Far away in the green hills, in the village of Three Streams, in a tribe that worshiped the gods of Air and Water and revered the spirits of the Earth, on the night of a terrible storm he was born - a great hero, whose lot was predicted by the stars. The one who was destined to become the Furious Blade - a warrior who, according to an ancient prophecy, would face the full might of the brutal army of Stone City, which would fall like an avalanche on the peaceful lands of the rigant. Thus begins the tale of the Furious Blade. A tale of the power of the sword and the power of magic, of selfless courage and sophisticated cunning, of witches and ghosts, people and gods. Thus begins a new exciting fantasy saga by David Gemmell, the author of the famous Drenai Cycle!