C. F. Iggulden : Darien - Empire of Salt

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.