The King of Cedar and Ice

He built the first great city, bound its people by law, and believed he could conquer chaos itself. King Meski is certain that everything in this world can be contained by walls, authority, and sheer force of will. Then Aras emerges from the steppe, a man who recognises neither wealth nor thrones, and who has no fear of kings. He becomes the only person Meski can neither subdue nor cast aside. And then there is Sa-Marra, a healer and seer before whom power and pride alike prove helpless. She knows that every great victory demands a price, and that the higher a king rises, the more closely the gods begin to watch him. Determined to prove his greatness, Meski journeys beyond the reach of his city, to lands where roads end and royal laws fall silent. Sacred cedars, ancient prohibitions, the jealousy of the gods, and a mystery capable of drawing men beyond the edge of the known world await him there. But what if the king’s most dangerous enemy is not waiting beyond the walls, but already lives within him? «The King of Cedar and Ice» is an epic mythological novel about power, brotherhood, love, and the fear of death. It tells the story of a man determined to carve his name into eternity, only to face a question no king has ever been able to answer.