Deadhouse gates : a tale of the Malazan Book of the Fallen

The second novel in the awe-inspiring Malazan Book of the Fallen series. "Gripping, fast-moving, delightfully dark, with a masterful and unapologetic brutality reminiscent of George R. R. Martin." -- Elizabeth HaydonIn the vast dominion of Seven Cities, in the Holy Desert Raraku, the seer Sha'ik and her followers prepare for the long-prophesied uprising known as the Whirlwind. Unprecedented in size and savagery, this maelstrom of fanaticism and bloodlust will embroil the Malazan Empire in one of the bloodiest conflicts it has ever known, shaping destinies and giving birth to legends . . . Set in a brilliantly realized world ravaged by dark, uncontrollable magic, Deadhouse Gates is a novel of war, intrigue and betrayal confirms Steven Eirkson as a storyteller of breathtaking skill, imagination and originality--a new master of epic fantasy.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

give Me The Evocation Of A Rich, Complex And Yet Ultimately Unknowable Other World, With A Compelling Suggestion Of Intricate History And Mythology And Lore. Give Me Mystery Amid The Grand Narrative. Give Me A World In Which Every Sea Hides A Crumbled Atlantis, Every Ruin Has A Tale To Tell, Every Mattock Blade Is A Silent Legacy Of Struggles Unknown. Give Me, In Other Words, The Fantasy Work Of Steven Erikson. Erikson Is A Master Of Lost And Forgotten Epochs, A Weaver Of Ancient Epics On A Scale That Would Approach Absurdity If It Wasn't So Much Fun.—andrew Leonard, Salon.com On the Malazan Book Of The Fallen

steven Erikson Afflicts Me With Awe. Vast In Scope, Almost Frighteningly Fecund In Imagination, And Rich In Sympathy, His Work Does Something That Only The Rarest Of Books Can Manage: It Alters The Reader's Perceptions Of Reality.—stephen R. Donaldson On deadhouse Gates

i Stand Slack-jawed In Awe Of the Malazan Book Of The Fallen. This Masterwork Of Imagination May Be The High Water Mark Of Epic Fantasy. This Marathon Of Ambition Has A Depth And Breadth And Sense Of Vast Reaches Of Inimical Time Unlike Anything Else Available Today. the Black Company, Zelazny's amber, Vance's dying earth, And Other Mighty Drumbeats Are But Foreshadowings Of This Dark Dragon's Hoard.—glen Cook On the Malazan Book Of The Fallen

one Of The Best Fantasy Novels Of The Year.—sf Site On deadhouse Gates

rare Is The Writer Who So Fluidly Combines A Sense Of Mythic Power And Depth Of World, With Fully Realized Characters And Thrilling Action, But Steven Erikson Manages It Spectacularly. The Books Are Reminiscent Of Tolkein's Scope, Zelazny's Cleverness And Wit, And Donaldson's Brooding Atmospherics; Yet All Combined With Dazzling Talent Into A Narrative Flow That Keeps The Reader Turning Pages. Some Writers Open Windows On Worlds, Erikson Opens Worlds And Makes Them So Real, So Magical, You're Not Sure If You Can Escape—and I Don't Want To.-michael A. Stackpole On deadhouse Gates

such Is The Impact Of The First Book In Erikson's Monumental Malazan Saga, gardens Of The Moon, That The Achievement Of This Sequel Is Doubly Surprising. Not Only Is The Vigour And Sweep Of The Earlier Book Effortlessly Captured, The Complex Plot Is Simultaneously Deepened And Accelerated, With A Grasp Of Tempo That Has The Reader Inexorably Gripped . . . Roll On, Book Three!-the Good Book Guide On deadhouse Gates

stephen R. Donaldson

steven Erikson Afflicts Me With Awe. Vast In Scope, Almost Frighteningly Fecund In Imagination, And Rich In Sympathy.

The second book in Steven Erikson's thrilling epic fantasy series chronicling the ill-fated Malazan Empire.Weakened by events in Darujhistan, the Malazan Empire teeters on the brink of anarchy. In the vast dominion of Seven Cities, in the Holy Desert Raraku, the seer Sha'ik gathers an army around her in preparation for the long-prophesied uprising named the Whirlwind. Unprecedented in its size and savagery, it will embroil in one of the bloodiest conflicts it has ever known: a maelstrom of fanaticism and bloodlust that will shape destinies and give birth to legends... In the Otataral mines, Felisin, youngest daughter of the disgraced House of Paran, dreams of revenge against the sister who sentenced her to a life of slavery. Escape leads her to raraku, where her soul will be reborn and her future made clear. The now-outlawed Bridgeburners, Fiddler and the assassin Kalam, have vowed to return the once god-possessed Apsalar to her homeland, and to confront and kill the Empress Laseen, but events will overtake them too. Meanwhile, Coltaine, the charismatic commander of the Malaz 7th Army, will lead his battered, war-weary troops in a last, valient running battle to save the lives of thirty thousand refugees and, in so doing, secure an illustrious place in the Empire's chequered history. And into this blighted land come two ancient wanderers, Mappo and his half-Jaghut companion Icarium, bearers of a devastating secret that threatens to break free of its chains... Set in a brilliantly-realized world ravaged by anarchy and dark, uncontrollable magic, Deadhouse Gates is the thrilling, brutal second chapter in the Malazan Book of the Fallen. A powerful novel of war, intrigue and betrayal, it confirms Steven Erikson as a storyteller of breathtaking skill, imagination and originality - a new master of epic fantasy. SUMMARY: In the vast dominion of Seven Cities, in the Holy Desert Raraku, the seer Sha'ik and her followers prepare for the long-prophesied uprising known as the Whirlwind. Unprecedented in size and savagery, this maelstrom of fanaticism and bloodlust will embroil the Malazan Empire in one of the bloodiest conflicts it has ever known, shaping destinies and giving birth to legends . . . Set in a brilliantly realized world ravaged by dark, uncontrollable magic, this thrilling novel of war, intrigue and betrayal confirms Steven Erikson as a storyteller of breathtaking skill, imagination and originality--the author who has written the first great fantasy epic of the new millennium. Licking its wounds after the events in Darujhistan, the Malazan Empire now faces unrest in Seven Cities. Too soon, the rumblings of disquiet explode into a fully fledged uprising, drawing the Empire into the bloodiest conflict it has ever known Preparing for a long-prophesied uprising in the Holy Desert Raraku, seer Sha'ik and her followers anticipate the Malazan Empire's most violent conflict, which they believe will shape destinies and give rise to legendary figures He came shambling into Judgment's Round from the Avenue of Souls, a misshapen mass of flies.