Deadhouse Gates
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Summary
In the Holy Desert Raraku， the seer Sha'ik and her followers prepare for the long-prophesied uprising named the Whirlwind。 Enslaved in the Otataral mines， Felisin， youngest scion of the disgraced House of Paran， dreams of freedom and vows revenge， while the outlawed Brigdburners Fiddler and Kalam conspire to rid the world of Empress Laseen （although it seems the gods would， as always， have it otherwise）。 And as two ancient warriors - bearers of a devastating secret - enter this blighted land， so an untried commander of the Malaz 7th Army leads his war-weary troops in a last， valiant running battle to save the lives of thirty thousand refugees。
In this thrilling chapter in the epic story of the Malazan Empire， war and betrayal， intrigue and roiling magic collide， shaping destinies and giving birth to legends。。。
In this thrilling chapter in the epic story of the Malazan Empire， war and betrayal， intrigue and roiling magic collide， shaping destinies and giving birth to legends。。。
Reviews
Ardat
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4。5
Jessica Rushing
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See my review on YouTube: https://youtu。be/4G4Dfx-Nnc0I started reading this book because Mike's Book Reviews on YouTube is doing a readalong on his channel and Discord （https://www。youtube。com/channel/UCm_D。。。）。 This book was heavy and exhaustive in every literal and metaphorical sense of the word and I absolutely adored it。 I laughed。 I cried。 I screamed at characters。 The book starts with the culling of nobility and the rise of Adjunct Tavore。 Her sister， Felisin， has been culled， and is on h See my review on YouTube: https://youtu。be/4G4Dfx-Nnc0I started reading this book because Mike's Book Reviews on YouTube is doing a readalong on his channel and Discord （https://www。youtube。com/channel/UCm_D。。。）。 This book was heavy and exhaustive in every literal and metaphorical sense of the word and I absolutely adored it。 I laughed。 I cried。 I screamed at characters。 The book starts with the culling of nobility and the rise of Adjunct Tavore。 Her sister， Felisin， has been culled， and is on her way to the mines。 While in a chain line with other prisoners， she meets Heboric， ex-communicated high priest of Fener， and Baudin， a brute of few words who lobs off a woman's head to ironically appease a bloodthirsty crowd。 Felisin， Heboric， and Baudin form an intensely dysfunctional found family of sorts with all the drama。 Apsalar， previously known as Sorry， is travelling with Crokus， Mappo， and Icarium。 Icarium has a destructive past he cannot recall， and Mappo has been tasked with keeping him from remembering， keeping him from becoming destructive once again， but along the way， a very long way， Mappo has come to love Icarium。 Their brotherly bond is tender and heart-wrenching。 Kalam， the assassin， travels for a bit with Fiddler， but they separate in a moment of chaos。 Kalam meets a family and falls for a widow， but tries to ignore his feelings。 She follows him onto a boat held in the throes of strange and dark magic that effects time like a Dali painting。 Duiker， the historian， is witnessing Coltaine's escorting of refugees。 He is tired。 Soon， he is called to do more than witness， and the events that unfold are brutal， horrific， heartbreaking。 Still， Erikson's masterful writing evokes compassion， humility， existentialism， and so much more。 More than fantasy， this series has etched out a crevice in my heart to reside。 。。。more
Tamara
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The ending of this book。。。。。I've finished reading it， but I don't know what to say。I need a few days。 The ending of this book。。。。。I've finished reading it， but I don't know what to say。I need a few days。 。。。more
Yasser Maniram
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Akin to reading an academic paper by a student clearly trying to show-off with a hefty word-count and argument。 In other words， just take the 5 stars！ Great characters of a dualistic nature where they aren't strictly good or bad， tremendous storytelling ability， and interesting storylines。 Akin to reading an academic paper by a student clearly trying to show-off with a hefty word-count and argument。 In other words， just take the 5 stars！ Great characters of a dualistic nature where they aren't strictly good or bad， tremendous storytelling ability， and interesting storylines。 。。。more
Hieu
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6/10The payoff was worth it but there is a lot of stuff which went over my head。
Prince Lovi （Worded World）
