Steven Erikson
The Crippled God (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #10)
Steven Erikson
The Bonehunters march for Kolanse, led by Adjunct Tavore. This woman with no gifts of magic, deemed plain, unprepossessing, displaying nothing to instill loyalty or confidence, will challenge the gods - if her own mutinous troops don't kill her first.
Her enemy, the Forkrul Assail, seek to cleanse the world, to annihilate everything. In the realm of Kurald Galain, home to the long lost city of Kharkanas, a refugees commanded by Yedan Derryg, the Watch, await the breaching of Lightfall, and the coming of the Tiste Liosan. In this war they cannot win, they will die in the name of an empty city and a queen with no subjects.
Elsewhere, the three Elder Gods, Kilmandaros, Errastas and Sechul Lath, work to shatter the chains binding Korabas, the Otataral Dragon. Against her force of utter devastation, no mortal can stand. At the Gates of Starvald Demelain, the Azath House sealing the portal is dying. Soon will come the Eleint, dragons, and a final cataclysm.
Dust of Dreams (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #9)
Steven Erikson
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…
Midnight Tides (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #5)
Steven Erikson
After decades of warfare, the five tribes of the Tiste Edur are united under the implacable rule of the Warlock King of the Hiroth. But the price of peace is a pact with a hidden power whose motives may be deadly. To the south, the expansionist kingdom of Lether has devoured all lesser neighbors - except the Tiste Edur.
Toll the Hounds (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #8)
Steven Erikson
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.
Reaper's Gale (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #7)
Steven Erikson
A truly epic fantasy series that has confirmed its author as one of the most original and exciting genre storytellers in years.
Erikson’s ‘ Malazan Book of the Fallen ’ has been recognised the world-over by writers, critics and fans alike — in a recent review of The Bonehunters, the sixth chapter in this remarkable tale, the UK’s Interzone magazine hailed it ‘a masterpiece’ and ‘the benchmark for all future works in the field’, while the hugely influential genre website, Ottawa-based SF Site, declared ‘this series has clearly established itself as the most significant work of epic fantasy since Donaldson’s Chronicles of Thomas Covenant’.
Now comes Reaper’s Gale — the seventh Tale of the Malazan Book of the Fallen — and neither Erikson nor the excitement are showing any sign of letting up. Mauled and now cut adrift by the Malazan Empire, Tavore and her now infamous 14th army have landed on the coast of a strange, unknown continent and find themselves facing an even more dangerous the Tiste Edur, a nightmarish empire pledged to serve the Crippled God…
A brutal, harrowing novel of war, intrigue and dark, uncontrollable magic, this is fantasy at its most imaginative and storytelling at its most thrilling.
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The Bonehunters (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #6)
Steven Erikson
The Seven Cities Rebellion has been crushed. Sha'ik is dead. One last rebel force remains, holed up in the city of Y'Ghatan and under the fanatical command of Leoman of the Flails. The prospect of laying siege to this ancient fortress makes the battle-weary Malaz 14th Army uneasy. For it was here that the Empire's greatest champion Dassem Ultor was slain and a tide of Malazan blood spilled. A place of foreboding, its smell is of death. But elsewhere, agents of a far greater conflict have made their opening moves. The Crippled God has been granted a place in the pantheon, a schism threatens and sides must be chosen. Whatever each god decides, the ground-rules have changed, irrevocably, terrifyingly and the first blood spilled will be in the mortal world. A world in which a host of characters, familiar and new, including Heboric Ghost Hands, the possessed Apsalar, Cutter, once a thief now a killer, the warrior Karsa Orlong and the two ancient wanderers Icarium and Mappo, each searching for such a fate as they might fashion with their own hands, guided by their own will. If only the gods would leave them alone. But now that knives have been unsheathed, the gods are disinclined to be kind. There shall be war, war in the heavens.And the prize? Nothing less than existence itself...
Here is the stunning new chapter in Steven Erikson magnificent 'Malazan Book of the Fallen' - hailed an epic of the imagination and acknowledged as a fantasy classic in the making.
House of Chains (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #4)
Steven Erikson
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.
Forge of Darkness (The Kharkanas Trilogy, #1)
Steven Erikson
Now is the time to tell the story of an ancient realm, a tragic tale that sets the stage for all the tales yet to come and all those already told...
