Darien by C. F. Iggulden

If youre missing Game of Thrones discover your new favourite fantasy series in The Empire of Salt . . . The city of Darien lies at the heart of a dying empire. Twelve families race for a throne soon to be made vacant by murder or civil war. Into this fevered hungry city come six strangers An orphan and an old swordsman. A hunter and a pitiless killer. A young thief and a cynical chancer. As the sun sinks the city will know no slumber. For long dormant passions have awoken. Fortunes will be won Paperback softback