De Malazaanse Boeken van de Vallen is een epische fantasyserie van Steven Erikson die de complexe lotsbestemmingen van verschillende personages volgt in een uitgestrekte en gedetailleerde wereld. Het verhaal draait om conflicten tussen krachtige goden, soldaten en magische wezens, waarbij verschillende tijdlijnen en perspectieven met elkaar verweven zijn. De serie staat bekend om zijn diepgang, filosofische thema's en onconventionele vertelstijl. Lezers kunnen onverwachte wendingen en een rijke mythologie verwachten.
The Malazan Empire simmers with discontent, bled dry by interminable warfare, bitter infighting and bloody confrontations. Even the imperial legions, long inured to the bloodshed, yearn for some respite. Yet Empress Laseen's rule remains absolute, enforced by her dread Claw assassins. 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. But Darujhistan, last of the Free Cities of Genabackis, yet holds out. It is to this ancient citadel that Laseen turns her predatory gaze. However, it would appear that the Empire is not alone in this great game. Sinister, shadowbound forces are gathering as the gods themselves prepare to play their hand . . . 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.
In the vast dominion of Seven Cities, in the Holy Desert Raraku, the seer Sha'ik and her followers prepare for the long-prophesied uprising known as the Whirlwind. Unprecedented in size and savagery, this maelstrom of fanaticism and bloodlust will embroil the Malazan Empire in one of the bloodiest conflicts it has ever known, shaping destinies and giving birth to legends . . . Set in a brilliantly realized world ravaged by dark, uncontrollable magic, this thrilling novel of war, intrigue and betrayal confirms Steven Erikson as a storyteller of breathtaking skill, imagination and originality--the author who has written the first great fantasy epic of the new millennium.
The ravaged continent of Genabackis has given birth to a terrifying new
empire: the Pannion Domin. Like a fanatical tide of corrupted blood, it
seethes across the land, devouring all who fail to heed the Word of its
elusive prophet, the Pannion Seer. In its path stands an uneasy alliance:
Dujek Onearm's Host and the Bridgeburners - each now outlawed by the Empress
- alongside some enemies of old that include the grim forces of Warlord
Caladan Brood, Anomander Rake, Son of Darkness, and his Tiste Andii, and the
Rhivi people of the Plains. But more ancient clans are also gathering. As if
in answer to some primal summons, the massed ranks of the undead T'lan Imass
have risen. It would seem that something altogether darker and more malign
threatens the very substance of this world. The Warrens are poisoned, and
rumours abound that the Crippled God is now unchained and intent on a terrible
revenge . . . Marking the return of many favourite characters from Garden of
the Moon and introducing a host of remarkable new players, Memories of Ice is
the thrilling third chapter in Steven Erikson's magnificent, genre defining
epic fantasy. Review Homeric in scope and vision . . . read and expect to be
overpowered, not only by a story that never fails to thrill and entertain, but
by a saga that lives up to its name, both intellectually and in its dramatic,
visually rich and lavish storytelling. ― SF SITE Erikson afflicts me with awe
. . . vast in scope, almost frighteningly fecund in imagination, and rich in
sympathy, his work does something that only the rarest of books can manage: it
alters the reader's perceptions of reality. -- STEPHEN R. DONALDSON Rare is
the writer who so fluidly combines a sense of mythic power and depth of world
with fully realized characters and thrilling action, but Steven Erikson
manages it spectacularly. -- MICHAEL A. STACKPOLE About the Author
Archaeologist and anthropologist, Steven Erikson is the bestselling author of
the genre-defining The Malazan Book of the Fallen, a multi-volume epic fantasy
that's been hailed ‘a masterwork of the imagination’ and one of the top ten
fantasy series of all time. The first novel in the series, Gardens of the
Moon, was short-listed for the World Fantasy Award. He has also written
several novellas set in the same world. Forge of Darkness is the first
Kharkanas novel and takes readers back to the origins of the Malazan world.
Fall of Light continues this epic tale. A lifelong science fiction reader, he
has also written fiction affectionately parodying a long-running SF television
series and Rejoice, a novel of first contact. The God is Not Willing is the
opening chapter in a new sequence – The Tales of Witness – and is set in the
world of the Malazan Empire, ten years after the events recounted in The
Crippled God. Steven Erikson lives in Victoria, Canada. To find out more,
visit www.steven-erikson.org – and he's also on Facebook: Steven
Erikson–Author.
In Northern Genabackis, savage tribal warriors descend from the mountains into the southern flat lands. Their intention is to wreak havoc among the despised lowlanders, but for the one named Karsa Orlong it marks the beginning of what will prove an extraordinary destiny.
The Letherii Empire is in turmoil. Rhulad Sengar, the Emperor of a Thousand Deaths, spirals into madness, while the Errant, once a farseeing god, appears suddenly blind to the future. Driven by the corruption and self-interest, the empire edges ever-closer to all-out war with its neighbouring kingdoms.
It is said that Hood waits at the end of every plot, every scheme, each grandiose ambition. But this time it is different: this time the Lord of Death is there at the beginning. Darujhistan swelters in the summer heat and seethes with portents, rumours and whispers.
The Bonehunters are marching to Kolanse, and to an unknown fate. Tormented and exhausted, they are an army on the brink of mutiny.But Adjunct Tavore will not relent.If she can hold her forces together, if the fragile alliances she has forged can survive and if it is within her power, one final act remains. For Tavore Paran means to challenge the gods. Ranged against Tavore and her allies are formidable foes. The Fokrul Assail are drawing upon a terrible power; their desire is to cleanse the world – to eradicate every civilization, to annihilate every human – in order to begin anew. The Elder Gods, too, are seeking to return. And to do so, they will shatter the chains that bind a force of utter devastation and release her from her eternal prison. It seems that, once more, there will be dragons in the world.
The first three tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach, the famed necromancers from the Malazan Book of the Fallen, collected in one volume. BLOOD FOLLOWS In the port city of Lamentable Moll, a diabolical killer stalks the streets and panic grips the citizens like a fever. As Emancipor Reese's legendary ill luck would have it, his previous employer is the unknown killer's latest victim. But two strangers have come to town and they have posted in Fishmonger's Round a note, reeking of death-warded magic, requesting the services of a manservant... THE HEALTHY DEAD The city of Quaint's zeal for goodness can be catastophic, and no one knows this better than Bauchelain and Korbal Broach, two stalwart champions of all things bad.The homicidal necromancers - and their substance-addled manservant, Emancipor Reese - find themeselves ensnared in a scheme to bring goodness into utter ruination. Sometimes you must bring down civilization...in the name of civilization. THE LEES OF LAUGHTER'S END After their blissful sojourn in Lamentable Moll, the sorcerors Bauchelain and Korbal Broach - along with their manservant, Emancipor Reese -set out on the open seas aboard the sturdy ship Suncurl. Alas, there's more baggage in the hold than meets the beady eyes of the crew, and unseemly terrors awaken. For Bauchelain, Korbal Broach and Emancipor Reese, it is just one more night on the high seas, on a journey without end.
