Orb Sceptre Throne

The tumult of great powers colliding has passed and the city of Darujhistan and its citizens can at last get on with what matters: trading; bickering; politicking and enjoying all the good things in life. However; not all are ready to leave the past behind. A treasure hunter; digging amongst the burial grounds that surround the city; is about to uncover a hidden crypt. He will open the last of a series of sealed vaults - the one that no other dared touch - and; in so doing; set free something so terrifying that the knowledge of its internment may have been systematically wiped from all history. Fortune hunters are also at work far to the south. When a fragment of Moon's Spawn; once the home of Anomander Rake; Son of Darkness; crashed into the Rivan Sea it created a chain of small islands. Legends and rumours already surround them. The most potent of these is that here is hidden the Throne of Night; claimed by some to be the seat of Mother Dark herself. Either way; all who seek this ancient artefact - renegade mages; hardened mercenaries; even a Malazan army deserter - believe it will bestow unlimited power upon the eventual possessor. The stakes are high; greed is rife; betrayal inevitable; and murder and chaos lie in wait...