Night of Knives (2007)

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Shunted into the background of a great empire it once founded, the sleepy island city of Malaz frenetically prepares for a once-in-a-generation celestial event that has been foretold to be a precursor to the return of an ancient oppressive force.

ISBN:: 9780765323712
Length:: 304 pages

Genres: fantasy

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