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The Bonehunters: Malazan Book Of Fallen 6: No. 6 (The Malazan Book Of The Fallen) Hardcover – 1 Mar. 2006

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The Seven Cities Rebellion has been crushed. Sha'ik is dead. One last rebel force remains, holed up in the city of Y'Ghatan and under the fanatical command of Leoman of the Flails. The prospect of laying siege to this ancient fortress makes the battle-weary Malaz 14th Army uneasy. For it was here that the Empire's greatest champion Dassem Ultor was slain and a tide of Malazan blood spilled. A place of foreboding, its smell is of death. But elsewhere, agents of a far greater conflict have made their opening moves. The Crippled God has been granted a place in the pantheon, a schism threatens and sides must be chosen. Whatever each god decides, the ground-rules have changed, irrevocably, terrifyingly and the first blood spilled will be in the mortal world. A world in which a host of characters, familiar and new, including Heboric Ghost Hands, the possessed Apsalar, Cutter, once a thief now a killer, the warrior Karsa Orlong and the two ancient wanderers Icarium and Mappo, each searching for such a fate as they might fashion with their own hands, guided by their own will. If only the gods would leave them alone. But now that knives have been unsheathed, the gods are disinclined to be kind. There shall be war, war in the heavens.And the prize? Nothing less than existence itself...

Here is the stunning new chapter in Steven Erikson magnificent 'Malazan Book of the Fallen' - hailed an epic of the imagination and acknowledged as a fantasy classic in the making.

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912 pages
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English
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Bantam Press
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1 Mar. 2006
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16.36 x 6.02 x 24.13 cm
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0593046293
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978-0593046296
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"'This series has clearly established itself as the most significant work of epic fantasy since Stephen R. Donaldson's Chronicles of Thomas Covenant.'" (SF SITE)

"'Extraordinarily enjoyable...Erikson is a master of lost and forgotten epochs, a weaver of ancient epics.'" (SALON.COM)

"'This is true myth in the making, a drawing upon fantasy to recreate histories and legends as rich as any found within our culture.'" (INTERZONE)

"I stand slack jawed in awe of The Malazan Book of the Fallen. This masterwork of imagination may be the high watermark of epic fantasy." (GLEN COOK, author of The Black Company series)

"Gripping, fast-moving, delightfully dark...Erikson brings a punchy, mesmerizing writing style into the genre of epic fantasy, making an indelible impression. Utterly engrossing." (ELIZABETH HAYDON)

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The sixth book in Steven Erikson's epic Malazan Book of the Fallen fantasy sequence.

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The Seven Cities Rebellion has been crushed. Sha'ik is dead. One last rebel force remains, holed up in the city of Y'Ghatan and under the fanatical command of Leoman of the Flails. The prospect of laying siege to this ancient fortress makes the battle-weary Malaz 14th Army uneasy. For it was here that the Empire's greatest champion Dassem Ultor was slain and a tide of Malazan blood spilled. A place of foreboding, its smell is of death . . .

But elsewhere, agents of a far greater conflict have made their opening moves. The Crippled God has been granted a place in the pantheon, a schism threatens and sides must be chosen. Whatever each god decides, the ground rules have changed, irrevocably, terrifyingly, and the first blood spilled will be in the mortal world.

A world which contains a host of characters, familiar and new, including Heboric Ghost Hands, the god-possessed Apsalar, Cutter, once a thief now a killer, the extraordinary warrior called Karsa Orlong and the two wanderers Icarium and Mappo - each searching for such a fate as they might fashion with their own hands, guided by their own will. If only the gods would leave them alone. But now that knives have been unsheathed, the gods are disinclined to be kind. There shall be war, war in the heavens.And the prize? Nothing less than existence itself . . .

Here is the stunning new chapter in Steven Erikson'smagnificent Malazan Book of the Fallen - hailed as an epic of the imagination and acknowledged as a fantasy classic in the making.

About the Author

Archaeologist and anthropologist Steven Erikson is a graduate of the celebrated Iowa Writers' Workshop. His first fantasy novel, the critically acclaimed Gardens of the Moon, marked the opening chapter in the epic Malazan Book of the Fallen sequence, and was shortlisted for a World Fantasy Award. It is published by Bantam, as are the equally acclaimed subsequent volumes, Deadhouse Gates, Memories of Ice, House of Chains and Midnight Tides. Steven Erikson lives in Canada.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bantam Press (1 Mar. 2006)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 912 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0593046293
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0593046296
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 16.36 x 6.02 x 24.13 cm

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The entire Malazan series is astounding, must be read from book one. This is no ordinary fantasy novel, its breadth and complexity is something I have nothing that I have read to compare it against. The characters are absorbing and diverse, you are drawn effortlessly into the world they occupy, I experienced genuine regret at the demise of some, and punched the air when the truly awful received their just deserts. The "Goodies" do not always win, they fail, they have faults, they have doubts and Mr Erickson,s consummate attention to detail ensures you understand the path they took to get to their destination.

