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Gardens of the Moon
- The Malazan Book of the Fallen 1
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister
- Series: Malazan Book of the Fallen, Book 1
- Length: 26 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy
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Deadhouse Gates
- The Malazan Book of the Fallen 2
- Written by: Steven Erikson
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister
- Length: 34 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Weakened by events in Darujhistan, the Malazan Empire teeters on the brink of anarchy. In the vast dominion of Seven Cities, in the Holy Desert Raraku, the seer Sha'ik gathers an army around her in preparation for the long-prophesied uprising named the Whirlwind. Unprecedented in its size and savagery, it will embroil in one of the bloodiest conflicts it has ever known: a maelstrom of fanaticism and bloodlust that will shape destinies and give birth to legends....
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damn philosophers
- By Anonymous User on 2021-05-15
Written by: Steven Erikson
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Memories of Ice
- The Malazan Book of the Fallen 3
- Written by: Steven Erikson
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister
- Length: 43 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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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 their enemies of old, including the grim forces of Warlord Caladan Brood, Anomander Rake, Son of Darkness, and his Tiste Andii, and the Rhivi people of the Plains.
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This book shows what this series really has to offer you
- By Adam Parisien on 2021-05-13
Written by: Steven Erikson
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Deadhouse Gates
- Malazan Book of the Fallen, Book 2
- Written by: Steven Erikson
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister
- Length: 34 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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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.....
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Ive never been drawn into a book this much before
- By Sandy on 2017-10-09
Written by: Steven Erikson
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House of Chains
- The Malazan Book of the Fallen 4
- Written by: Steven Erikson
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 35 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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In Northern Genabackis, before the events recounted in Gardens of the Moon, a raiding party of savage tribal warriors descend from the mountains into the flat lands. For one among them, Karsa Orlong, it marks the beginning of what will prove an extraordinary destiny. Some years later, it is the aftermath of the Chain of Dogs. Coltaine is dead. And now the untried new Adjunct, Tavore, must urgently raise an army able to withstand the forces of the Sha'ik's Whirlwind that are massing in Raraku, the few remaining veterans from Coltaine's march her only hope....
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New Narrator and Strong Themes
- By Adam Parisien on 2021-06-02
Written by: Steven Erikson
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Midnight Tides
- The Malazan Book of the Fallen 5
- Written by: Steven Erikson
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 31 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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After decades of warfare, the five tribes of the Tiste Edur have finally united under the implacable rule of the Warlock King of the Hiroth. But peace has been exacted at a terrible price - a pact made with a hidden power whose motives are at best suspect, at worst deadly. To the south, the expansionist kingdom of Lether has devoured all of its less-civilised neighbours with rapacious, cold-blooded hunger. All, that is, save one - the Tiste Edur. For Lether is approaching a long-prophesied renaissance - from kingdom and lost colony of the First Empire to Empire reborn.
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Superb Story. Lame Reading
- By Langer on 2019-03-08
Written by: Steven Erikson
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The Bonehunters
- The Malazan Book of the Fallen 6
- Written by: Steven Erikson
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 42 hrs
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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.
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Great Action, Sometimes Missing Direction
- By Adam Parisien on 2021-08-10
Written by: Steven Erikson
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Deadhouse Gates
- The Malazan Book of the Fallen 2
- Written by: Steven Erikson
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister
- Length: 34 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Weakened by events in Darujhistan, the Malazan Empire teeters on the brink of anarchy. In the vast dominion of Seven Cities, in the Holy Desert Raraku, the seer Sha'ik gathers an army around her in preparation for the long-prophesied uprising named the Whirlwind. Unprecedented in its size and savagery, it will embroil in one of the bloodiest conflicts it has ever known: a maelstrom of fanaticism and bloodlust that will shape destinies and give birth to legends....
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damn philosophers
- By Anonymous User on 2021-05-15
Written by: Steven Erikson
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Memories of Ice
- The Malazan Book of the Fallen 3
- Written by: Steven Erikson
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister
- Length: 43 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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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 their enemies of old, including the grim forces of Warlord Caladan Brood, Anomander Rake, Son of Darkness, and his Tiste Andii, and the Rhivi people of the Plains.
