In the vast dominion of Seven Cities, in the Holy Desert Raraku, the seer Sha' ik and her followers prepare for the long-prophesied uprising named the Whirlwind. Unprecedented in its 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. <br>Set in a brilliantly realized world ravaged by dark, uncontrollable magic, this thrilling novel of war, intrigue and betrayal confirms Steven Erikson as a storyteller of breathtaking skill, imagination and originality, a new master of epic fantasy.

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By:   Steven Erikson
Imprint:   Bantam
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Edition:   New edition
Volume:   No. 2
Dimensions:   Height: 179mm,  Width: 109mm,  Spine: 50mm
Weight:   452g
ISBN:  

9780553813111

ISBN 10:   0553813110
Series:   Malazan Book of the Fallen #02
Pages:   959
Publication Date:   November 2001
Audience:   General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock at Galaxy Bookshop
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Steven Erikson is Canadian by birth, he is a qualified archaeologist and anthropologist and a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop. He lives in Surrey.

'Erikson is an extraordinary writer....treat yourself' Stephen R. Donaldson. 'A fantasy world as rich and detailed as you're likely to encounter....so engrossing you'll be hard-pressed to put it aside...an astounding debut' SF Site. 'Complex, challenging...Erikson's strengths are his grown-up characters and his ability to create a world every bit as intricate and messy as our own' J. V. Jones author of The Book Of Words trilogy.

Malazon Sage, Gardens of the Moon, that the achievement of this sequel is doubly surprising. Not only is the vigour and sweep of the earlier book effortlessly recaptured, the complex plot is simultaneously deepened and accelerated, with a grasp of tempo that has the reader inexorably gripped. The Malazan Empire, drained by the punishing wars described in the first book, is weak and demoralized. The powerful seer Sha'ik marshals her forces in the massive dominions of the Seven Cities, and the long-foreseen uprising called the Whirlwind Unprecedented is ready to unleash a bloody carnage. Suffering under a yoke of slavery in the Otataral mines, Felisin, the cast-out daughter of the House of Para, nurses her resentment against the sister who is responsible for her plight. Escaping to the mainland, she prepares for the re-birth of her soul - the first step in reclaiming her future. And Erikson's most memorable protagonists, the outlawed Bridgeburners, Fiddler and the deadly killer Kalam, vow to return from the wilderness and destroy the Empress Laseen. As before, Erikson's ambitions are considerable, and he's not afraid to freight his narrative with a thousand plot strands even at the risk of taxing the reader's ability to keep up. But a growing band of aficionados are well aware that any effort in this area is well worth while, as the author always knows precisely what he is doing. He's perfectly happy to merely touch in details of character and plot, confident that the attentive reader will find this subtlety pays dividends (particularly in a genre which attempts such understated strategies all too rarely), and the introduction of major new characters (such as the ancient wanderer Mappo the Trell) is handled with consummate skill, as we realize that Mappo carries an apocalyptic secret that will alter the destiny of nations, we are happy to switch our attention to this new protagonist. Roll on, book three! (Kirkus UK)