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Empire of Salt Book III

The Sword Saint

Empire of Salt Book II

Shiang

Darien

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One of our finest historical novelists

Empire of Salt Book I

Twelve Families. One Throne. An epic new fantasy series of spellbinding imagination. Welcome to the Empire of Salt. 
 
A hunter tasked with murdering a king . . . 
 
An old man compelled to protect him . . . 
 
A young woman's whose true potential has yet to be revealed . . . 
 
As these three strangers make their way towards the very heart of Darien, a creature from the old world appears whose abilities may be the undoing of them all.

Discover your new favourite fantasy series the epic and spellbinding first instalment in Empire of Salt 
 
'One of the best fantasy novels I've read' 5***** READER REVIEW 
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The city of Darien lies at the heart of a dying empire. 
 
Twelve families race for a throne soon to be made vacant - by murder or civil war. Into this fevered, hungry city come six strangers: 
 
An orphan and an old swordsman. 
 
A hunter and a pitiless killer. 
 
A young thief and a cynical chancer. 
 
As the sun sinks the city will know no slumber. For long dormant passions have awoken. Fortunes will be won and lost. Lives will be staked and claimed. 
 
And a story long waiting to be told will catch fire in the telling . . . 
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Readers are captivated by EMPIRE OF SALT: 
 
'Enough machinations, conspiracies and controversies to rival Game of Thrones' 5***** Reader Review 
 
'I'm a huge fan of Iggulden, but this takes it to another level' 5***** Reader Review 
 
'A must-read and a very welcome addition to the genre' 5***** Reader Review

C. F. Iggulden is one of the most successful authors of historical fiction writing today. He has written three previous bestselling historical series and two stand alone novels: Dunstan and The Falcon of Sparta. The Sword Saint is the final novel in his epic fantasy series, Empire of Salt.

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