A master storyteller

(Sunday Express)

Iggulden is in a class of his own

(Daily Mirror)

One of our finest historical novelists

(Daily Express)

Read the second book in the bestselling epic fantasy series: the Empire of Salt trilogy.

'Must read now! Iggulden is clearly having fun pitching his heroes and villains into bloody combat' SciFiNow___________

IF THESE STONES COULD SPEAK . . . THEY WOULD CALL FOR WAR.

In Shiang, the young king rules without dissent. Mazer swordsmen stand watch on every corner, looking for the first sign of rebellion. This city is a place of quiet and slow dignity, like a man eating rice with a razor pressed against his throat.

Yet with one sharp movement, order is overturned. The balance of centuries is undone in the sudden spill of blood - and in the darkness, something terrible returns to Shiang.

Far to the west, four Shiang masters approach the city walls of Darien. The sword saint and his companions have crossed a continent to bring an old man home for punishment. They will not be denied, even if the whole city stands in their way.

TWO ANCIENT CITIES. ONE FINAL WAR.___________

Discover where it all began in Darien, the first book in the Empire of Salt trilogy.