Regent Geder Palliako and the priests of the spider goddess are an unstoppable force sweeping the land, but all the victories and violence mean nothing compared to the woman with whom he is obsessed. This penultimate book in the series (after The Tyrant's Law) sets the stage for an epic finale. As the northern ice melts, the long inaccessible region of Assail is luring fortune seekers who hope to find gold but instead encounter fierce northmen with swords. Esslemont here completes (after Blood and Bone) the series set in Malazan, the world he cocreated with Steven Erikson.
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