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This book shows what this series really has to offer you
- By Adam Parisien on 2021-05-13
Written by: Steven Erikson
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Deadhouse Gates
- Malazan Book of the Fallen, Book 2
- Written by: Steven Erikson
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister
- Length: 34 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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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.....
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Ive never been drawn into a book this much before
- By Sandy on 2017-10-09
Written by: Steven Erikson
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House of Chains
- The Malazan Book of the Fallen 4
- Written by: Steven Erikson
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 35 hrs and 4 mins
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In Northern Genabackis, before the events recounted in Gardens of the Moon, a raiding party of savage tribal warriors descend from the mountains into the flat lands. For one among them, Karsa Orlong, it marks the beginning of what will prove an extraordinary destiny. Some years later, it is the aftermath of the Chain of Dogs. Coltaine is dead. And now the untried new Adjunct, Tavore, must urgently raise an army able to withstand the forces of the Sha'ik's Whirlwind that are massing in Raraku, the few remaining veterans from Coltaine's march her only hope....
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New Narrator and Strong Themes
- By Adam Parisien on 2021-06-02
Written by: Steven Erikson
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Midnight Tides
- The Malazan Book of the Fallen 5
- Written by: Steven Erikson
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After decades of warfare, the five tribes of the Tiste Edur have finally united under the implacable rule of the Warlock King of the Hiroth. But peace has been exacted at a terrible price - a pact made with a hidden power whose motives are at best suspect, at worst deadly. To the south, the expansionist kingdom of Lether has devoured all of its less-civilised neighbours with rapacious, cold-blooded hunger. All, that is, save one - the Tiste Edur. For Lether is approaching a long-prophesied renaissance - from kingdom and lost colony of the First Empire to Empire reborn.
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Superb Story. Lame Reading
- By Langer on 2019-03-08
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The Bonehunters
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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.
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Great Action, Sometimes Missing Direction
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Memories of Ice
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The ravaged continent of Genabackis has given birth to a terrifying new empire: the Pannion Domin. Like a tide of corrupted blood, it seethes across the land, devouring all. In its path stands an uneasy alliance: Onearm’s army and Whiskeyjack’s Bridgeburners alongside their enemies of old - the forces of the Warlord Caladan Brood, Anomander Rake and his Tiste Andii mages, and the Rhivi people of the plains. But ancient undead clans are also gathering; the T’lan Imass have risen.
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Just as good the second time!
- By David H on 2022-08-05
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Reaper's Gale
- The Malazan Book of the Fallen 7
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- Narrated by: Michael Page
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All is not well in the Letherii Empire. Rhulad Sengar, the Emperor of a Thousand Deaths, spirals into madness, surrounded by sycophants and agents of his Machiavellian chancellor, while the Letherii secret police conduct a campaign of terror against its own people. The Errant, once a farseeing god, is suddenly blind to the future. Conspiracies seethe throughout the palace, as the empire - driven by the corrupt and self-interested - edges ever closer to all-out war with the neighbouring kingdoms. And the great Edur fleet - its warriors selected from countless peoples - draws ever closer. Amongst them are Karsa Orlong and Icarium Lifestealer - each destined to cross blades with the Emperor himself. That yet more blood is to be spilled is inevitable....
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Magnificent
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Toll the Hounds
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It is summer, and the heat is oppressive, yet the discomfiture of the small rotund man in the faded red waistcoat is not entirely due to the sun. Dire portents plague his nights and haunt the city's streets like fiends of shadow. Assassins skulk in alleyways, but it seems the hunters have become the hunted. Hidden hands pluck the strings of tyranny like a fell chorus. Strangers have arrived, and while the bards sing their tragic tales, somewhere in the distance can be heard the baying of hounds. All is palpably not well.
