Submitted by anthony  (Sep 05, 2007)as people say, there's really no beginning to this book. you find yourself w/the malazan army and so on. battles ensue. but, fortunately, it's not political intrigue that fuels the story. at least, not on a geopolitical scale. instead, the battlefield holds mythic intrigue and the constant unvieling of secrets from milenia past. holding together these gigantic revelations are the gripping stories of the malazans and the myriad other individuals, mortal or otherwise, scattered about. ridiculous amounts of stories converge, in fact. i'm sure i couldn't name them all. but, it's pretty great. furthermore, the following books are brilliant, and reading this one helps set them up; although, not as much as any other fantasy series would. truly, though, the surprises, the myth and wonder, the turning of magic on its arse, and the gory excitement all starts here. even if it has no begining.
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