Discover your new favourite fantasy series . . . _______________The city of Darien lies at the heart of a dying empire. Twelve families spoil for a throne soon to be made vacant - by murder or civil war. Into this fevered, hungry city come six strangers: An orphan and an old swordsman. A hunter and a pitiless killer. A young thief and a cynical chancer. As the sun sinks the city will know no slumber. For long dormant passions have awoken. Fortunes will be won and lost. Lives will be staked and claimed.And a story long waiting to be told will catch fire in the telling . . ._______________What readers think . . . 'One of the best fantasy novels I've read' *****'I'm a huge fan of Iggulden, but this takes it to another level' *****'A must-read and a very welcome addition to the genre' *****'Enough machinations, conspiracies and...