And one cannot raise walls against what has been forgotten. After two thousand years, the No-God is returning. Behind the politics, beneath the religious fervour, a dark and ancient evil is reawakening. And into this world steps a man like no other, seeking to bind all - man and woman, emperor and slave - to his own mysterious ends.īut the fate of men - even great men - means little when the world itself may soon be torn asunder. An exiled barbarian chieftain seeks vengeance against the man who disgraced him. The spiritual leader of the Thousand Temples seeks a Holy War to cleanse the land of the infidel. A military genius plots to conquer the known world for his Emperor but dreams of the throne for himself. A veteran sorcerer and spy seeks news of an ancient enemy. A tale of conspiracy, holy war, empire-building and intrigue set in the most vividly imagined fantasy world since Tolkien's Middle Earth.Ī score of centuries has passed since the First Apocalypse and the thoughts of men have turned, inevitably, to more worldly concerns. A startlingly original and assured epic fantasy debut.
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