It's a conflicted time in Kurald Galain, the realm of Darkness, where Mother Dark reigns. But this ancient land was once home to many a power. and even death is not quite eternal. The commoners' great hero, Vatha Urusander, is being promoted by his followers to take Mother Dark's hand in marriage, but her Consort, Lord Draconus, stands in the way of such ambitions. The impending clash sends fissures throughout the realm, and as the rumors of civil war burn through the masses, an ancient power emerges from the long dead seas. Caught in the middle of it all are the First Sons of Darkness, Anomander, Andarist, and Silchas Ruin of the Purake Hold...
Memories of Ice (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #3)
Steven Erikson
The ravaged continent of Genabackis is a terrifying new empire, the Pannion Domin, that devours all. An uneasy allliance resists: Onearm's army, Whiskeyjack's Bridgeburners and former enemies - forces of Warlord Caladan Brood, Anomander Rake and his Tiste Andii mages, and the Rhivi people of the plains. And the Crippled God intends revenge.
Deadhouse Gates (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #2)
Steven Erikson
In the vast dominion of Seven Cities, in the Holy Desert Raraku, the seer Sha’ik and her followers prepare for the long-prophesied uprising known as the Whirlwind. Unprecedented in size and savagery, this maelstrom of fanaticism and bloodlust will embroil the Malazan Empire in one of the bloodiest conflicts it has ever known, shaping destinies and giving birth to legends.
The God is Not Willing (Witness, #1)
Steven Erikson
Many years have passed since three Teblor warriors brought carnage and chaos to the small lakeside settlement of Silver Lake. While the town has recovered, the legacy of that past horror remains, even if the Teblor tribes of the north no longer venture into the southlands. One of those three, Karsa Orlong, is now deemed to be a god, albeit an indifferent one. In truth, many new cults and religions have emerged across the Malazan world, including those who worship Coltaine, the Black-Winged God, and - popular among the Empire's soldiery - followers of the cult of Iskar Jarak, Guardian of the Dead.
A legion of Malazan marines is on the march towards Silver Lake. responding to intelligence that indicates the tribes beyond the border are stirring. The marines aren't quite sure what they're going to be facing but, while the Malazan military has evolved and these are not the marines of old, one thing hasn't changed: they'll handle whatever comes at them. Or die trying
Meanwhile, in the high mountains, where dwell the tribes of the Teblor, a new warleader has risen. Scarred by the deeds of Karsa Orlong, he intends to confront his god, even if he has to cut a bloody path through the Malazan Empire to do it. Higher in the mountains, a new threat has emerged, and now the Teblor are running out of time.
The long feared invasion is about to begin. And this time it won't be three simple warriors. This time thousands are poised to flood the lands of the south. And in their way, a single legion of Malazan marines . . .
It seems the past is about to revisit Silver Lake, and that is never a good thing . . .
Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1)
Steven Erikson
Vast 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 from Steven Erikson.
The 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.
For 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.
However, 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...
Conceived and written on a panoramic scale, Gardens of the Moon is epic fantasy of the highest order--an enthralling adventure by an outstanding new voice.
Willful Child
Steven Erikson
These are the voyages of the starship, A.S.F. Willful Child. Its ongoing mission: to seek out strange new worlds on which to plant the Terran flag, to subjugate and if necessary obliterate new life life-forms, to boldly blow the...
And so we join the not-terribly-bright but exceedingly cock-sure Captain Hadrian Sawback - a kind of James T Kirk crossed with 'American Dad' - and his motley crew on board the Starship Willful Child for a series of devil-may-care, near-calamitous and downright chaotic adventures through 'the infinite vastness of interstellar space'...
The bestselling author of the acclaimed Malazan Book of the Fallen sequence has taken his life-long passion for 'Star Trek' and transformed it into a smart, inventive and hugely entertaining spoof on the whole mankind-exploring-space-for-the-good-of-all-species-but-trashing-stuff-with-a-lot-of-hi-tech-kit-along-the-way type over-blown adventure. The result is this smart. inventive, occasionally wildly OTT and often very funny novel that deftly parodies the genre while also paying fond homage to it.
Cena radosti
Steven Erikson
Nožem u srce
Od autora bestselera, Pripovesti iz Malaške knjige palih, dolazi nam priča o prvom kontaktu i upozorenje za budućnost.