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Good and Bad: Mixed Malazan
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Dust of Dreams
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- Written by: Steven Erikson
- Narrated by: Michael Page
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On the Letherii continent the exiled Malazan army commanded by Adjunct Tavore begins its march into the eastern Wastelands, to fight for an unknown cause against an enemy it has never seen. The fate awaiting the Bonehunters is one no soldier can prepare for, and one no mortal soul can withstand - the foe is uncertainty and the only weapon worth wielding is stubborn courage. In war everyone loses, and this brutal truth can be found in the eyes of every soldier in every world.
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Payoff is Coming, but this one is pretty dry
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In Northern Genabackis, a raiding party of savage tribal warriors descends from the mountains into the southern flatlands. Their intention is to wreak havoc amongst the despised lowlanders, but for the one named Karsa Orlong, it marks the beginning of what will prove to be an extraordinary destiny.
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Different narrator
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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 civilisation, to annihilate every human - in order to begin anew.
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Perfect Conclusion
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- Malazan Book of the Fallen Series, Book 5
- Written by: Steven Erikson
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 31 hrs and 4 mins
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After decades of internecine warfare, the tribes of the Tiste Edur have at last united under the Warlock King of the Hiroth. There is peace - but it has been exacted at a terrible price: a pact made with a hidden power whose motives are at best suspect, at worst, deadly. To the south, the expansionist kingdom of Lether, eager to fulfill its long-prophesized renaissance as an Empire reborn, has enslved all its less-civilized neighbors with rapacious hunger. All, that is, save one - the Tiste Edur. And it must be only a matter of time before they too fall.
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hilarious characters!
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- Malazan Book of the Fallen, Book 6
- Written by: Steven Erikson
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- Length: 42 hrs and 1 min
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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 Malazan Fourteenth 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.
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long time to finish this one
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Inquisitor Glokta, a crippled and bitter relic of the last war, former fencing champion turned torturer, is trapped in a twisted and broken body - not that he allows it to distract him from his daily routine of torturing smugglers.Nobleman, dashing officer and would-be fencing champion Captain Jezal dan Luthar is living a life of ease by cheating his friends at cards. Vain and shallow, the biggest blot on his horizon is having to get out of bed in the morning to train with obsessive and boring old men.
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A slow burn, but a good one
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In Darujhistan, the city of blue blue fire, it is said that Love and Death shall arrive dancing. It is summer, and the heat is oppressive, but for the small, rotund man in the faded red waistcoat discomfiture is not just because of the sun. All is not well. Dire portents plague his nights and haunt the city streets like fiends of shadow. Assassins skulk in alleyways, but the quarry has turned, and the hunters become the hunted. Hidden hands pluck the strings of tyranny like a fell chorus.
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Strong throughout
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Reaper's Gale
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All is not well in the Letherii Empire. Rhulad Sengar, the Emperor of a Thousand Deaths, spirals into madness, surrounded by sycophants and agents of his Machiavellian chancellor, while the Letherii secret police conduct a campaign of terror against their own people. The Errant, once a far-seeing god, is suddenly blind to the future. Conspiracies seethe throughout the palace as the empire edges closer to all-out war with the neighboring kingdoms.
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amazing
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Rhythm of War
- Book Four of The Stormlight Archive
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After forming a coalition of human resistance against the enemy invasion, Dalinar Kholin and his Knights Radiant have spent a year fighting a protracted, brutal war. Neither side has gained an advantage, and the threat of a betrayal by Dalinar’s crafty ally Taravangian looms over every strategic move. Now, as new technological discoveries by Navani Kholin’s scholars begin to change the face of the war, the enemy prepares a bold and dangerous operation. The arms race that follows will challenge the very core of the Radiant ideals.
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50 hours of wheel spinning.
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Publisher's Summary
Random House presents the audiobook edition of Gardens of the Moon: The Malazan Book of the Fallen 1 by Steven Erikson, read by Ralph Lister.
Bled dry by interminable warfare, infighting and bloody confrontations with Lord Anomander Rake and his Tiste Andii, the vast, sprawling Malazan Empire simmers with discontent.
Even its imperial legions yearn for some respite. For Sergeant Whiskeyjack and his Bridgeburners and for Tattersail, sole surviving sorceress of the Second Legion, the aftermath of the siege of Pale should have been a time to mourn the dead. But Darujhistan, last of the Free Cities of Genabackis, still holds out - and Empress Lasseen's ambition knows no bounds.
