Steven Erikson
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| Original Title: | Dust of Dreams |
| ISBN: | 0765316552 (ISBN13: 9780765316554) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://www.stevenerikson.com/index.php/dust-of-dreams-2009/ |
| Series: | Malazan Book of the Fallen #9, Malazan #16, Ultimate reading order suggested by members of the Malazan Empire Forum #28, Malazan Authors’ Suggested Reading Order #28 , more |
| Literary Awards: | Prix Aurora Award Nominee for Best of the Decade (2017) |
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In war everyone loses. This brutal truth can be seen in the eyes of every soldier in every world… In Letherii, 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. And in these same Wastelands, others gather to confront their destinies. The warlike Barghast, thwarted in their vengeance against the Tiste Edur, seek new enemies beyond the border and Onos Toolan, once immortal T'lan Imass now mortal commander of the White Face clan, faces insurrection. To the south, the Perish Grey Helms parlay passage through the treacherous kingdom of Bolkando. Their intention is to rendezvous with the Bonehunters but their vow of allegiance to the Malazans will be sorely tested. And ancient enclaves of an Elder Race are in search of salvation--not among their own kind, but among humans--as an old enemy draws ever closer to the last surviving bastion of the K'Chain Che'Malle. So this last great army of the Malazan Empire is resolved to make one final defiant, heroic stand in the name of redemption. But can deeds be heroic when there is no one to witness them? And can that which is not witnessed forever change the world? Destines are rarely simple, truths never clear but one certainty is that time is on no one's side. For the Deck of Dragons has been read, unleashing a dread power that none can comprehend… In a faraway land and beneath indifferent skies, the final chapter of 'The Malazan Book of the Fallen' has begun…Be Specific About Of Books Dust of Dreams (Malazan Book of the Fallen #9)
| Title | : | Dust of Dreams (Malazan Book of the Fallen #9) |
| Author | : | Steven Erikson |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 1280 pages |
| Published | : | August 18th 2009 by Tom Doherty Associates |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Epic Fantasy. Fiction. High Fantasy |
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Ratings: 4.31 From 22272 Users | 607 ReviewsWrite-Up Of Books Dust of Dreams (Malazan Book of the Fallen #9)
The denouement of the Malazan Book of the Fallen is so long that it had to be written over two enormous books. Dust of Dreams is the first act of this grand finale and it is glorious! This volume is another polarising one insofar as its ratings are concerned, and it could be due to a very real syndrome called Malazan Fatigue. Admittedly I was 'afflicted' by this during my first attempt to follow the Malazan recommended reading order a couple of years ago and I did not even start on this book.There's a warning at the beginning of Dust of Dreams from the author himself explaining that until this point in the series, there has never been a cliffhanger, but in order to finish this insanely huge series, the penultimate volume in the Malazan Book of the Fallen is the first and only to do so.Throughout the book, I was prepping myself for lots of buildup with no payoff in the end. Every other ending to every other Malazan book has blown my mind more than anything I've ever read. Erikson's
There shall be none to witness. If existence itself can be said to be poetic, we stand in that silence, unyielding servants to anonymity. None to see, none to even know. Not a single grave, nor stone lifted to cast shade upon our scattered bones. Neither hill nor tomb. We shall rest in emptiness, not forgotten for forgetting follows remembrance, and there shall be no remembrance. The Bonehunters are on the march.Dust of Dreams provides a new set of the philosophical musings which Erikson has
Adjunct Tavore wants to go east from Lesterii Empire beyond the Wastelands. Nobody (including the reader) has a clue why. In the meantime, two nations in the Wastelands have a war which can only be stopped when one of them is wiped out completely. Oh yeah, KChain CheMalle are back and so are Tlan Imass. I need to say in advance that I got bored with the series at around book 8 (Toll the Hounds), so my judgment is somewhat influenced by this, but I try to minimize this influence. My major
*** 5+ ***Pain, despair, pain, demoralization, pain, beautiful writing, pain, more pain... I need a drink and maybe a month of very mindless chick-lit, then possibly I could return to write a review... Pain... "...Giving advice to a child is like flinging sand at an obsidian wall. Nothing sticks. The brutal truth is that we each suffer our own lessonsthey cant be danced round. They cant be slipped past. You cannot gift a child with your scarsthey arrive like webs, constricting, suffocating, and
Chapter 24: These kids saving the day. Hmpf. Is all I can say. Done and dusted.* Chapter 23: That was just so fast and so pointless I am entirely underwhelmed. Chapter 22: High Mage Quick Ben needs to commune with his gods. What a phenomenal scene that was. Ha!Chapter 21: May, it is crowded in these wastelands. Chapter 20: Finally, saving the world vibe. Hight time.Chapter 19: Ublala Pung and the divine chicken collection. (it is better than his boa)Chapter 18: The city is empty no more. Chapter
After struggling through most of Toll the Hounds before a strong finish went some way to redeeming the book for me this one easily surpassed it as my least favourite Malazan to date. While some of the plotlines in this had interesting and enjoyable parts they were outnumbered by the amount of boring shit going on involving characters I couldn't remember/didn't really care as Erikson slow pacing and verbose philosphising reached a boredom inducing critical mass. Also for the first time in this
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