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I'm done！！！But I don't know if I'm gonna rate this book。。。I still don't get the reasons for the wars。I still don't understand what's going on。BUT， I will still read book3。 HAHAHAHAI will start rating the series from book 3。 I'm done！！！But I don't know if I'm gonna rate this book。。。I still don't get the reasons for the wars。I still don't understand what's going on。BUT， I will still read book3。 HAHAHAHAI will start rating the series from book 3。 。。。more
Piotr Lenda
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Po chaotycznej i nieco topornej pierwszej części， drugą czytało mi się zdecydowanie lepiej。 "Bramy Domu Umarłych" - bo tak nazywa się kolejna część monumentalnej sagi Eriksona - przynoszą prawdziwy oddech i pokazują jak epicka będzie to podróż。 Autor w tym tomie przenosi nas na inny kontynent， dodając przy tym jeszcze więcej bohaterów do dramatis personae。 Są oni zdecydowanie lepiej rozpisani i czytelnik od razu może się z nimi utożsamić。 Erikson poprawił swój warsztat przez co drugi tom czyta s Po chaotycznej i nieco topornej pierwszej części， drugą czytało mi się zdecydowanie lepiej。 "Bramy Domu Umarłych" - bo tak nazywa się kolejna część monumentalnej sagi Eriksona - przynoszą prawdziwy oddech i pokazują jak epicka będzie to podróż。 Autor w tym tomie przenosi nas na inny kontynent， dodając przy tym jeszcze więcej bohaterów do dramatis personae。 Są oni zdecydowanie lepiej rozpisani i czytelnik od razu może się z nimi utożsamić。 Erikson poprawił swój warsztat przez co drugi tom czyta się płynniej， wątki są interesujące， a postaci autentyczne w swoich zachowaniach。Przewracając kolejne strony tylko utwierdzałem się w przekonaniu， że tułaczka będzie tutaj głównym motywem。Zdecydowanie bardziej autor akcentuje tutaj sceny bitew oraz przemyślenia bohaterów。 Mamy Sznur Psów， który jest chyba jedną z najbardziej ponurych i przygnębiających podróży z historii fantasy。 Jest też tajemnica mistycznej tułaczki dwóch przyjaciół oraz śmiertelnie niebezpieczna misja pewnego skrytobójcy。 A to tylko mała część wątków występujących w książce！Mniej jest w tej części znaczących boskich interwencji， więcej natomiast problemów i zachowań śmiertelników， którzy mierzą się z coraz to nowymi wyzwaniami。 Ich siła， wytrzymałość i psychika niejednokrotnie zostają wystawione na próbę i większości są skazani na porażkę。 Ta część porwała mnie bardziej niż "Ogrody Księżyca"。 Nie było może tutaj czytania kilkuset stron z zapartym tchem jak w "Słowach Światłości" Sandersona， ale ta seria ma swoje epickie momenty， które mam nadzieje cały czas przede mną！ 。。。more
John
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A different continent， a different kind of story， and the world grows bigger， deeper， and more complex。 Just a few characters from the first book in the series， plus many new ones。 Grimmer than the first， and a little GRRM-y， in that terrible things happen to good people， who thereby become terrible themselves。
Curtis Wilson
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Deadhouse Gates can feel alienating for readers of the series as it features an （almost） entirely different cast of characters from the first book， but I can say with certainty that the experience reading this novel will stick with me for a great deal of time。 The adventure， the tension， the heartbreaking and heroic moments surpassed any possible expectation I could have had going in， and I'll say with honesty that the Chain of Dogs and Coltaine's arc will remain one of the most gut-wrenching an Deadhouse Gates can feel alienating for readers of the series as it features an （almost） entirely different cast of characters from the first book， but I can say with certainty that the experience reading this novel will stick with me for a great deal of time。 The adventure， the tension， the heartbreaking and heroic moments surpassed any possible expectation I could have had going in， and I'll say with honesty that the Chain of Dogs and Coltaine's arc will remain one of the most gut-wrenching and breathtaking reading experiences of my life。 If Gardens of the Moon left you disappointed， I sincerely hope you give Deadhouse Gates a shot before abandoning the series as a whole。 。。。more
Michael
