Deadhouse Gates, Steven Erikson
Deadhouse Gates, Steven Erikson
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Deadhouse Gates

Author: Steven Erikson

Narrator: Ralph Lister

Unabridged: 34 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/05/2013

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy

Synopsis

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.

About Steven Erikson

Archaeologist and anthropologist Steven Erikson’s debut fantasy novel, Gardens of the Moon, was shortlisted for the World Fantasy Award and introduced readers to what would become an international bestselling sequence, the ten-book ‘The Malazan Book of the Fallen’ and which has been hailed as one of the finest works of fantasy of our time. His latest novel, Forge of Darkness, marks the beginning of an epic new series: ‘The Kharkanas Trilogy’. Steve lived in the UK for a number of years – most recently in Cornwall – before returning to Canada in 2012. He now lives in Victoria, BC. To find out more, visitwww.malazanempire.com and www.stevenerikson.com

Reviews

Goodreads review by Petrik on March 22, 2024

I have a Booktube channel now! Subscribe here: [URL not allowed] 4.5/5 stars Coltaine, the Wickans, and the Chain of Dogs. Enough said. People told me that when you’re starting Malazan Book of the Fallen, it’s mandatory to read at least two or three books in the series before finally de......more

Goodreads review by Ira on November 09, 2023

A book that is epic in both scope and narrative - but for me a book where the payoff of the destination, was not quite worth the effort of the journey.... Final Rating: 3.6/5 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑 I wanted to love this, but overall it was a step down for me from The Gardens of the Moon. While they were both equally c......more

Goodreads review by Choko on March 19, 2022

*** 5+ *** A second read with the FBR gang! “Children are dying." Lull nodded. "That's a succinct summary of humankind, I'd say. Who needs tomes and volumes of history? Children are dying. The injustices of the world hide in those three words.” Second time around and although I knew what was going to ha......more

Goodreads review by TS on February 06, 2020

For those who have read Gardens of the Moon and thought it was relatively tame for a grimdark fantasy series, Deadhouse Gates will change your mind. This sequel took the series to new heights and was also when I begun to wholly understand Erikson's opening quote in the debut. The grimness, violence......more

Goodreads review by Mayim on October 28, 2019

Epilogue: And I am knocked down to my knees. Or lower. Chapter 24: Before you knock to the Deadhouse Gates, make sure you are ready for what awaits you there.* Chapter 23: Again and again, we cling to the foolish belief that simple solutions exist. Chapter 22: It is not the Empire’s soldiers the Empr......more

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