Steven Erikson Deadhouse Gates : Malazan Book of the Fallen 2 Paperback

This masterwork of the imagination may be the high watermark of epic fantasy. Glen CookThis is true myth in the making, a drawing upon fantasy to recreate histories and legends as rich as any found within our culture InterzoneIn the Holy Desert Raraku, the seer Shaik and her followers prepare for the longprophesied uprising named the Whirlwind. Enslaved in the Otataral mines, Felisin youngest scion of the disgraced House of Paran dreams of freedom and vows revenge. The outlawed Bridgeburners Fiddler and Kalam conspire to rid the world of the Empress Laseen although it seems the gods would, as always, have it otherwise. And as two ancient warriors bearers of a devastating secret enter this blighted land, so an untried commander of the Malaz 7th Army leads his warweary troops in a last, valiant running battle to save the lives of thirty thousand refugees. In this thrilling second chapter in the epic story of the Malazan empire, war and betrayal, intrigue and roiling magic collide, shaping destinies and giving birth to legends . . .One of the best fantasy novels of the year. SF SiteArguably the best fantasy series ever written. Fantasy Book Review | Steven Erikson Deadhouse Gates : Malazan Book of the Fallen 2 Paperback