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4/5 starsThe second book in the “Malazan Book of the Fallen” is somewhat separate from its prequel。 It stars an almost-new cast of characters on a different continent。The novel’s vast scope is beyond anything I’ve ever read。 Coltaine’s Chain of Dogs is possibly the best-written military campaign in fantasy literature。Like book one， there is no exposition。 You are thrown into the story and expected to figure things out on your own。 What is a Warren？ Who knows？ Who are these characters they keep m 4/5 starsThe second book in the “Malazan Book of the Fallen” is somewhat separate from its prequel。 It stars an almost-new cast of characters on a different continent。The novel’s vast scope is beyond anything I’ve ever read。 Coltaine’s Chain of Dogs is possibly the best-written military campaign in fantasy literature。Like book one， there is no exposition。 You are thrown into the story and expected to figure things out on your own。 What is a Warren？ Who knows？ Who are these characters they keep mentioning？ You’ll find out eventually （maybe in a few books）。 It’s a style that may turn off some readers， but it’s definitely unique。I absolutely hated the majority of Felisin’s chapters。 I found her to be shallow and irritating right up until the last bit of her character arc， which finally began to make sense for her character。 That’s the reason I rated it at 4 stars instead of 5， but I am excited to continue the series。 。。。more
Remi Majersdorf
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Fantasy voor grote jongens， met een vleugje Bijbelse dramatiek erbovenop。 Onderscheidt zich van zijn voorganger （Gardens of the Moon） door zijn delicate balans tussen visceraal nihilisme en tragische schoonheid。
Klempar
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Great characters with great story。 One of my all time favourites books。 Its better to know what to expect before you plunge in though。 The book is slow， if you rush it， you will not enjoy it。 You follow several groups/story lines and every one of them is interesting， has great moments， great characters and overall just epic。The journey here is as important if not even more important than the goal。 The journey is brutal and dark， seven cities is a hell hole， but the book still has heart and warmt Great characters with great story。 One of my all time favourites books。 Its better to know what to expect before you plunge in though。 The book is slow， if you rush it， you will not enjoy it。 You follow several groups/story lines and every one of them is interesting， has great moments， great characters and overall just epic。The journey here is as important if not even more important than the goal。 The journey is brutal and dark， seven cities is a hell hole， but the book still has heart and warmth mainly because of Eriksons GREAT work with the characters and the interactions between them。I have read the first three books in this seriesso far and this one has to be my favourite， even better than MOI。5/5 easily。 。。。more
Zoran
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Verovatno ništa novo neću napisati što nisu napisali hiljade pre mene， ali evo samo nekoliko zapažanja。Ovo je knjiga ne mazi čitaoca， nema podilaženja， nema kompromisa。 Čitanje zahteva punu pažnju jer se u ovim koricama krije toliko mnogo zamki i stanputica。 Puno značenje epskog tek sada dobija na težini jer je svet u kojem se ranje dešavaju zaista epskih razmera i kompleksnosti。 Ovo je knjiga koja može uznemiriti jer zahteva veliku koncentraciju tokom čitanja što dalje dovodi do pravog "ulaska" Verovatno ništa novo neću napisati što nisu napisali hiljade pre mene， ali evo samo nekoliko zapažanja。Ovo je knjiga ne mazi čitaoca， nema podilaženja， nema kompromisa。 Čitanje zahteva punu pažnju jer se u ovim koricama krije toliko mnogo zamki i stanputica。 Puno značenje epskog tek sada dobija na težini jer je svet u kojem se ranje dešavaju zaista epskih razmera i kompleksnosti。 Ovo je knjiga koja može uznemiriti jer zahteva veliku koncentraciju tokom čitanja što dalje dovodi do pravog "ulaska" u priču i saosećenjem sa karakterima， a Erikson ih nipošto ne štedi， šta više ponekad je preterano "surov" prema njima。Pridružujem se svima koji su rekli da je ovo verovatno jedan od najvećih saga epske fantastike ikada napisanih iako su tek dva dela iza mene， a toliko toga me tek čeka。 。。。more
Sascha
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Dropped the book after chapter 12。 I’ve spent months on it and it’s been mostly a chore。 I mostly enjoyed Gardens of the Moon， but the plot of Deadhouse Gates was far more dark and disturbing than I enjoyed， and I found it hard to care about most of the characters。 Children are dying， and I’ve decided that I don’t want to read about it。
T。R。 Preston
