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Deadhouse Gates by Steven Erikson

greathornedowl's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

kingjerwi's review against another edition

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challenging dark sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

galactic0071's review against another edition

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adventurous dark slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

gr3yfoxhound's review against another edition

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

lvl52_grant's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I went into this book a little apprehensive, because I was so invested in the characters and plot of the first book, I wasn't so interested in a book on another continent with a different plot. However, once I got in, I was hooked once again. Erikson's characters are either: so real and human, or just weird little guys and it's so fun to see them interact. There were a few plotlines that were continued and those were satisfying, but the real highlights were four of the new characters: Mappo, Icarium, Coltaine, and Duiker. These were the characters that made me think and feel, and not always positive, but they were real. I'm now actually sad to be leaving these characters and to return back to Genabackis, but I'm sure they will show up again as well.

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dennyb1's review against another edition

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5.0

Giunto al secondo volume di questa saga posso già dire che è una delle migliori che qualunque appassionato di fantasy possa mai avere la fortuna di leggere. Steven Erikson impreziosisce il mondo che aveva già presentato ne I giardini della luna (bistrattato dagli stessi fan, ma che a me è piaciuto tantissimo), senza dimenticare di aggiungere nuovi personaggi, uno più bello dell’altro, la cui caratterizzazione psicologica si mostra attraverso le loro azioni e le loro parole.
La dimora fantasma, se vogliamo, è un libro on the road: Violinista, Crockus e Apsalar sono alla ricerca di Tremorlor, l’antica Dimora Fantasma di Kellanved e il Danzatore; Mappo e Icarium sono impegnati in un viaggio tanto lungo quanto straziante (impossibile non innamorarsi della loro amicizia); Kalam ha una missione ben precisa da compiere e riguarda l’Imperatrice Laseen; Coltaine e il suo esercito (oltre allo storico Duiker), invece, dopo la ribellione delle tribù che fanno capo a Sha’ik, devono portare in salvo migliaia di fuggiaschi, e finiranno per entrare nella leggenda (le pagine dedicate alla Catena dei Cani di Coltaine sono meravigliose, e il finale farà commuovere).
Ma non si può dimenticare di citare Felisin (proprio lei, la sorella di Paran), e il suo percorso attraverso il sesso e la perdita dell’innocenza, del saggio Heboric, di Baudin, dell’ombra lunga e minacciosa dell’Aggiunto Tavore, del colpo di scena riguardante l’identità di Trono d’Ombra e Cotillion e tante di quelle nuove informazioni che vanno a comporre la lore del mondo di Malazan da far girare la testa, ma che non fanno pentire neanche per un secondo di aver intrapreso questo lunghissimo viaggio.

adamkull's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

turniptaker's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

badbadwolf's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

dellaposta's review against another edition

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4.0

Book: 4 stars
Coltaine and his Chain of Dogs: Infinite Stars

This series is so impressive in terms of its vastness of scope. Two long books in, I still feel like Erikson is just barely scratching the surface of the world he’s created. Unfortunately, that can also lead to some frustrating reading.