However, it seems the empire is not alone in this great game. Sinister forces gather as the gods themselves prepare to play their hand....
Conceived and written on an epic scale, Gardens of the Moon is a breathtaking achievement - a novel in which grand design, a dark and complex mythology, wild and wayward magic and a host of enduring characters combine with thrilling, powerful storytelling to resounding effect. Acclaimed by writers and critics alike, here is the opening chapter in what has been hailed a landmark of epic fantasy: the awesome Malazan Book of the Fallen.
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- Adam Parisien
- 2021-02-14
Amazing on a second read
I read through the Malazan novels (all core Erikson and Esselmont ones) a few years ago. When I first read Gardens of the Moon, I was pretty confused. Partly because the authors intentionally avoid exposition, and partly because I wasn’t paying a great amount of attention (I was reading while travelling at the time). It wasn’t until the 4th one (House of Chains) that I felt I had a firm grasp on the world, political & pantheon situation, and world-building like the history and magic system. But it was extremely rewarding to get to the point where I felt like I had figured it out myself instead of having it spoon-fed to me.
I’m using the audio books as a re-read, and it really came together much more smoothly this time. There’s actually a lot more explanation of what’s going on in the first 4 chapters than I remembered, if you don’t get too bogged down in names or titles. And the writing really does flow to prompt your imagination just enough to tell the story while you can paint the rest of the scene around the dialogue.
My biggest critique for the audiobook is that the chapters swap character perspectives a lot. In the written novel, this is clear with paragraph breaks, but for this one it’s harder to follow because it’s only a 2 second pause. I think it would be better if they had paused a little longer. I’d advise new readers to be watching for when a perspective is changing, so that you can follow along a bit better. Otherwise the performance is pretty good.
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- JMun233
- 2019-07-24
Lots going on and it's amazing!
It was a little touch and go at first, there was so many characters and so much going on it was a bit hard to keep up at first, but by the middle of the book i was clear in who was who and where their alligences were, the twists and turns had me intrigued and I just couldn't stop.
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- Sean Hansen-Romu
- 2019-11-12
Intriguing Fantasy with great world building
Loved it! At first you don't know what's going on since it is thrusts you into the middle of a complex plans with different players, but then you sort it out with the names the written mentions and distinct voices the reader uses.
The great world building of history, the way magic works and the ongoing war makes this a must read!
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- Christopher Lemieux
- 2019-06-09
rough start 2 a series
I found there were 2 many characters and not enough character development. Only character that seemed interesting was Cropper. For the majority of the book I didn't know what was going on cause it kept switching between seemingly irrelevant characters with no clear indication to audio listeners that the point if view switched. Also ad troubles finding the relations with these characters and who was against who. will try the second book after I read a summary of happened.
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- Utilisateur anonyme
- 2022-01-26
amazing performance
so I originally read gardens of the moon and was left wanting more, I liked the characters and the world but the writing style kept me from being fully immersed.
I decided to give it another shot on audible and let me tell you it's fantastic. everything comes to life and immediately the world reached the level of grand scale and nuance the reviews rave about. The characters have distinct and interesting voices and are read with great cadence and intensity.
I thoroughly enjoyed it from start to finish.
5/5
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- lemelisk
- 2022-01-06
good series
Great series, good narration, but a bit hard to get into at the start. One of my favorite fantasy series, if a bit scatterbrained at times
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- Amazon Customer
- 2021-09-30
One of my top series to read
I read this series and now am listening on Audible for a second pass through. This book is the first for the series and a gateway into about 400 hours of amazing storytelling with deep characters.
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- Michael R.
- 2021-09-20
Hard to chew.
I had an impossible time trying to listen to this book. supposedly one of the top 10 fantasy books, but between the dumping of so many characters and sub characters names in the first 5 minutes of the ok and the determination of the author to show he knows big obscure words to say something simple made this book hard to get through.
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- Cody
- 2021-07-29
Terrible.