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This series is turning out to be one of the most fascinating that I know of。 There is a dizzying level of complexity and depth to this world， and I am only two books in。 I only gave the first book three stars because I had no bloody idea what was happening。 To be honest， I still can only vaguely follow the rules of this world。 But it is better this time around。 The motivations of each character and the ways in which they impact the narrative are still all over the place。 I've never seen a book w This series is turning out to be one of the most fascinating that I know of。 There is a dizzying level of complexity and depth to this world， and I am only two books in。 I only gave the first book three stars because I had no bloody idea what was happening。 To be honest， I still can only vaguely follow the rules of this world。 But it is better this time around。 The motivations of each character and the ways in which they impact the narrative are still all over the place。 I've never seen a book written in this fashion before。 Things just kinda happen。 In a way I enjoy it， and in another I find it aggravating。 Either way， I'm intrigued enough to like where it is going; though I don't think it would kill him to make things a little more transparent。 To summarize that point， I was thoroughly entranced in the politics and conflict in Malazan 。 。 。 and yet I could explain none of it to you if you asked me。 I do hope that problem is remedied in Book 3， because I don't want the whole series to be like this。 As I said， this one was easier than Book 1， but it was still not simple to comprehend。 People die and then just come back with no explanation into how the afterlife， if there even is one， works at all。 What determines who you get resurrected into？ Where does your soul go if you are not resurrected in some random way？ Why are there so many gods and not just Hood？ What does each god do？ Why do they do it？ Why are these nations or realms fighting？ Why is Sorry Apsalar again？ What happened to that old lady who is inside her or whatever？ What happened to the other characters from Book 1？ Does death have any consequence at all？ Is all of this madness actually leading to anything？I do not know。 。。。more
Leona Lecturopata
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A pesar de que el cambio de escenario y personajes me descolocó un poco al principio de la novela me ha parecido un librazo。 Épico y cruel， duro en muchas ocasiones （y me quedo corta） pero me ha encantado。
Wanda
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Another chunk of the Malazan series done。 I found this volume more comprehensible than the first one， maybe because I knew the major players。 However there are still plenty of opaque spots from my point of view。 That may be partly because I took a long pause about midway through， needing a rest before heading on。 I wish the author had taken a technique from George R。R。 Martin and had each chapter dedicated to a particular character。 I found the multiple POVs annoying。 I assume that the events of Another chunk of the Malazan series done。 I found this volume more comprehensible than the first one， maybe because I knew the major players。 However there are still plenty of opaque spots from my point of view。 That may be partly because I took a long pause about midway through， needing a rest before heading on。 I wish the author had taken a technique from George R。R。 Martin and had each chapter dedicated to a particular character。 I found the multiple POVs annoying。 I assume that the events of each chapter were to be interpreted as happening at the same time？ I think readers are smart enough to figure that out without having it spelled out in that fashion。 I must say that this series still reminds me of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time in both its complexity and enormous cast of characters。 What Erikson does better， in my opinion， is the female characters。 They follow their own paths， which may or may not include men。 The relationship between the sexes is less hostile， too。 Jordan's characters pair up， but seem determined to misinterpret each other。 Erikson's people have， to my mind， more realistic expectations of one another。There's a lot of magical influence in this world， not to mention a plethora of species， gods， and ascendants stirring the political pot。 There's a lot to keep track of and to try to assimilate。 I'm pretty sure I have just as many misunderstandings as things understood。 My reading plan for this year includes at least one more installment of this series and I think I can handle that， although I will need a significant break before I attempt it。 I don't believe my library has book 3， so an interlibrary loan will be necessary。 Book number 404 of my Science Fiction & Fantasy Reading Project。Cross posted at my blog:https://wanda-thenextfifty。blogspot。c。。。 。。。more
Randall Krekelberg
