From the daring and critically acclaimed master of historical fiction Conn Iggulden, DARIEN is the first book in the Empire of Salt, an epic new fantasy series of spellbinding imagination . . . TWELV
The city of Darien lies at the heart of a dying empire.
Twelve families spoil for a throne soon to be made vacant - by murder or civil war. Into this fevered, hungry city come six strangers:
An
In Shiang, the young king rules without dissent. Swordsmen stand watch on every corner, looking for the first sign of rebellion.
Yet in one swift move, order is overturned.
The balance of centu
The news from the north is grim.
An army is massing under the new king of Feal. They head towards Darien - city of the Twelve families -
demanding allegiance, or war.
Tellius, Speaker to the C