Return of the Crimson Guard
core novel 2008 Malazan
Record
| First published | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.03 (13,576 ratings, collected 2026-09-11) |
| Page count | 702 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780593058091 |
Synopsis
Return of the Crimson Guard is the second Novel of the Malazan Empire, taking place in the aftermath of the events of Erikson's The Bonehunters. The legendary mercenary company known as the Crimson Guard returns to the Malazan heartland of Quon Tali at what may be the worst possible moment for the Empire's already weakened defenses, bringing with it a century-old vow of undying opposition to everything the Malazan Empire has ever stood for, and the resources, discipline, and battle-hardened veterans needed to make good on that old, unforgiving promise against an empire already stretched dangerously thin on every front it is fighting on.
Where it sits
- Universe: Malazan
- Series: Novels of the Malazan Empire core; position 2 of 6 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Ian C. Esslemont
Notes
- From the series record (Novels of the Malazan Empire): Six novels, 2004-2014.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series Novels of the Malazan Empire: position 2 of 6: previous Night of Knives (2004) · next Stonewielder (2010)
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malazan_Book_of_the_Fallen
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return_of_the_Crimson_Guard
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