanempire. com
and
www. stevenerikson. com
