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Deadhouse Gates
by Steven Erikson
The problem with Deadhouse is that it's bleak, right from the start. The new Adjunct to the Empress sends her sister to the mines and we get to bear witness to a wretched and ignomonious journey into very bitter climes. When we're not with poor Felisin, we're often with an army overburdened with refugees and forced to journey thousands of miles to their own cruel end.
It's a good book, but I always struggle to pick up and stick with it after Gardens of the Moon. I've read the whole series, I know the course some of these characters are already on and it's hard to enjoy at times. The Desert, Raraku, the Rebellion really aren't my favourite bits of the series. Though other pivotal things are happening which all ties together neatly further down the line.
This is also the first taste we get of how vast in scope in the series really is. The action has moved to another continent, with but a handful of familiar characters and many new faces. Not a lot seems connected at first, but all the threads are there to be weaved together now or later. It sets the standard for the rest of the series but this first time is always a little jarring.
It's a good book, but I always struggle to pick up and stick with it after Gardens of the Moon. I've read the whole series, I know the course some of these characters are already on and it's hard to enjoy at times. The Desert, Raraku, the Rebellion really aren't my favourite bits of the series. Though other pivotal things are happening which all ties together neatly further down the line.
This is also the first taste we get of how vast in scope in the series really is. The action has moved to another continent, with but a handful of familiar characters and many new faces. Not a lot seems connected at first, but all the threads are there to be weaved together now or later. It sets the standard for the rest of the series but this first time is always a little jarring.