

The first is in a "necropolis of sorts", where two people, who are revealed to be dead, witness a meeting between Hood, Edgewalker, Shadowthrone and Anomander Rake, though they are not privy to what is discussed. The prologue is divided into four separate scenes. Many of the characters from Gardens of the Moon and Memories of Ice, make a return in this novel. Please access individual chapter summaries via the Chapter infobox
#Hounds of love plot series
It seems Love and Death are indeed about to arrive.hand in hand, dancing.Ī thrilling, harrowing novel of war, intrigue and dark, uncontrollable magic, Toll the Hounds is the new chapter in Erikson's monumental series - epic fantasy at its most imaginative and storytelling at its most exciting. And in the distant city of Black Coral, where rules Anomander Rake, Son of Darkness, ancient crimes awaken, intent on revenge.

While the bards sing their tragic tales, somewhere in the distance can be heard the baying of Hounds. Hidden hands pluck the strings of tyranny like a fell chorus. Assassins skulk in alleyways, but the quarry has turned and the hunters become the hunted.

Dire portents plague his nights and haunt the city streets like fiends of shadow. It is summer and the heat is oppressive, but for the small round man in the faded red waistcoat, discomfiture is not just because of the sun. In Darujhistan, the city of blue fire, it is said that love and death shall arrive dancing.
