Stonewielder

<p><b><i>A must-read epic fantasy for fans of Steven Erikson, David Gemmell and Brandon Sanderson, Stonewielder capitalises further on Esslemont's mastery of world-building and fantasy storytelling.</i></b><br><b><br>'Epic fiction at its finest' - <i>SEATTLE POST INTELLIGENCER</i></b><br><b><br>'A gripping, bloat-free military fantasy which further illuminates and explores this intriguing world, and one of the strongest books in the series' -- ***** <i>Reader review</i></b><br><b><br>'Words can not express how these books are!' -- ***** <i>Reader review</i></b><br><b><br>'Simply you just will not want to put this one down. It builds and builds to a brilliant ending. Superb. -- ***** <i>Reader review</i></b><br><br><b>********************************************************</b><br><b><br>Greymane believed he'd outrun his past</b>. He was adjusting well to life outside the mercenary company, <b>the Crimson Guard</b>. However, it it is not so easy for an ex-Fist of the Malazan Empire to disappear, especially one under sentence of death from that same Empire.<br><br>For there is a <b>new Emperor on the throne of Malaz</b> and he is dwelling on the Empire's failed invasion of Korel. In the vaults beneath Unta, the Imperial capital, lie the answers to that disaster; out of this buried history surfaces the name <b>Stonewielder</b>.<br><br>In Korel, <b>Lord Protector Hiam, commander of the Stormguard</b>, faces the potential annihilation of all that he holds dear. With few remaining men and a crumbling stone wall that has seen better days, he confronts an ancient enemy: the sea-borne <b>Stormriders</b> have returned.<br><br><b>Stonewielder is an enthralling new chapter in the epic story of a brilliantly imagined world.</b><br><br><b>The Malazan Empire series continues in <i>Orb Sceptre Throne</i>...</b></p> <p><b><i>A must-read epic fantasy for fans of Steven Erikson, David Gemmell and Brandon Sanderson, Stonewielder capitalises further on Esslemont's mastery of world-building and fantasy storytelling.</i></b><br><b><br>'Epic fiction at its finest' - <i>SEATTLE POST INTELLIGENCER</i></b><br><b><br>'A gripping, bloat-free military fantasy which further illuminates and explores this intriguing world, and one of the strongest books in the series' -- ***** <i>Reader review</i></b><br><b><br>'Words can not express how these books are!' -- ***** <i>Reader review</i></b><br><b><br>'Simply you just will not want to put this one down. It builds and builds to a brilliant ending. Superb. -- ***** <i>Reader review</i></b><br><br><b>********************************************************</b><br><b><br>Greymane believed he'd outrun his past</b>. He was adjusting well to life outside the mercenary company, <b>the Crimson Guard</b>. However, it it is not so easy for an ex-Fist of the Malazan Empire to disappear, especially one under sentence of death from that same Empire.<br><br>For there is a <b>new Emperor on the throne of Malaz</b> and he is dwelling on the Empire's failed invasion of Korel. In the vaults beneath Unta, the Imperial capital, lie the answers to that disaster; out of this buried history surfaces the name <b>Stonewielder</b>.<br><br>In Korel, <b>Lord Protector Hiam, commander of the Stormguard</b>, faces the potential annihilation of all that he holds dear. With few remaining men and a crumbling stone wall that has seen better days, he confronts an ancient enemy: the sea-borne <b>Stormriders</b> have returned.<br><br><b>Stonewielder is an enthralling new chapter in the epic story of a brilliantly imagined world.</b><br><br><b>The Malazan Empire series continues in <i>Orb Sceptre Throne</i>...</b></p>