An unusual experience for "fantasy novels " These books contain genuine humour, mainly within the character interplay, read this book and you will be dazzled by Kruppe, you will laugh out loud at the conversations between the ghosts that accompany Apsalar. You will ache at the tragedy of Icarium.

You need to concentrate, this is not an "Easy read" it is truly a work of genius, I was bereft at the conclusion. Buy it, get lost inside it for day, and days and days...........

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Fleecy Moss

Quite simply the best fantasy series I've ever read!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 June 2017

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After the slight disappointment of the last book, Midnight Tides, I am pleased to report that the sixth book in the Malazan book of the Fallen is back to this saga's stunning best.

More great new characters and increasing revelations about the many introduced in previous books, making this series often feel like some sort of reunion. As I have said before, the care with which Erickson paints not just his characters but the emotional and antagonistic interactions between them is of a calibre rarely found in your normal Sci Fi or fantasy novel.

Battles, betrayals, comedy, and magic of the highest craft decorate a rich storyline whilst slowly steering this epic towards a looming conclusion.

I am so glad I discovered this series whilst I still have life left in me!

Fleecy Moss, author (writing as Nia Sinjorina) of the Folio 55 series, available on Amazon

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Mr. T. A. E. Shelton

Bonehunters

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This feels great with all these branching storylines converging together. We get a clear direction of where karsa is heading but no payoff as of yet. The other main characters get a lot of attention including they mysterious tavore. I enjoyed her climactic scene with laseen but fail to understand the empress. Plenty of characters to hate as well. Looking at you mallick. Trull and onrack are great and it is nice to see more of shadowthrone he is always entertaining and interesting. Aps/sorry is just awesome as usual.

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Joshua Ryan

Finally... the actual plot begins.

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The first half of the book of the fallen series feels very disjointed to myself, and I guess this feeling is shared by other first time readers. The second and third books take place at the same time, the fourth mostly deals with elements only from the second, and the fifth appears to be set earlier than the others, although I'm not sure on that part myself. In the Bonehunters, the various narrative threads which have been floating around have finally begun to pull together, and the plot begins to make sense.
After the anticlimax for the 14th, now called the Bonehunters in the holy desert of Raraku, the remnants of the rebellion are being hunted down. They flee to Y'ghatan, a city with a ominous history for the besieging Malazans. And taking the city will only be the start of the Bonehunters worries. Meanwhile, The indomitable Karsa Orlong is unchained from his loyalties, and is seeking more people to upset and get in fights with. Apsalar is fulfilling the wishes of Cotillion by murdering everyone in sight, Crokus and Heboric charged by L'oric to escort a important personage to safety, Mappo and Icarium are roaming around, one searching for his lost memories, the other doing everything in his power to prevent him finding those memories. Paran is also headed for seven cities, with yet another dodgy plan to orchestrate before he vanishes until the final book of the series. Meanwhile, something is stirring in the imperial warren, and the Empire is having internal issues of it's own.
So, If you have read the first five books, you will probably be quite excited for this one, and rightly so. All the characters that we love are back and roaming around the desert, and not just the ones you would expect. The Tiste Edur storyline reveals it's connection to the rest of the plot, and even the first of Esslemont's novels ties into this one (I would actually recommend reading that first, as Kiska and Temper make appearances, and it helps to know who they are). The book is the point where, more than anything the story begins to feel like a series. This also comes at a cost however, as the first couple of hundred pages are for the resolution of the Whirlwind storyline, and the last three hundred set up the rest. Between, there is a ungodly amount of various characters rambling and wandering around the desert. Whilst not quite reaching the level of filler, one can wonder if the book could have been published as two short volumes instead of this doorstopper tome without this section, as whilst it is quite philosophically interesting, not much happens (bar Paran being a badass) and readers who are not fans of reading long philosophical discussions may not enjoy it. Regardless of this, it still remains a great read, and reaches the point where the series finally begins to have a somewhat linear narrative.....except toll the hounds... and anything written by esselmont... and now forge of darkness.... oh dear.
In conclusion, the writing is as good as always, and we to see more and more of the characters who we hopefully love by this point. More of the world, and a setup for the rest of this excellent, and unique series

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