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| Original Title: | Reaper's Gale |
| ISBN: | 0593046315 (ISBN13: 9780593046319) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Malazan Book of the Fallen #7, Malazan #12, Ultimate reading order suggested by members of the Malazan Empire Forum #19, Malazan Authors’ Suggested Reading Order #21 , more |
| Literary Awards: | Prix Aurora Award Nominee for Best of the Decade (2017) |
Steven Erikson
Hardcover | Pages: 928 pages Rating: 4.37 | 25620 Users | 754 Reviews
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All is not well in the Letherii Empire. Rhulad Sengar, the Emperor of a Thousand Deaths, spirals into madness, surrounded by sycophants and agents of his Machiavellian chancellor, while the Letherii secret police conduct a campaign of terror against its own people. The Errant, once a farseeing god, is suddenly blind to the future. Conspiracies seethe throughout the palace, as the empire - driven by the corrupt and self-interested - edges ever-closer to all-out war with the neighbouring kingdoms. And the great Edur fleet - its warriors selected from countless peoples - draws ever closer. Amongst them are Karsa Orlong and Icarium Lifestealer - each destined to cross blades with the emperor himself. That yet more blood is to be spilled is inevitable... Against this backdrop, a band of fugitives seek a way out of the empire, but one of them, Fear Sengar must find the soul of Scabandari Bloodeye. It is his hope that it might help halt the Tiste Edur, and so save his brother, the emperor. Yet, travelling with them is Scabandari's most ancient foe: Silchas Ruin, brother of Anomander Rake. And his motives are anything but certain - for the wounds he carries on his back, made by the blades of Scabandari, are still fresh. Fate decrees that there is to be a reckoning, for such bloodshed cannot go unanswered - and it will be a reckoning on an unimaginable scale...A brutal, harrowing novel of war, intrigue and dark, uncontrollable magic, this is epic fantasy at its most imaginative, storytelling at its most thrilling.
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| Title | : | Reaper's Gale (Malazan Book of the Fallen #7) |
| Author | : | Steven Erikson |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 928 pages |
| Published | : | May 7th 2007 by Bantam Press |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Epic Fantasy. Fiction. High Fantasy |
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Ratings: 4.37 From 25620 Users | 754 ReviewsCriticize Epithetical Books Reaper's Gale (Malazan Book of the Fallen #7)
I recently finished House of Chains. Its amazing, one of the greats. Ill probably complete the series over the course of the year mixed with otherDeadhouse Gates used to be my favorite, until I read Memories of Ice. The last two-hundred pages of Midnight Tides convinced me it deserved the top spot. But then Bonehunters stole it with the way everything takes off and alas, this masterpiece. I'm not saying anything remotely new here but these books keep getting better. It's just a tremendously entertaining series that doesn't insult my grey matter and rewards the effort required to read.
4.5 starsFor me, this is the first of the series that starts to close the circle. There are endings within these pages that are devastating, some that bring a tearful smile, and some that bring a joyful 'yeah, you got yours'... Of course, being Erikson, that doesn't mean there aren't new characters and new questions; he has a deep and abiding dislike of simplicity. Save a few spellbinding moments, it's not a book that is in the running for the top spot, but it serves well to signal the beginning
It started slow and bit underwhelming but book becomes exponentially better as it progresses culminating in one of the best finales in Malazan books. Full review potentially to come when I settle my impressions and recover from those final chapters.
Wick wrote: "Great review. Cant wait to get to this"Thank you! How far are you into the series?
I'm not crying, you're crying. This has, by far, the saddest death scenes yet. The deaths themselves weren't that sad, but Erikson makes them heartbreaking. There's no way to really go into more depth without huge spoilers. As far as the story goes, Erikson hits it out of the park, yet again. Our cast is most of the people we've already met: we have some Malazans, the Bonehunters, Letherii (which I hate with a passion, save Tehol) and the Edur. We also get to meet Silchas Ruin, Anomander Rake's
I now understand why fans call it Weeper's Gale.Like MT, the Letherii storyline took me longer to get into than some of the other Malazan books. In RG, Erikson has undertaken more storylines with more characters while at the same time trying to close off some stories. I wasn't sure he could bring it all together at the end, but by now, I should expect nothing but greatness from him.I would have to say that my favourite storylines in RG were the ones that got the least amount of pages. I didn't
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