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Review to come。
Laki Morales
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DNF
Kaminsod
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When I finished MBotF for the first time， I considered Deadhouse Gates to be the weakest of the ten books。 I still really liked it， but it was the only Malazan book， that haven't received 10/10 rating from me。 Now， after my re-read， I see it differently， but I still understand why I felt that way。There were two reasons for it。 The first one is the fact， that Erikson really doesn't hold back at all in this book。 I was very confused while reading GotM， but it was mostly because I was thrown in com When I finished MBotF for the first time， I considered Deadhouse Gates to be the weakest of the ten books。 I still really liked it， but it was the only Malazan book， that haven't received 10/10 rating from me。 Now， after my re-read， I see it differently， but I still understand why I felt that way。There were two reasons for it。 The first one is the fact， that Erikson really doesn't hold back at all in this book。 I was very confused while reading GotM， but it was mostly because I was thrown in completely new world， which I knew nothing about。 After some time， I got used to it and I started to enjoy it。 But in DG？ Erikson just goes for it， and I felt completely overhelmed by that。 Sometimes I just didn't know who is who， what is happening， how everything works and so on。So， that was the first reason。 The other one was the fact， that this book is dark， depressing and overall just cruel。 Grimm dark is my favorite sub-genre now， but it wasn't the case back then， so sometimes I've struggled to like all these moraly grey characters， I've struggled to read about their suffering。 But I still enjoyed it， and the ending showed me what is Erikson capable of， and that gave me even more motivation to continue with the series。 And I'm really glad that I did that。On the re-read， I've enjoyed DG much， much more。 There is brilliant social-commentary， there are great twist， great characters， great battle scenes and I could go on and on。 And Erikson maybe said， that he doesn't write grimm-dark， but he clearly wrote one of the grimm-darkiest books， that this genre has even seen。 This books is brutal， man。I would still rank it only on a 8th place on my list of MBotF books， but Malazan is just my gem， so it gets 10/10 from me。 。。。more
Gabriele Fontana
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Deadhouse Gates - Steven EriksonA （basically） non-spoiler review"Deadhouse Gates" is the second novel in the Malazan Book of the Fallen。It immediately differs from the first title of the series because the setting and characters are almost completely different （those of the first book will in fact return in the third novel）。 However， it is not the only thing to change: if "Gardens of the Moon" was a puzzle to put together， regarding a very narrow military operation， a conspiracy and the interfer Deadhouse Gates - Steven EriksonA （basically） non-spoiler review"Deadhouse Gates" is the second novel in the Malazan Book of the Fallen。It immediately differs from the first title of the series because the setting and characters are almost completely different （those of the first book will in fact return in the third novel）。 However， it is not the only thing to change: if "Gardens of the Moon" was a puzzle to put together， regarding a very narrow military operation， a conspiracy and the interference of the gods in the affairs of humans， in this work the horizon becomes wider and the themes become even deeper and more complex。"Deadhouse Gates" presents two of the darkest， most violent and pessimistic storylines I have ever read （some officially grimdark books would seem like a happy story by comparison）: one is about the long march of thousands of refugees， expelled from the occupied cities because of the war， and escorted by a taciturn and brilliant commander， whose path includes numerous battles and the crossing of an entire continent; the other is the most credible and painful representation of the Stockholm Syndrome （and the consequences of abuse） that I have ever read。Between these two main lines there is also an undercover operation， the search for a mystical door and the story of a poignant friendship broken by centuries of dark secrets。 All on the against the background of the remains of extinct civilizations， among the pottery shards of fallen empires， and among the ghosts of restless fathers and mothers。