Midnight Tides

Publisher Marketing: The series has clearly established itself as the most significant work of epic fantasy since Stephen R. Donaldson s Chronicles of Thomas Covenant. SF Site After decades of internecine warfare, the tribes of the Tiste Edur have at last united under the Warlock King of the Hiroth. There is peace, but it has been exacted at a terrible price: a pact made with a hidden power whose motives are at best suspect, at worst deadly. To the south, the expansionist kingdom of Lether, eager to fulfill its long-prophesied renaissance as an empire reborn, has enslaved with rapacious hunger all its less civilized neighbors. All, that is, save one the Tiste Edur. And it must be only a matter of time before they, too, fall either beneath the suffocating weight of gold or by slaughter at the edge of a sword. Or so destiny has decreed. Yet as the two sides gather for a pivotal treaty neither truly wants, ancient forces are awakening. For the impending struggle between these two peoples is but a pale reflection of a far more profound, primal battle a confrontation charged with the still-raw wound of an old betrayal and the craving for revenge at its seething heart. Erikson ranks near the top of the epic fantasy pantheon. "Publishers Weekly" (starred review)"This novel and all others in the Malazan Book of the Fallen series follow my own pronunciations of 'Malazan' words and names. My thanks to Michael and Jane and everyone at Brilliance Audio." Steven Erikson, Victoria, B. C. Canada, January, 2014" Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 02/12/2007 (EAN 9780765316516, Paperback) Library Journal 03/12/2007 (EAN 9780765310057, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Erikson, Steven Steven Erikson is an archaeologist and anthropologist and a graduate of the Iowa Writers Workshop. His New York Times bestselling Malazan Book of the Fallen series has met with widespread acclaim and established him as a major voice in fantasy ?ction. He lives in Canada. Contributor Bio:  Page, Michael Michael Page has been recording audiobooks since 1984 and has over two hundred titles to his credit. He has won several "AudioFile" Earphones Awards, including for "The War That Killed Achilles" by Caroline Alexander and "The Lies of Locke Lamora" by Scott Lynch.