Night of Knives

He gave his name to the Empire, but now a tiny island and the city of Malaz are a quiet backwater—a sleepy, abandoned port. But tonight will change everything. This night has filled the townsfolk with unease; they lock their doors with stout bolts and close their windows with shutters. For the Shadow Moon has risen—appearing once every generation—and it threatens the good people of Malaz with demonic hounds and other, far more terrifying creatures… Besides that, there was a prophecy that on this night Emperor Kellanved would return—after being absent for several years. When rival sides converge in their struggle for the imperial throne, the Shadow Moon brings into being something utterly alien and hostile—so that it may take full control of the island. The catastrophic events of this night will determine the fate of Malaz and of the rest of the world.