Volume 1 of Forge of Darkness.

This is the time to tell the story of an ancient realm, a tragic tale that units the stage for all the tales yet to come and those already told…

It’s a conflicted time in Kurald Galain, the realm of Darkness, where Mom Dark reigns. But this historic land was once house to numerous a power… and even death isn’t quite eternal. The commoners’ great hero, Vatha Urusander, has been promoted by his followers to take Mom Dark’s submit relationship, but her Consort, about Forge of Darkness: Epic Fantasy: Kharkanas Trilogy 1 Lord Draconus, stands in the form of such ambitions. The impending clash transmits fissures throughout the realm, and as the rumours of civil war burn through the masses, an ancient power emerges through the long dead seas. Caught in the center of it all will be the First Sons of Darkness, Anomander, Andarist, and Silchas Spoil from the Purake Hold…

Steven Erikson entered the pantheon of great fantasy writers along with his debut Backyards of the Moon. Right now he returns with the first book inside a trilogy that takes place millennia prior to the events from the Malazan Publication from the Fallen and introduces readers to Kurald Galain, the warren of Darkness. It is the epic tale of the realm whose destiny plays a crucial role in shaping the globe of the Malazan Empire.

Forge of Darkness continues with Quantity 2.