The cyclical repetition of violence， the awareness of the past， the illusion of control， the chains that bind individuals for better or for worse， and finally the journey， are the most important themes of this novel， topics on which the author wants stimulate the reader to reflect， to confront。 However， he was skilled enough to insert a lot of humor， which is breathtaking between a tragedy， a slaughter and a gutting。 In fact， I found Erikson's irony quite brilliant already in the first novel， and therefore I am happy that despite the tone of this work， the humor has not been put aside。There are obviously moments of confusion， given the author's style aimed at an all-encompassing "show don't tell": as in the previous novel， many things are understood and interpreted by the end of the reading， while others remain pending: the feeling is that this series is a huge story divided into ten novels， so I look forward to see evolve what remains unanswered in this novel。Not an easy book （as I suppose the whole series）， halfway between genre and literature: focused on themes， written with artistic criteria sometimes far from ease of use， but with enormous space given to world building and action。A book that stays in the head after finishing it。And that pushes you， after almost 900 pages， to immediately start the sequel， of almost 1200 pages。It will be a long， long journey。5/5 。。。more
Cory K
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Well I guess that’s what it’s like to March until you die
Tyler Black
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 So it’s no secret that this book is a difficult read the first time and it’s 100% true。 Many people drop Malazan as a series from their TBR list because of this book。 Now I’m not knocking Steven Erikson as a writer or a storyteller as he is phenomenal。 I really did enjoy Gardens of the Moon， and while I liked Deadhouse Gates it is below GotM in my series rankings so far。 Slight spoilers ahead as I try to write out my thoughts。 Get ready for lots of walking through deserts with slight detours thr So it’s no secret that this book is a difficult read the first time and it’s 100% true。 Many people drop Malazan as a series from their TBR list because of this book。 Now I’m not knocking Steven Erikson as a writer or a storyteller as he is phenomenal。 I really did enjoy Gardens of the Moon， and while I liked Deadhouse Gates it is below GotM in my series rankings so far。 Slight spoilers ahead as I try to write out my thoughts。 Get ready for lots of walking through deserts with slight detours through Warrens and Azath houses。 As I stated previously there is lots of wandering through the desert in this book。 The times you aren’t in the desert setting are a huge relief。 A major theme of this book is the bleak setting that tends to bog down the overall feeling of the story。 The majority of the events for this book revolve around an uprising known as The Whirlwind。 We do take a detour through some Warrens which can be confusing but have some impactful events happen for the series as a whole。 Deadhouse Gates has a few familiar faces from Gardens of the Moon。 We follow Sorry now known as Apsalar， Crokus， Fiddler， and Kalam as they journey to Seven Cities on their way to take Apsalar to her homeland。 The group splits with Apsalar， Crokus， & Fiddler continuing on while Kalam goes his own way。 We meet Felisin， Heboric， and Baudin in one of the most shocking prologues you’ll ever read。 All of them are enslaved by the new Imperial Adjunct Tavore and are sent to a mining camp。 Their fates all turn when The Whirlwind causes everything to be changed。 Malazan Historian Duiker goes on quite the journey across the continent of Seven Cities。 He eventually merges his travels with Wicken & 7th Army Fist Coltaine who is one of my favorite characters from the story。 Coltaine and his Chain of Dogs are traveling across Seven Cities when they too are affected by The Whirlwind。 Finally my other two favorite characters appear as wanderers through the Holy Desert Raraku。 Icarium is a half Jaghut warrior who is seeking long lost memories。 His companion Mappo is trying to keep Icarium from finding those long lost memories。 Their travels together are so eventful and heartbreaking。 The characters are what make Deadhouse Gates worth reading。 Each character has their own arc that are all unique and very personal。 If it wasn’t for the characters I would have DNF’d this book around the 200 page mark。 But Malazan is a series I’m invested in。 Getting through some slow paced writing is worth it。 You really won’t have any idea what is happening but that is what this series is all about。 Don’t give up on Deadhouse Gates or this series。 Keep pushing on as the ending of this book has some of the most brutal twists you’ll ever read。 。。。more
Brandon
