Epic and involving, Return of the Crimson Guard is an enthralling new chapter in the tumultuous history of the Malazan Empire from fantasy author Ian C.
But could Laseen have outwitted them all? Could she be using the uprisings to draw out and finally eliminate these last irksome survivors from the days of her illustrious predecesor, Kellanved?.
And what of the swordsman called Traveller who, with his companion Ereko, has gone in search of a confrontation from which none have ever returned? As the Guard prepares to wage war, so Laseen\'s own generals and mages, the \'Old Hands\', grow impatient at what they see as her mismanagement of the Empire.
There are ancient entities who also seek to further their own arcane ends.
Elements within its elite, the Avowed, have set their sights on far greater power.
With their Return comes the memory of the Empire--and yet all is not well with the Guard itself.
Into the seething cauldron of Quon Tali--the Empire\'s heartland--marches the Guard.
Indeed, there are those who wonder whether the Empress Laseen might not be losing her grip on power as she faces increasing unrest as conquered kingdoms and principalities sense freedom once more.
Esslemont 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.
Epic and involving, Return of the Crimson Guard is an enthralling new chapter in the tumultuous history of the Malazan Empire from fantasy author Ian C
