A must-read epic fantasy for fans of Steven Erikson, David Gemmell and Brandon Sanderson, Stonewielder capitalises further on Esslemont's mastery of world-building and fantasy storytelling.'Epic fiction at its finest' - SEATTLE POST INTELLIGENCER'A gripping, bloat-free military fantasy which further illuminates and explores this intriguing world, and one of the strongest books in the series' -- ***** Reader review'Words can not express how these books are!' -- ***** Reader review'Simply you just will not want to put this one down. It builds and builds to a brilliant ending. Superb. -- ***** Reader review********************************************************Greymane believed he'd outrun his past. He was adjusting well to life outside the mercenary company, the Crimson Guard. However, it 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 Empire's failed invasion of Korel. In the vaults beneath Unta, the Imperial capital, lie the answers to that disaster; 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.Stonewielder is an enthralling new chapter in the epic story of a brilliantly imagined world.The Malazan Empire series continues in Orb Sceptre Throne...

Greymane believed he'd outrun his past. With his school for swordsmanship in Falar, he was looking forward to a more settled existence, although his colleague Kyle wasn't quite so enamoured of life outside the Crimson Guard. However, it is not so easy for an ex-Fist of the Malazan Empire to disappear, especially one declared a traitor.

For the new Emperor is dwelling on the ignominy of the disastrous invasion of the Korel subcontinent. In the vaults beneath the Imperial capital lie the answers, and out of this buried history surfaces the name Stonewielder.

In Korel, Lord Protector Hiam, 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 foe. The Stormriders have returned and the cult of the Blessed Lady, which had stood firm for millennia against this sea-borne enemy now threatens religious war instead.

While chaos looms, a local magistrate investigates a series of murders only to find he's at the heart of a far more ancient and terrifying crime...