The first book in an epic, 10-volume fantasy is an enthralling adventure by an outstanding new voice.
Conceived and written on a panoramic scale, Gardens of the Moon is epic fantasy of the highest order--an enthralling adventure by an outstanding new voice..
Sinister, shadowbound forces are gathering as the gods themselves prepare to play their hand...
However, it would appear that the Empire is not alone in this great game.
It is to this ancient citadel that Laseen turns her predatory gaze.
But Darujhistan, last of the Free Cities of Genabackis, yet holds out.
For Sergeant Whiskeyjack and his squad of Bridgeburners, and for Tattersail, surviving cadre mage of the Second Legion, the aftermath of the siege of Pale should have been a time to mourn the many dead.
Yet Empress Laseen\'s rule remains absolute, enforced by her dread Claw assassins.
Even the imperial legions, long inured to the bloodshed, yearn for some respite.
Vast legions of gods, mages, humans, dragons and all manner of creatures play out the fate of the Malazan Empire in this first book in a major epic fantasy series The Malazan Empire simmers with discontent, bled dry by interminable warfare, bitter infighting and bloody confrontations with the formidable Anomander Rake and his Tiste Andii, ancient and implacable sorcerers.
A brilliant book! Exciting, inventive, intelligent--frequently funny--David Drake.
The first book in an epic, 10-volume fantasy is an enthralling adventure by an outstanding new voice