Stonewielder
Greymane believed he’d outrun his past. With his school for swordsmanship in
Falar, he was looking forward to a quiet life, although his colleague
Kyle wasn’t as enamoured with life outside the mercenary company, the
Crimson Guard. However, it seems it is not so easy for an ex-Fist of the Malazan Empire to disappear, especially one under sentence of death
from that same Empire.
For there is a new Emperor on the throne
of Malaz, and he is dwelling on the ignominy that is the Empire’s failed invasion of the Korel subcontinent. In the vaults beneath Unta, the
Imperial capital, lie the answers to that disaster. And out of this
buried history surfaces the name Stonewielder.
In Korel, Lord
Protector Hiam, commander of the Stormguard, faces the potential
annihilation of all that he holds dear. With few remaining men and a
crumbling stone wall that has seen better days, he confronts an ancient
enemy: the sea-borne Stormriders have returned.
Religious war
also threatens these lands. The cult of the Blessed Lady, which had
stood firm against the Riders for millennia, now seeks to eradicate its
rivals. And as chaos looms, a local magistrate investigating a series of murders suddenly finds himself at the heart of a far more ancient and
terrifying crime – one that has tainted an entire land...
Stonewielder is an enthralling new chapter in the epic story of a thrillingly imagined world.
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Ian C. Esslemont
Ian C. Esslemont is a name that echoes through the halls of epic fantasy, often found alongside fellow author Steven Erikson as a co-creator of the vast, intricate world of the Malazan Book of the Fallen. But Esslemont’s journey began long before he joined forces with Erikson—his passion for storytelling and rich, complex worlds stretches back to his early years, when he first explored the realms of imagination.
Born in Canada, Esslemont’s deep love for fantasy literature was forged through his voracious reading and his fascination with history and mythology. His stories delve into the complexities of power, the murky ethics of war, and the human experience amidst chaos. This passion for storytelling eventually led him to co-create the Malazan Empire, a sprawling, multi-layered universe that became the foundation for his own novels. Esslemont's contribution to the Malazan saga is indispensable, as his books expand on the history and peoples of this monumental world, breathing new life into characters and landscapes first introduced in Erikson’s works.
The Malazan Empire
Ian C. Esslemont co-created the world of Malaz with his friend Steven Erikson, and Esslemont’s novels of the Malazan Empire are set in the same world as Erikson’s Malazan Book of the Fallen.
The Malazan Empire consists of six books — considered a complete series. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
Main series Malazan World
