- Canadian Fantasy fiction, Fiction, fantasy, general
The return of the mercenary company the Crimson Guard could not have come at a worse time for the Malazan Empire. Drained by constant warfare, weakened by betrayal and rivalries, many see the grip of Empress Laseen weakening. Conquered kingdoms and principalities test their old independence.
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Classical in form, epic, grave and earnest.
- classical in formformally daring
- intimateepic
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
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- Author
- Ian C. Esslemont
- First published
- 2008
- Pages
- 879
- Publisher
- Transworld Publishers Limited, Bantam
- Editions
- 2
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780593058107
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