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Maybe it was because it was six months or so since I'd read part 8 (which also didn't even deal with most of the characters in part 9) or maybe it was because I'm awful with names, but either way, I had trouble with this one because I could not for the life of me remember who anyone was. Well, the Malazans yes, and a few other characters like Torrent, Tool, Setoc, and the Letherii I knew about, but I was having trouble remembering if the other characters had appeared in the novels before. It rea
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It's all coming to a head: Erikson starts wrapping up his Malazan Book of the Fallen with this, the first of a 2-part finale. Perhaps the most unexpected part is that a lot of oooold and unanswered questions (What's with the Otataral dragon? What happened to Stormy & Gesler and why? Why are Sky Keeps gathering in the Imperial Warren? Where are the Bonehunters heading and why?) all get answered in this volume. In fact, Erikson looks like he might just be able to tie off every single loose thread
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Had this book been a little less lengthy, I would have given it 5 stars. Lots of discussions among the Bonehunters are used as fillers. Even though they are humorous, it makes reader wonder why the author just get on with the story. The Elder Gods' PoVs are really interesting and they somewhat make it up to those pages filled with soldiers' ideas on how miserable their lives are. I like my books wordy and meaty so I enjoyed this installation of Malazan Book of the Fallen very much.
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Excellent cvant wait for the last volume a must read for all fantasy lovers!
Malazan reread continues!
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