I've never read a shitter Fantasy novel in my life, such a waste of time and such a horrible narrator that talks as if literally every single character in this gargantuan world has the same personality.
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- Tarl
- 2021-07-11
hard to keep track
a bit confusing, hard to keep track of everything that makes up the world and what exactly they are, but gets pretty thrilling if you can keep up.
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- Andrew Oettle
- 2019-02-14
Worth the confusion
It may be a little difficult at the start, but the depth and scope of the work is breathtaking. If you're at all lost the Encyclopedia Malazica is a good resource
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- Jaroslav Strnad
- 2020-02-16
The first book of the best high fantasy ever
I have read all the books from this series and loved them all with a great passion for over 10 years. None the less I remember the first book to be kinda hard to follow, the world is rich and complicated and Erikson's style, though brilliant and evocative, can require some time to getting used to. I have read the books in my native tongue the first time (I'm Czech) and thus I was a bit unsure If I would be able to follow the complicated story in English while working at the same time. My worries were made void by the awesome narration of Ralph Lister who made the experience of listening to this audiobook an absolute bliss. He skillfully generated a plethora of voices to suit every character, thus making it very easy to listen to and to follow the story and dialogue. I full-heartedly recommend this book to any fan of fantasy to the point of considering it mandatory. If you feel overwhelmed at the start, please just carry on listening, it will all settle and you'll end up loving it.
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- Utilisateur anonyme
- 2019-05-24
Just as I imagined it.
I read the book many years ago and I found the voices were done perfectly. I'm a huge fan of the bridge burners and I'm glad they were represented so perfectly. Heading off to buy the next one right now.
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- Joakim Blomgren
- 2021-09-29
Stellar
The first book in the best book series ever. The Malazan is without equal in the world.
I was positively surprised by the narrator, easily one of the best I've heard. Great story, great performance
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- Wyn
- 2020-07-09
Stunning!
For me this is the best fantasy series I have ever read, and I've read a lot! But so much more than a "just" a fantasy series..... Don't expect to be be spoon fed, this series makes you think! The scope and imagination of the story is truely mind blowing! The assessemnt of the human condition, politics, philosophy, economics, faith, religion etc is in turn poignant, humerous and often profound. The character development is awesome. I have prob been through this series 6 or 7 times in different formats (I travel alot), there is always something new to pick up on. The story line is never quite what you think it is going to be.
I have read reviews that critique the first book as discordan, jumping around and not easy to follow, but don't expect to get it all in the first book, the first 3-4 books run concurrently and themes and story lines only touched on initially are expanded throughout the rest of the series. I actually love the way Gardens of the Moon drops you in the middle of things and you have to just go with it.
The narration by both narrators is, for me, is great, there is a difference in style which is quite marked, but in a very short listening time I got used to the change and it didn't make much difference.
All in all just stunning fantasy!
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- Joy
- 2019-01-29
Could not get my head around it.
I just could not get my head around the storyline and the narrator was far from the best.
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- R. Georgiou
- 2022-03-24
Great story and narrator
Third time I listen to this book and every time it gets better. Great narrator as well, I don't know what other reviewers bubble about him not being good.
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- richo247
- 2022-03-13
best book series I've read
it's hard to get into the series to begin with, but it is 100% worth the time. I've reread this series 4+ times now.
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- Oscar
- 2021-04-25
fantastic history, worst execution and narrator
the history, and writing is awesome. The narrator is the worst I have encounter after more than 500 audio books. He does not know how to pronunciate vocalizing. For god shake, vocalize man, you should try to make it easier to understand and follow even running or training. I love english pronuncation, but this one is just not understandable because he does not vocalize. Most of the reviews that say they lost attention, this is one of the motives. Worst narrator ever, I never will buy a book with this narrator
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- Shan Chung
- 2020-12-31
when everyone is powerful, no-one is
why do you force me to write 15 words? do you want the rating or not?
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- EVENAS N.
- 2021-03-01
Je me suis ennuyé
Les personnages ne sont pas creusés
L’histoire est confuse et inintéressante
On est dans du d&d bas de gamme
Peut-être intéressant pour de jeunes adultes