title: Darien: The first book in the Empire of Salt Series
author:  C. F. Iggulden 
description: C. F. Iggulden is one of the most successful authors of historical fiction writing today. He has written three previous bestselling historical series and two stand alone novels: Dunstan and The Falcon of Sparta. Shiang is the second novel in his epic fantasy series, The Empire of Salt.
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  ## C. F. Iggulden
  
  
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  ### THE SWORD SAINT
  
  
  #### Empire of Salt: Book Three
  
  
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  ## Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  * [Cover](cover.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Title Page](part0001.html#sec-titlepage001)
  
  
  * [About the Author](part0003.html#2RHM1-fe0ac05f9c734723a9185499d0c73f92)
  
  
  * [By the Same Author](part0004.html#3Q281-fe0ac05f9c734723a9185499d0c73f92)
  
  
  * [Dedication](part0005.html#4OIQ1-fe0ac05f9c734723a9185499d0c73f92)
  
  
  * [Acknowledgements](part0006.html#5N3C1-fe0ac05f9c734723a9185499d0c73f92)
  
  
  * [Prologue](part0007.html#6LJU1-fe0ac05f9c734723a9185499d0c73f92)
  
  
  * [1: Canis](part0009_split_000.html#8IL21-fe0ac05f9c734723a9185499d0c73f92)
  
  
  * [2: Council](part0010_split_000.html#9H5K1-fe0ac05f9c734723a9185499d0c73f92)
  
  
  * [3: Tellius](part0011_split_000.html#AFM61-fe0ac05f9c734723a9185499d0c73f92)
  
  
  * [4: Deeds](part0012_split_000.html#BE6O1-fe0ac05f9c734723a9185499d0c73f92)
  
  
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