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Deadhouse Gates by Steven Erikson is a brutal， dense， sprawling epic novel of rebellion and war。 This is a grim novel， much more so than the first novel in the Malazan series， Gardens of the Moon。 It gives us a long story filled with violence and death on a huge scale， a continent wide scale， in fact。 We follow the point of view of a handful of characters with shifting story lines， all taking place on the continent of Seven Cities。 There were a couple characters carrying over from Gardens of the Deadhouse Gates by Steven Erikson is a brutal， dense， sprawling epic novel of rebellion and war。 This is a grim novel， much more so than the first novel in the Malazan series， Gardens of the Moon。 It gives us a long story filled with violence and death on a huge scale， a continent wide scale， in fact。 We follow the point of view of a handful of characters with shifting story lines， all taking place on the continent of Seven Cities。 There were a couple characters carrying over from Gardens of the Moon， but largely this is a new setting with new characters。 Of the characters we follow we have the noble born Felisin， disgraced sister of the empire’s Adjunct Tavore。 Along with her are Heboric， the blind and handless， ex-priest of Fener， and Baudin， a thug who holds his secrets tight。 Felisin and her companions are sent to the Otataral mines， and experience a grueling story of misery and toture。 We also follow the characters of Fiddler， Kalam， Crokus， and Apsalar， carried over from Gardens of the Moon， as they search for the Deadhouse Gates and hope for a return of Apsalar to her father。 Then we follow the duo of Mappo and Icarium as they walk the Path of Hands in a search for Icarium’s lost memories。 The story of Mappo and Icarium explores the meaning of friendship。 Lastly， we follow the Imperial Historian Duiker as he documents the horrors of the Seven Cities rebellion。 Duiker follows the legendary fist Coltaine as the Imperial Army flees across the Raraku desert with forty thousand refugees。 Duiker and Coltaine’s story does not shy away from telling the horrors of war and the intense brutality of the consequences of war。With the handful of characters and the epic scope of Deadhouse Gates， Erikson showcases a massive talent for world building。 This novel is on a truly immense scale。 He has created new cultures， cities， environments， gods， magic， history， and everything else that comes along with a new world。 All that he has created makes sense and fits perfectly together within the world he has created。Deadhouse Gates， despite its epicness and fantastic world building does have its problems。 The pacing of this novel is certainly an issue。 Plotlines get bogged down in repetitive events and long travel times create a slow middle of the novel。 There is also frequent use of the same phrases and action repeated for multiple characters。 You will often read of characters hugging themselves in horror， and characters constantly spinning around to react to a new situation or dialog from another character。The worst part of this novel， and the reason it was downgraded for me from a 4-star review to a 3-star review， is the end of Duiker’s storyline。 His storyline ended with one of the most cliched and comically villainous endings I have ever read。 I wonder if Duiker’s ending was the victim of editing， or a rush to end the story。 It almost feels like another person wrote the ending， rather than Erikson himself。Overall， Deadhouse Gates offers amazing world building with an epic scope of a tale。 It expands the world created in Gardens of the Moon in a fantastic way， and I am eager to continue the series。 However， it does suffer from some minor pacing issues and an odd ending。 。。。more
Angela
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Video Review （non-spoiler）: https://youtu。be/OFRIurAwKXg Spoiler Vlog With Reactions: https://youtu。be/Uii-mXhuUeMMilitary fantasy doesn't normally work for me but the pay off in that arc in this story is astounding。 Just like the first book there is a lot of mystery in the lore that I am still putting together but that's been a lot of the fun for me。 Cannot wait to continue this epic with Memories of Ice！ Video Review （non-spoiler）: https://youtu。be/OFRIurAwKXg Spoiler Vlog With Reactions: https://youtu。be/Uii-mXhuUeMMilitary fantasy doesn't normally work for me but the pay off in that arc in this story is astounding。 Just like the first book there is a lot of mystery in the lore that I am still putting together but that's been a lot of the fun for me。 Cannot wait to continue this epic with Memories of Ice！ 。。。more
Michael Westneat
