The Empire Stone: Chris Bunch

Legend said the Empire Stone was larger than a fist and could light a man's path in the dead of night. Fashioned by the Gods - or demons - it could bring awesome power and untold riches to anyone who possessed it. But it was lost when the city of Thyone was destroyed. The Year of the Mouse has begun badly for Peirol of the Moorlands. Having fallen in with Koosh Begee and his gang of tricksters, he taken to gambling. And he's lost. Peirol soon realises he's been trapped and Begee forces him to recover a long-lost gem from a ruined temple. Peirol begins an incredible adventure of danger, magic and mystery, ruthless warlords and wild sorcerers in search of the fabled Empire Stone. Cover art by David O'Connor.