Forge of Darkness : Book One of the Kharkanas Trilogy (a Novel of the Malazan Empire) (Kharkanas Trilogy)

In Kurald Galain, commoner hero Vatha Urusander aspires to take the hand of the reigning Mother Dark, but since she has already taken Lord Draconus as consort, the threat of civil war rises, all while an ancient power rises from the sea.