The debut fantasy novel from the co-creator of the Steven Erikson's Malazan Empire.
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. This night its residents are bustling about, barring doors and shuttering windows. Because this night a once-in-a-generation Shadow Moon is due and threatens the good citizens of Malaz with demon hounds and other, darker, beings...
And it was also prophecised that on this night the Emperor Kellaved, missing for all these years, will return. As factions within the greater Empire battle over the imperial throne, the Shadow Moon summons a far more alien and ancient presence for an all-out assault upon the island. Indeed the cataclysmic events that happen this night will determine the fate of the Malaz and of the entire world beyond.
EPIC fantasy
I loved this book, I recommend it to all lovers of epic fantasy this is the first book in a joint venture between two awesome authors, great characters and an amazing world.
Guest, 12/12/2010
