In Darudjistan, the city of the Blue Flame, people say that love and death will come dancing. Terrible omens appear on the night streets as if demons of shadows.
Assassins from the Guild hide in alleys, but even they are only victims. Tyrants play by rules set by a hidden overlord. Bards sing about tragedies, but the War of the Dogs is getting closer and closer.
And in the far city of Black Coral, where the Son of Darkness rules—Anomander Rake—evil awakens, thirsting for revenge. It seems Death really is about to come dancing… An exciting novel about war, intrigue, dark and uncontrollable magic. A new chapter in Stephen Erikson’s monumental saga. A thrilling novel about war, intrigue, old mercenaries, and evil gods, dark and uncontrollable magic. The eighth chapter in Stephen Erikson’s monumental saga.