the malazan empire series: (night of knives, return of the crimson guard, stonewielder, orb sceptre throne, blood and bone, assail) (novels of the malazan empire)  <p><b>this discounted ebundle includes: <i>night of knives, return of the crimson guard, stonewielder, orb sceptre throne, blood and bone, assail</i></b><br /> <b><br /> an epic adventure in the extraordinarily imagined world of malaz!</b><br /><br />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.<br /><br /><i>night of knives</i><br /><br />on the highly prophesized night of the shadow moon, the various sects of the shore city prepare for what they fear could be a collision of ancient worlds and demons.<br /><br /><i>return of the crimson guard</i><br /><br />the return of the mercenary company, the crimson guard, could not have come at a worse time for a malazan empire exhausted by warfare and weakened by betrayals and rivalries. there are those who wonder whether the empress laseen might not be losing her grip on power...<br /><br /><i>stonewielder</i><br /><br />greymane believed he&apos;d outrun his past. with his school for swordsmanship in falar, he was looking forward to a quiet life, despite his colleague kyle&apos;s misgivings. however, it seems it is not so easy for an ex-fist of the malazan empire to disappear, especially one under sentence of death.<br /><i><br /> orb sceptre throne</i><br /><br />darujhistan, city of dreams, city of blue flames, is peaceful at last; its citizens are free to return to politicking, bickering, trading, and enjoying the good things in life. yet there are those who will not allow the past to remain buried...<br /><br /><i>blood and bone</i><br /><br />on the continent of jacuruku, the thaumaturgs have mounted yet another expedition to tame the neighboring wild jungle. yet this is no normal wilderness. it is called himatan, and it is said to be half of the spirit realm and half of the earth.<br /><br /><i>assail</i><br /><br /> tens of thousands of years of ice is melting, and the land of assail, long a byword for menace and inaccessibility, is at last yielding its secrets. countless adventurers and fortune-seekers have set sail in search of riches...<br /><br /><b>other tor books by ian c. esslemont</b><br /><b><br /><u>path to ascendancy</u></b><br /> <i>dancer’s lament<br /> deadhouse landing</i><br /><br /><b>other books in the world of malaz by steven erikson<br /><br /> <u>malazan book of the fallen</u><br /> </b><i>gardens of the moon<br /> deadhouse gates<br /> memories of ice<br /> house of chains<br /> midnight tides<br /> the bonehunters<br /> reaper’s gale<br /> toll the hounds<br /> dust of dreams<br /> the crippled god</i><br /><br /><b><u>the kharkanas trilogy<br /> </u></b><i>forge of darkness<br /> fall of light<br /> walk in shadow*</i><br /><br />at the publisher&apos;s request, this title is being sold without digital rights management software (drm) applied.</p>