Stonewielder, Ian C. Esslemont
Stonewielder, Ian C. Esslemont
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Stonewielder

Author: Ian C. Esslemont

Narrator: John Banks

Unabridged: 26 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/30/2016

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy


Synopsis

Greymane believed he'd outrun his past. With his school for swordsmanship in Falar, he was looking forward to a quiet life, although his colleague Kyle wasn't as enamoured with life outside the mercenary company, the Crimson Guard. However, it seems it is not so easy for an ex-Fist of the Malazan Empire to disappear, especially one under sentence of death from that same Empire.For there is a new Emperor on the throne of Malaz, and he is dwelling on the ignominy that is the Empire's failed invasion of the Korel subcontinent. In the vaults beneath Unta, the Imperial capital, lie the answers to that disaster. And out of this buried history surfaces the name Stonewielder.In Korel, Lord Protector Hiam, commander of the Stormguard, faces the potential annihilation of all that he holds dear. With few remaining men and a crumbling stone wall that has seen better days, he confronts an ancient enemy: the sea-borne Stormriders have returned.Religious war also threatens these lands. The cult of the Blessed Lady, which had stood firm against the Riders for millennia, now seeks to eradicate its rivals. And as chaos looms, a local magistrate investigating a series of murders suddenly finds himself at the heart of a far more ancient and terrifying crime—one that has tainted an entire land.…Stonewielder is an enthralling new chapter in the epic story of a thrillingly imagined world that takes place in the timeline right after the New York Times bestseller Dust of Dreams left off.

About Ian C. Esslemont

Ian Cameron Esslemont grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He has studied archaeology and creative writing, has traveled extensively in South East Asia, and lived in Thailand and Japan for several years. He now lives in Alaska with his wife and children and is currently working on another novel set in the world of Malaz, a world he co-created with his friend Steven Erikson.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Matt's Fantasy Book Reviews on April 06, 2022

4.5 stars. A very good entry in the Malazan universe. Check out my new youtube channel where I show my instant reactions to reading fantasy books seconds after I finish the book. Malazan Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson is hands down my favorite series ever written, so I was pretty ske......more

Goodreads review by Mayim on February 07, 2020

“Burdens willingly taken on come to define the bearer.” Stone me! This has proven to be rather unwieldy. Unwieldy, clumsy and cumbersome. In fact, reading the last two chapters was like hitting a stone wall. Repeatedly. The previous novel of the Malazan Empire proved that Mr Esslemont has considerable......more

Goodreads review by Scott on May 28, 2019

Reread: Pretty much the same thoughts as the first time. There's still some things about the story that bother me but overall well done. ----------------- Original: In book three of this epic ICE's prose has grown stronger. The story much less scattered than the first half of RotCG and the structure s......more

Goodreads review by Deborah on June 30, 2020

When you do not recognize the wrongs of the past, the future takes its revenge. Stonewielder is a great addition to The Malazan world. It took me months to finish this but after finishing this book I have to admit that it's a good book. I have the same issues that I have with Ian's work which I'l......more

Goodreads review by Terence on January 29, 2018

[Second read]: I'm rereading the Malazan Empire books as a prelude to starting the Path to Ascendancy series. I'm hoping that by reading them successively, I'll get a better idea of what ties this series together, and I'm refamiliarizing myself with my beloved world of Malaz. I still stand by the re......more