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Deadhouse Gates
by Steven Erikson
Deadhouse Gates is a truly sprawling tale. Taking place all on the same continent but following several distinct groups of characters, it's a brilliant follow-up to Gardens of the Moon. Erikson makes the risky choice of only following *half* the characters from GotM (the other half's story is told in Memories of Ice), but it pays off as he is able to take a step back from armies and battles and focus on the personal stories of soldiers swept up in the rebellion in the Seven Cities.
The heart of the story is the tale of the Chain of Dogs, the lone Malazan army on the continent trying to protect the refugees from the rebellion armies. When I read and finished GotM, I thought of the Malazan Empire as the "bad guys" of the story, but through the eyes of the Imperial Historian Duiker Erikson really shows us the nobility of the Malazan soldiers and the tragedy of the rebellion.
The other story threads are also filled with interesting characters both old and new which made the whole book a delight to read. Though I enjoyed GotM, it was Deadhouse Gates that truly drew me into the Malazan universe and made me willing to dedicate the next 2 months to reading this epicly long series.
The heart of the story is the tale of the Chain of Dogs, the lone Malazan army on the continent trying to protect the refugees from the rebellion armies. When I read and finished GotM, I thought of the Malazan Empire as the "bad guys" of the story, but through the eyes of the Imperial Historian Duiker Erikson really shows us the nobility of the Malazan soldiers and the tragedy of the rebellion.
The other story threads are also filled with interesting characters both old and new which made the whole book a delight to read. Though I enjoyed GotM, it was Deadhouse Gates that truly drew me into the Malazan universe and made me willing to dedicate the next 2 months to reading this epicly long series.