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2nd entry of Malazan presents an entirely new continent and cast of characters （w/ some from book 1）。 While I found this entry to be more challenging than Gardens of the Moon （primarily due to the military-fantasy storyline）， it was still some of the best fantasy I’ve ever read。 While I certainly understand that Malazan presents a challenge for even versed fantasy readers like myself， the story， characters， and writing style lend to page-turning excitement。 Looking forward to starting book #3 af 2nd entry of Malazan presents an entirely new continent and cast of characters （w/ some from book 1）。 While I found this entry to be more challenging than Gardens of the Moon （primarily due to the military-fantasy storyline）， it was still some of the best fantasy I’ve ever read。 While I certainly understand that Malazan presents a challenge for even versed fantasy readers like myself， the story， characters， and writing style lend to page-turning excitement。 Looking forward to starting book #3 after a short break。 4。25/5 。。。more
Joshua
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After reading Gardens of the Moon， Erickson's style and talent really shine through in this book。 The are four main stories being told， and everyone one of them is compelling and worth the time invested。 After reading Gardens of the Moon， Erickson's style and talent really shine through in this book。 The are four main stories being told， and everyone one of them is compelling and worth the time invested。 。。。more
Cristian Gonzalez Nauke
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Me parece mejor que el primero， en la narración y porque ya las cosas empiezan a ser más familiares， pero， para mi sigue teniendo muchos de los fallos del anterior。 Me gustaría saber más de la magia y la mitología de este mundo， los dioses y los ascendientes。 Sigo sin ser capaz de darle la importancia que se merece a muchos sucesos del libro al no ser capaz de entender las escalas de poder que hay ni que seres forman parte de esta mitología de manera concisa。 Hoy a seguir leyendo a ver si el ter Me parece mejor que el primero， en la narración y porque ya las cosas empiezan a ser más familiares， pero， para mi sigue teniendo muchos de los fallos del anterior。 Me gustaría saber más de la magia y la mitología de este mundo， los dioses y los ascendientes。 Sigo sin ser capaz de darle la importancia que se merece a muchos sucesos del libro al no ser capaz de entender las escalas de poder que hay ni que seres forman parte de esta mitología de manera concisa。 Hoy a seguir leyendo a ver si el tercero hace clic en mi cabeza。 。。。more
Brian
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I have very conflicting feelings about Deadhouse Gates。 On the one hand， it is certainly an improvement upon Gardens of the Moon。 I found the characters and the stories more compelling， even if most of them are brand new and the stories don't link clearly to the ones in the first book。 On the other hand， I still feel that through so much of the book， I have absolutely no idea whatsoever about what's really happening。I can't really say I'm enjoying the series after two books， because I'm not real I have very conflicting feelings about Deadhouse Gates。 On the one hand， it is certainly an improvement upon Gardens of the Moon。 I found the characters and the stories more compelling， even if most of them are brand new and the stories don't link clearly to the ones in the first book。 On the other hand， I still feel that through so much of the book， I have absolutely no idea whatsoever about what's really happening。I can't really say I'm enjoying the series after two books， because I'm not really。 I'm tolerating it as I struggle through the books， enjoying some things while wanting to just throw my hands up and quit at other moments。 So a 3 star rating feels appropriate。 It's well written， but it's just so confusing still。 。。。more
RL
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Epic， dark， heartbreaking， and brilliantly written and paced。 This book is worthy of a massive review but there would be so much that I'd rather just use 8 words that describe it perfectly。 Epic， dark， heartbreaking， and brilliantly written and paced。 This book is worthy of a massive review but there would be so much that I'd rather just use 8 words that describe it perfectly。 。。。more
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Deadhouse Gates
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Deadhouse Gates&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Deadhouse Gates&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0