The Chosen: another name for the Stormguard, used mostly within the Korel region
The Crimson Guard: a mercenary company that has famously sworn a vow of eternal opposition against the Malazan Empire
The Fallen One: another name for the entity variously known as the Shattered God and the Crippled God
Fist: another name for the island east of the Korel archipelago. Also sometimes applied to the entire region
Imperial Fist: Malazan Imperial title denoting a commander, military or administrative
Jayashul: ‘She who Brings the Dawn’. Daughter of the Ascendant Osserc
Janzerian Cuirass: a type of branded armour
L’oric: a mage, and son of the Ascendant Osserc
Our Lady the Blessed Saviour: a goddess worshipped in Korel and regions as its one and only true defender and care-giver. Also known as Our Lady, or the Lady
The Priestess / Sorrow: a Letherii convert to the cult of Dessembrae
The Star of Unta: Admiral Nok’s flagship
The Stormguard: a religious military order worshipping the goddess known as Our Lady the Blessed Saviour, and dedicated to the defence of Korel and all lands of its subcontinent
The Stormriders: a sea-borne race apparently hostile to terrestrial life, currently contained within a body of water known variously as the Ocean of Storms, or Storm Strait. Also known as Riders
The Stormwall: a discontinuous series of battlements raised along the Korel north coast to defend against the sea-borne Stormriders determined to sweep across the land
Tiste Liosan: ‘The Children of Light’, people of the Warren of Light, a realm known to some as Kurald Liosan, or Kurald Thryllan
The Queen of Dreams: an Ascendant, also known as the Enchantress
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Ian Cameron Esslemont was born in 1962 in Winnipeg, Canada. He has a degree in Creative Writing, studied and worked as an archaeologist, travelled extensively in South East Asia, and lived in Thailand and Japan for several years. He now lives in Fairbanks, Alaska, with his wife and children and is currently working on his PhD in English Literature. His previous novels, Night of Knives and Return of the Crimson Guard, are also set in the fantasy world he co-created with his great friend Steven Erikson.
To find out more about the world of Malaz, visit
www.malazanempire.com
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