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Forge of Darkness

Kharkanas Trilogy, Volume 1

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Forge of Darkness

By: Steven Erikson
Narrated by: Daniel Philpott
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Now is the time to tell the story of an ancient realm, a tragic tale that sets the stage for all the tales yet to come and all those already told.... It's a conflicted time in Kurald Galain, the realm of Darkness, where Mother Dark reigns. But this ancient land was once home to many a power…and even death is not quite eternal.

The commoners' great hero, Vatha Urusander, is being promoted by his followers to take Mother Dark's hand in marriage, but her Consort, Lord Draconus, stands in the way of such ambitions. The impending clash sends fissures throughout the realm, and as the rumours of civil war burn through the masses, an ancient power emerges from the long dead seas. Caught in the middle of it all are the First Sons of Darkness, Anomander, Andarist, and Silchas Ruin of the Purake Hold....

Steven Erikson entered the pantheon of great fantasy writers with his debut, Gardens of the Moon. Now he returns with the first novel in a trilogy that takes place millennia before the events of the Malazan Book of the Fallen and introduces readers to Kurald Galain, the warren of Darkness. It is the epic story of a realm whose fate plays a crucial role in shaping the world of the Malazan Empire.

©2012 Steven Erikson (P)2012 Random House AudioGo Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction
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It took me a while getting used to a different narrator after the Malazan series but once I did I very much enjoyed learning the before story.

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Just annoyed the reader did not listen to any of the previous books to keep the continuity of how names were pronounced.

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