'Awe-inspiring. Prepare to fall in love with epic fantasy all over again.' ANNA SMITH SPARK
author of the bestselling The Court of Broken Knives 'Erikson is an extraordinary writer . . .
treat yourself.' STEPHEN R. DONALDSON The thrilling opening chapter in an epic new fantasy from
the author of The Malazan Book of the Fallen... Many years have passed since three Teblor
warriors brought carnage and chaos to Silver Lake. Now the tribes of the north no longer
venture into the southlands. The town has recovered and yet the legacy remains. Indeed one of
the three Karsa Orlong is now revered as a god albeit an indifferent one. In truth many new
religions have emerged and been embraced across the Malazan world. There are those who worship
Coltaine the Black-Winged Lord and the cult of Iskar Jarak Guardian of the Dead is popular
among the Empire's soldiery. Responding to reports of a growing unease among the tribes beyond
the border a legion of Malazan marines marches towards Silver Lake. They aren't quite sure
what they're going to be facing but while the Malazan military has evolved and these are not
the marines of old one thing hasn't changed: they'll handle whatever comes at them. Or die
trying. And in those high mountains a new warleader has risen amongst the Teblor. Scarred by
the deeds of Karsa Orlong he intends to confront his god even if he has to cut a bloody swathe
through the Malazan Empire to do so. But further north a new threat has emerged and now it
seems it is the Teblor who are running out of time. Another long-feared migration is about to
begin and this time it won't just be three warriors. No this time tens of thousands are poised
to pour into the lands to the south. And in their way a single company of Malazan marines . .
. It seems the past is about to revisit Silver Lake and that is never a good thing . . . 'A
master of lost and forgotten epochs a weaver of ancient epics.' SALON.COM Acclaim for The
Malazan Book of the Fallen: 'This masterwork of the imagination may be the high watermark of
epic fantasy.' GLEN COOK 'Arguably the best fantasy series ever written . . . the quality and
ambition of the ten books that make up The Malazan Book of the Fallen are unmatched within the
genre.' FANTASYBOOKREVIEW 'Nobody does it better than Erikson . . . the best fantasy series
around.' SFFWORLD 'In a league of his own in genre fiction terms - by turns lyrical bawdy
introspective poetical and blood-soaked . . . incredible.' BOOKGEEKS 'One of the most original
and engrossing fantasy series of recent times.' INTERZONE
