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House of Chains by Steven Erikson
5.0

To continue a tale as complex as The Malazan Book of the Fallen into a fourth book and still be introducing layers of myth, ritual, world building and plot is unbelievable. And Erikson's House of Chains is exactly that. To begin, you may think so many disparate story lines could not possibly be related. And yet, as with the convergence that brings together the armies of the Apocalypse and the Malazan Empire, (and a plethora of magic wielders, ascendants, and gods) the book gradually draws the threads together into the kind of brilliant, military fantasy, peppered with well-drawn characters that we've come to expect of Erikson.
Another great read, even better on re-reading - again.