Das Reich Der Sieben Städte by Steven Erikson

On a continent convulsed by rebellion, multiple interlocking storylines follow soldiers, refugees, conspirators and sorcerers as they are swept up in a brutal struggle for survival and power: a determined commander must shepherd tens of thousands of civilians across hostile terrain in a desperate, iconic retreat; exiles and undercover operatives pursue vengeance and escape; and mysterious magical and divine forces manipulate the fate of nations. The result is an expansive, grim epic that probes leadership, loyalty, suffering and the human cost of empire and uprising.

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