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by Steven Erikson
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Tannat
Tannat rated it 6 years ago
Series: The Malazan Book of the Fallen #2 I'm invoking the "Life is too short and I have too many better books to read" clause. I really wasn't a fan of Gardens of the Moon, the first book in the series, but I kept hearing from my friends that the first book isn't actually all that good and that...
Horrid Beast's Book Review
Horrid Beast's Book Review rated it 6 years ago
The Deadhouse Gates is an interesting book and one that is quite the dichotomy. The chain of dogs story as well as Felisin's arc was a tough slog. Then you get gem arcs revolving around two very old and odd travellers as well as a few known characters in Kalam, Apsalar, Fidd and Crokus. So please ta...
Alissa
Alissa rated it 8 years ago
I see now that the unnamed soldier is a gift. The named soldier –dead, melted wax –demands a response among the living ... a response no-one can make. Names are no comfort, they're a call to answer the unanswerable. Why did she die, not him? Why do the survivors remain anonymous –as if cursed –while...
My Books
My Books rated it 10 years ago
The “Malazan Book of the Fallen” is considered as the most dark fantasy by many, thats the one reason that I didn’t dumped it after reading Gardens of the Moon. I really want to know and explore the complex world that Erikson has created in this epic series or atleast get to know why it is tagged as...
Krazykiwi @ Kiwitopia
Krazykiwi @ Kiwitopia rated it 10 years ago
Short review, because, super busy. Super short summary: Two young girls are being pushed by forces outside their control, to very different destinies although both end up in the holy desert Raraku. And Raraku is also the source of an uprising against the Malazan Empire, leading to a desperate cha...
Aki's B'ook'log
Aki's B'ook'log rated it 11 years ago
I was a little apprehensive when I saw the Dramatis Personae for this book. No way I was going to put myself through that again. But clearly my fears were unfounded. I don't know whether I got used to Erikson's style or this was a lot more accessible than the previous book or maybe little bit of bot...
1st Avenue
1st Avenue rated it 11 years ago
Originally 3 stars, but then that thing happened to Coltaine... [spoiler] Coltaine's death happened and the fourth star is for him. RIP the last of the wickan crow clan. [/spoiler] If you're looking for a way to get into this series and the first book Gardens of the Moon is just too much of a chao...
Read on Ascraeus
Read on Ascraeus rated it 11 years ago
Glorious epic fantasy, this book does it all. I wept openly, laughed aloud, in short I gave myself up completely to Erikson's creation. The tale of Coltaine and the Chain of Dogs, the terrible consequences of complete civil breakdown, it all is perfectly realised in every way. From the grand sweep o...
MesunaSanpree
MesunaSanpree rated it 11 years ago
Like Gardens of the Moon, Deadhouse Gates is the type of book that you have to invest a lot of time into. At around 300+ pages longer than the average fantasy book, I struggled with the length and at around 600 pages I started to wonder if Erikson even has an editor. I also struggled with connecting...
Redacted
Redacted rated it 11 years ago
Great book, I can't even begin to describe it, just read this series.
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