Midnight Tides

The fifth awesome tale in Erikson's epic Malazan Book of the Fallen fantasy sequence After decades of warfare; the tribes of the Tiste Edur have at last united under the rule of the Warlock King. But peace has been exacted at a terrible price - a pact made with a hidden power whose motives are at best suspect; at worst deadly. To the south; the expansionist kingdom of Lether has devoured all of its less-civilised neighbours with rapacious hunger. All save one - the Tiste Edur. But Lether is approaching a long-prophesied renaissance - from kingdom and lost colony to Empire reborn - and has fixed its gaze on the rich lands of the Tiste Edur. It seems inevitable that the tribes will surrender; either to the suffocating weight of gold; or to slaughter at the edge of a sword. Or so Destiny has decreed. A pivotal treaty between the two sides nears - but unknown ancient forces are awakening. For the impending struggle between these two peoples is but a pale reflection of an altogether more profound; primal battle - a confrontation with the still-raw wound of betrayal and the craving for vengeance at its heart. War and confrontation; magic and myth collide in this; the stunning fifth chapter in Steven Erikson's magnificent 'Malazan Book of the Fallen' sequence; hailed as an epic of the imagination and a fantasy classic in the making. Archaeologist and anthropologist Steven Erikson's debut fantasy novel; Gardens of the Moon; was shortlisted for the World Fantasy Award and introduced fantasy readers to his epic 'The Malazan Book of the Fallen' sequence; which has been hailed 'a masterwork of the imagination'. This River Awakens was hist first novel; and originally published under the name Steve Lundin. Having lived in Cornwall for a number of years; Steve will be returning to Canada in late summer 2012. To find out more; visit www.malazanempire.com and www.stevenerikson.com