House of Chains

Publisher Marketing:"House of Chains" A Tale of the Malazan Book of the Fallen 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. Some years later, it is the aftermath of the Chain of Dogs. Tavore, the Adjunct to the Empress, has arrived in the last remaining Malazan stronghold of Seven Cities. New to command, she must hone twelve thousand soldiers, mostly raw recruits but for a handful of veterans of Coltaine s legendary march, into a force capable of challenging the massed hordes of Sha ik s Whirlwind, who lie in wait in the heart of the Holy Desert. But waiting is never easy. The seer s warlords are locked into a power struggle that threatens the very soul of the rebellion, while Sha ik herself suffers, haunted by the knowledge of her nemesis: her own sister, Tavore. And so begins this awesome chapter in Steven Erikson s acclaimed Malazan Book of the Fallen . This masterwork of imagination may be the high watermark of epic fantasy. This marathon of ambition has a depth and breadth and sense of vast reaches of inimical time unlike anything else available today. The Black Company, Zelazny s Amber, Vance s Dying Earth, and other mighty drumbeats are but foreshadowings of this dark dragon s hoard. Glen Cook "This novel and all others in the Malazan Book of the Fallen series follow my own pronunciations of 'Malazan' words and names. My thanks to Michael and Jane and everyone at Brilliance Audio." Steven Erikson, Victoria, B. C. Canada, January, 2014" Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 07/10/2006 pg. 58 (EAN 9780765315748, Paperback) - *Starred Review Publishers Weekly 07/10/2006 pg. 58 (EAN 9780765310040, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Library Journal 05/15/2003 pg. 132 (EAN 9780593046258, Hardcover) Booklist 05/01/2003 pg. 1585 (EAN 9780593046258, Hardcover) PW Notes and Reprints 06/09/2003 pg. 41 (EAN 9780593046258, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 06/09/2003 (EAN 9780593046258, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Erikson, Steven Steven Erikson was born in Toronto, grew up in Winnipeg, and then lived in the UK for several years with his wife and son. They recently returned to Winnipeg. He spent nearly twenty years working as an anthropologist and archaeologist, which shines quite clearly in the depth and breadth of the various societies, peoples, and cultures in his books. He is a graduate of the Iowa Writer s Workshop. Contributor Bio:  Page, Michael Michael Page has been recording audiobooks since 1984 and has over two hundred titles to his credit. He has won several "AudioFile" Earphones Awards, including for "The War That Killed Achilles" by Caroline Alexander and "The Lies of Locke Lamora" by Scott Lynch.