A review by whimsicalmeerkat
Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson

3.0

I am giving [b:Gardens of the Moon|55399|Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1)|Steven Erikson|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1316129563s/55399.jpg|2646042] three stars, but I plan on reading further in [a:Steven Erikson|31232|Steven Erikson|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1219169436p2/31232.jpg]'s Malazan series. In some ways, this is the result of an average. The first half of the book might barely get a 2 out of me. Once I hit page 300, though, it picked up and started displaying the elements of epic fantasy I love. There is a moral ambiguity that makes this interesting. I enjoy books where it is hard, if not impossible, to point to anyone who is wholly good or wholly bad. Overall, if you can power through the first part and keep in mind that it takes awhile for things to start connecting, this is a good book.