The second thrilling instalment in the bestselling epic fantasy series the Empire of
Salt.'Must read now! Iggulden is clearly having fun pitching his heroes and villains into
bloody combat' SciFiNow ___________TWO ANCIENT CITIES. ONE FINAL WAR.In Shiang the young king
rules without dissent. Swordsmen stand watch on every corner looking for the first sign of
rebellion.Yet in one swift move order is overturned.The balance of centuries is undone in the
sudden spill of blood - and in the darkness something terrible returns to Shiang . . .Far to
the west four Shiang masters approach the city walls of Darien. The sword saint and his
companions have crossed a continent to bring an old man home for punishment.And they will not
be denied even if the whole city stands in their way . . .Fans of Joe Abercrombie Bernard
Cornwell and Game of Thrones will be gripped by this bloodthirsty adventure. ___________'A
master storyteller' Sunday Express'Iggulden is in a class of his own' Daily Mirror'One of our
finest historical novelists' Daily Express
