Die Malazan-Bücher der Gefallenen ist eine epische Fantasy-Serie von Steven Erikson, die die komplexen Schicksale verschiedener Charaktere in einer riesigen und detailliert ausgearbeiteten Welt verfolgt. Die Geschichte dreht sich um Konflikte zwischen mächtigen Göttern, Soldaten und magischen Wesen, wobei verschiedene Zeitlinien und Perspektiven miteinander verwoben sind. Die Serie ist bekannt für ihre Tiefe, philosophischen Themen und unkonventionelles Erzählen. Leser können unerwartete Wendungen und eine reiche Mythologie erwarten.
Während Hohefaust Dujek Einarm und seine instabile Allianz sich den Horden des Pannionischen Sehers entgegenwerfen, entsteht eine neue Bedrohung: Die untoten T'lan Imass erheben sich, und düstere Gerüchte über den verkrüppelten Gott beunruhigen die Menschen...
Licking its wounds after the events in Darujhistan, the Malazan Empire now faces unrest in Seven Cities. Too soon, the rumblings of disquiet explode into a fully fledged uprising, drawing the Empire into the bloodiest conflict it has ever known.
Die fanatischen Heerscharen des Pannionischen Sehers stürmen aus dem Süden heran und überziehen Genabackis mit einer Welle der Gewalt. Um die schreckliche Armee abzuwehren, muss sich Hohefaust Dujek Einarm mit seinen früheren Feinden verbünden. Ob er dem Kriegsherrn Caladan Bruth und den Bewohnern der fliegenden Festung Mondbrut trauen kann, ist eine andere Frage. Doch Einarm hat keine Wahl: Die Truppen des Feindes rücken näher.
An alternate cover edition can be found here.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 new chapter in Steven Erikson's acclaimed Malazan Book of the Fallen.
'Großartig! 'Das Spiel der Götter' ist einfach phantastisch!' Stephen R. Donaldson
The Seven Cities Rebellion has been defeated, and Sha'ik is dead, but a final rebel faction remains in Y'Ghatan, led by the fanatical Leoman of the Flails. The Malaz 14th Army, weary from battle, is uneasy about besieging this ancient fortress, the site of Dassem Ultor's death and a massacre of Malazan soldiers. The atmosphere is thick with foreboding. Meanwhile, a greater conflict brews as the Crippled God gains a place in the pantheon, causing a schism that demands sides be taken. The rules of engagement have shifted dramatically, and the first bloodshed will occur in the mortal realm. A diverse cast of characters, including Heboric Ghost Hands, the possessed Apsalar, the killer Cutter, the warrior Karsa Orlong, and the ancient wanderers Icarium and Mappo, are each seeking to shape their destinies against the backdrop of divine interference. With tensions escalating and knives drawn, the gods are less inclined to show mercy. War looms, not just on earth but in the heavens, with the ultimate prize being existence itself. This installment continues the epic saga of the Malazan Book of the Fallen, celebrated for its imaginative scope and recognized as a fantasy classic.
All is not well in the Letherii Empire. Rhulad Sengar, the Emperor of a Thousand Deaths, spirals into madness, surrounded by sycophants and a Machiavellian chancellor. The Letherii secret police instigate terror against their own people, while the once-farsighted Errant is now blind to the future. Conspiracies fester within the palace as the empire, driven by corruption, edges closer to war with neighboring kingdoms. The great Edur fleet, with warriors chosen from many, approaches, including Karsa Orlong and Icarium Lifestealer, both destined to confront the emperor. Bloodshed is inevitable. Amidst this turmoil, a group of fugitives seeks escape from the empire. One of them, Fear Sengar, aims to find the soul of Scabandari Bloodeye, hoping it will help stop the Tiste Edur and save his brother. However, they are accompanied by Silchas Ruin, Scabandari's ancient foe, whose motives are shrouded in uncertainty, as he bears fresh wounds from their past encounters. A reckoning looms, for such bloodshed cannot go unanswered, promising an unimaginable confrontation. This brutal, harrowing tale weaves together war, intrigue, and dark magic, representing epic fantasy at its most imaginative and thrilling.
In Darujhistan, the city of blue fire, it is said that love and death shall arrive dancing. It is summer and the heat is oppressive, but for the small round 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. While the bards sing their tragic tales, somewhere in the distance can be heard the baying of Hounds...And in the distant city of Black Coral, where rules Anomander Rake, Son of Darkness, ancient crimes awaken, intent on revenge. It seems Love and Death are indeed about to arrive...hand in hand, dancing. A thrilling, harrowing novel of war, intrigue and dark, uncontrollable magic, Toll the Hounds is the new chapter in Erikson's monumental series - epic fantasy at its most imaginative and storytelling at its most exciting.
In a faraway land and beneath indifferent skies, the final chapter of The Malazan Book of the Fallen has begun. This masterwork of imagination may be the high-water mark of epic fantasy.--Glen Cook.
Tavore Paran struggles to hold her army together in order to combat a fearsome alien force, while the gods threaten to once again unleash dragons to destroy the world
The first three tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach, the famed necromancers from the Malazan Book of the Fallen, collected in one volume. BLOOD FOLLOWS In the port city of Lamentable Moll, a diabolical killer stalks the streets and panic grips the citizens like a fever. As Emancipor Reese's legendary ill luck would have it, his previous employer is the unknown killer's latest victim. But two strangers have come to town and they have posted in Fishmonger's Round a note, reeking of death-warded magic, requesting the services of a manservant... THE HEALTHY DEAD The city of Quaint's zeal for goodness can be catastophic, and no one knows this better than Bauchelain and Korbal Broach, two stalwart champions of all things bad.The homicidal necromancers - and their substance-addled manservant, Emancipor Reese - find themeselves ensnared in a scheme to bring goodness into utter ruination. Sometimes you must bring down civilization...in the name of civilization. THE LEES OF LAUGHTER'S END After their blissful sojourn in Lamentable Moll, the sorcerors Bauchelain and Korbal Broach - along with their manservant, Emancipor Reese -set out on the open seas aboard the sturdy ship Suncurl. Alas, there's more baggage in the hold than meets the beady eyes of the crew, and unseemly terrors awaken. For Bauchelain, Korbal Broach and Emancipor Reese, it is just one more night on the high seas, on a journey without end.
