Book Two of Malazan Book of the Fallen sees the rise of the desert folk under a holy leader known as the Sha'ik. They prepare a jihad of unimaginable ferocity against the Malazan Empire, even as newly conquered territories within the Empire start to rise in rebellion. Beset on all sides, the Empire's fate seems to be sealed... (Book One: Gardens of the Moon came out in the US in June, 2004, and was originally published in the UK in 2000.)

(Source: Tor Books)