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| Original Title: | Forge of Darkness |
| ISBN: | 0593062175 (ISBN13: 9780593062173) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Kharkanas Trilogy #1, Malazan #1, Ultimate reading order suggested by members of the Malazan Empire Forum #1, Malazan Authors’ Suggested Reading Order #1 , more |
| Literary Awards: | Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fantasy (2012) |
Steven Erikson
Hardcover | Pages: 662 pages Rating: 4.13 | 7127 Users | 386 Reviews
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| Title | : | Forge of Darkness (The Kharkanas Trilogy #1) |
| Author | : | Steven Erikson |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 662 pages |
| Published | : | August 2nd 2012 by Bantam Press (first published July 31st 2012) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Epic Fantasy. Fiction. High Fantasy |
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Now is the time to tell the story of an ancient realm, a tragic tale that sets the stage for all the tales yet to come and all those already told...It's a conflicted time in Kurald Galain, the realm of Darkness, where Mother Dark reigns. But this ancient land was once home to many a power. and even death is not quite eternal. The commoners' great hero, Vatha Urusander, is being promoted by his followers to take Mother Dark's hand in marriage, but her Consort, Lord Draconus, stands in the way of such ambitions. The impending clash sends fissures throughout the realm, and as the rumors of civil war burn through the masses, an ancient power emerges from the long dead seas. Caught in the middle of it all are the First Sons of Darkness, Anomander, Andarist, and Silchas Ruin of the Purake Hold...
Steven Erikson entered the pantheon of great fantasy writers with his debut Gardens of the Moon. Now he returns with the first novel in a trilogy that takes place millennia before the events of the Malazan Book of the Fallen and introduces readers to Kurald Galain, the warren of Darkness. It is the epic story of a realm whose fate plays a crucial role in shaping the world of the Malazan Empire.
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Ratings: 4.13 From 7127 Users | 386 ReviewsCritique Appertaining To Books Forge of Darkness (The Kharkanas Trilogy #1)
Book one of Erikson's new prequel trilogy that provides an easier access point for new readers to his 10 book Malazan series. Forge of Darkness is a Shakespearean influenced epic narrative detailing family, politics and the approach of civil war to a decadent empire. Again Erikson uses multiple character points of view of seemingly disparate events to weave an elegant narrative tapestry. The focus of the story is of mounting tensions, political and familial, in the realm of the Tiste. Yet theI reached the 60% mark before I'd finally had enough. Either Erikson is writing more tortured melodramatic unconvincing philosophising than he did in the Malazan Book of the Fallen series, and less of the crazy stupid awesome fun that I read those books for, or I've just completely lost my tolerance for it. It's probably a bit of both.Any sort of prequel has an inherent weakness - we know how the story is going to end. This is a big deficit for a writer like Erikson, whose strength lies in his
I think I read somewhere that Forge of Darkness, being a prequel of sorts to the Malazan Book of the Fallen, could be considered a good starting point for any potential new readers out there. While I guess technically that could be true, I do believe that anyone coming in cold to this would really miss out on the foreshadowing and revelations that a Malazan stalwart would instantly pick up on. New readers just wouldn't feel that instant recognition of a name much loved or connecting some of the
Erickson has a habit of having inner monologues or dialogues that tend to ramble for pages as he tries to get across some philosophical point. Normally these are interspersed with good scenes, and especially towards the end of a book, lots of action. In this book it has gone overboard. I struggled just to finish it. We'll see if the next in the series picks up. I sure hope so.
There is nobody NOBODY like Erikson. The only one who comes close in creating a world is China, even so I don't become as obsessed when reading him. Whoa, we've got the ancient crew here. Draconus is the main character. Mother Dark is still a Tiste altho she has been to the gate so has transcended with power but she isn't a goddess until the end. She's lost in her darkness, reveling in it and having great sex with Draconus. Her children are dividing over this, they don't like Draconus. And who
Wow.This is a book about so many different things....fathers and sons, lovers, faith, jealousy...and the giving of gifts.As a prequel to the Malazan book of the fallen, it also gives insight to the lives of some characters who are enigmatic...Caladan Brood, Draconus, Gothos, Hood, and yes, the Purake brothers. All before the time of the elient.This book was so much more thani expected...My only critique would be the moralizing behind the story arcs.
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