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A review by beardybot
House of Chains by Steven Erikson
adventurous
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
These books are so hard to summarise. I don't think they're as hard to keep track of as it's widely held: just read the book and trust the author; those curious threads and interesting characters will be picked up later.
This one introduces Karsa Orlong, an Uryd, Teblor, Thelomen Toblakai... (Okay that is a little complex but it works) and if Malazan characters spend a lot of time railing against the plots of gods then this guy is the Malazanest. And he's an absolute baðaðstaða (I've no idea what that means but it's a great autocorrect so I'm keeping it) in the best possible way.
Adjunct Tavore is sent to crush a rebellion against the Malazan empire in the seven cities, formed around a whirlwind goddess in the raraku desert. There are plots. There is intrigue. Gods and ascendants and old favourite characters (the ones still left), converge. And Toblakai says nah fuck this. It's great.
This one introduces Karsa Orlong, an Uryd, Teblor, Thelomen Toblakai... (Okay that is a little complex but it works) and if Malazan characters spend a lot of time railing against the plots of gods then this guy is the Malazanest. And he's an absolute baðaðstaða (I've no idea what that means but it's a great autocorrect so I'm keeping it) in the best possible way.
Adjunct Tavore is sent to crush a rebellion against the Malazan empire in the seven cities, formed around a whirlwind goddess in the raraku desert. There are plots. There is intrigue. Gods and ascendants and old favourite characters (the ones still left), converge. And Toblakai says nah fuck this. It's great.