Deadhouse Gates by Steven Erikson

Steven Erikson . Unknown Year . English

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 Haydon 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 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.

Categories: Fantasy

About the Author

Steven Erikson is a New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author internationally renowned for writing The Malazan Book of the Fallen, a ten-volume multi-million-copy-selling series that is recognized as number two of the top 10 fantasies by Fantasy Book Review and one of 30 best fantasy book series of all time by Paste magazine. He is a trained archaeologist and anthropologist who has published over twenty books, most of which explore notions of privilege, power hierarchies, and the rise and fall of civilizations, or take the piss out of the same. Erikson has been nominated for the Locus Award four times and the World Fantasy Award twice. He lives in Canada, in Victoria, B.C. To find out more visit www.steven-erikson.org

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