{"product_id":"9780765348784","title":"Gardens of the Moon : Book One of The Malazan Book of the Fallen","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eGardens of the Moon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Steven Erikson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVast legions of gods, mages, humans, dragons and all manner of creatures play out the fate of the Malazan Empire in this first book in a major epic fantasy series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Malazan Empire simmers with discontent, bled dry by interminable warfare, bitter infighting and bloody confrontations with the formidable Anomander Rake and his Tiste Andii, ancient and implacable sorcerers. Even the imperial legions, long inured to the bloodshed, yearn for some respite. Yet Empress Laseen's rule remains absolute, enforced by her dread Claw assassins. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor Sergeant Whiskeyjack and his squad of Bridgeburners, and for Tattersail, surviving cadre mage of the Second Legion, the aftermath of the siege of Pale should have been a time to mourn the many dead. But Darujhistan, last of the Free Cities of Genabackis, yet holds out. It is to this ancient citadel that Laseen turns her predatory gaze. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHowever, it would appear that the Empire is not alone in this great game. Sinister, shadowbound forces are gathering as the gods themselves prepare to play their hand... \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConceived and written on a panoramic scale, \u003ci\u003eGardens of the Moon \u003c\/i\u003eis epic fantasy of the highest order--an enthralling adventure by an outstanding new voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Erikson is an extraordinary writer. My advice to anyone who might listen to me is, Treat yourself to \u003ci\u003eGardens of the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e. And my entirely selfish advice to Steven Erikson is, write faster.” —\u003ci\u003eStephen R. Donaldson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I stand slack-jawed in awe of The Malazan Book of the Fallen. This masterwork of imagination may be the high water mark 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.” —\u003ci\u003eGlen Cook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780765348784\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Tor Fantasy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40656544334030,"sku":"9780765348784","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_217cdf1f-6c50-4f67-892b-d39efa45e831.jpg?v=1639449833","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780765348784","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}