U Sunčev sistem je, kao predstavnik tri napredne vrste, odaslana tuđinska veštačka inteligencija. Njen zadatak je da spase Zemljin ekosistem kojem najveću pretnju predstavlja čovečanstvo. Ali istovremeno su i ljudi deo sistema, tako da veštačka inteligencija mora da bira: treba li da spase čovečanstvo ili da ga zbriše? Jesmo li vredni spasavanja?
Ta veštačka inteligencija je svemoćna, poput nekog boga. Stoga ona postavlja određene uslove. Nasilje je sada onemogućeno, masovno uništenje prirodnih resursa takođe. Hrana i voda će biti obezbeđeni svima kojima su zaista potrebni. Više ne možete čak ni da maltretirate nekoga na internetu. Stari obrasci ponašanja više ne važe. Ali izvesni, na uvrede osetljivi američki predsednik i dalje je neraskidivo vezan sa poznu fazu kapitalizma. Možemo li da se prilagodimo? I da li smo spremni da se odreknemo slobodne volje zarad sveta bez nasilja?
Kako biste vi postupili? Kako biste se osećali? Koja pitanja možete da postavite – koja pitanja smete da postavite – kad jedini mogući odgovori dolaze od običnog ljudskog lica koje vidite u ogledalu?
„Originalna knjiga, briljantno zamišljena i besprekorno izvedena, sa fascinantnom centralnom idejom o suzbijanju ljudskog nasilja. Remek-delo.“ Robert Dž. Sojer, dobitnik nagrade Hugo
„Stiven gradi svet onako kako to čini i u Malaškom serijalu ali sve to primenjuje na naše okruženje. Kao studija vrlina i mana čovečanstva, ovaj roman se ističe spojem fanastičnog i književnog.“ Black Gate Magazine
„Erikson je jedan od najoštroumnijih ljudi. U Ceni radosti nam pokazuje šta vidi kada razmatra budućnost čovečanstva. On to naziva misaonim eksperimentom. Ja to nazivam važnom knjigom.“ Stiven R. Donaldson
Fall of Light (The Kharkanas Trilogy, #2)
Steven Erikson
Steven Erikson returns to the Malazan world with the second book in a dark and revelatory new epic fantasy trilogy, one that takes place a millennium before the events in his New York Times bestselling Malazan Book of the Fallen. Fall of Light continues to tell the tragic story of the downfall of an ancient realm, a story begun in the critically acclaimed Forge of Darkness.
It's a conflicted time in Kurald Galain, the realm of Darkness, where Mother Dark reigns. But this ancient land was once home to many a power... and even death is not quite eternal. The commoners' great hero, Vatha Urusander, is being promoted by his followers to take Mother Dark's hand in marriage, but her Consort, Lord Draconus, stands in the way of such ambitions. The impending clash sends fissures throughout the realm. As rumors of civil war burn through the masses, an ancient power emerges from the long dead seas. Caught in the middle of it all are the First Sons of Darkness, Anomander, Andarist, and Silchas Ruin of the Purake Hold...
Walk in Shadow (The Kharkanas Trilogy, #3)
Steven Erikson
La casa de cadenas (Malaz: El libro de los caídos, #4)
Steven Erikson
Este volumen comienza en el norte de Genabackis, el día que empieza el extraordinario destino de Karsa Orlong, uno de los tres guerreros salvajes que descienden las montañas para atacar las tierras del sur. Pasados unos años, Tavore, la inexperta consejera de la emperatriz, debe adiestrar a doce mil soldados para convertirlos en una fuerza capaz de desafiar a las hordas de la elegida, Sha'ik, que aguardan en el desierto. Allí, sus caudillos están enzarzados en una lucha de poder que amenaza al alma de la rebelión, mientras que Sha'ik se obsesiona con la que cree que es su mayor enemiga: su hermana.
Los jardines de la luna (Malaz: El libro de los caídos, #1)
Steven Erikson
Tras guerras interminables y amargas luchas internas, el descontento se ha apoderado del Imperio de Malaz. Incluso las tropas imperiales, siempre ansiosas por derramar sangre, necesitan un respiro. Sin embargo, las pretensiones expansionistas de la emperatriz Laseen no tienen límite, más aun cuando son reforzadas por sus temibles agentes de la Garra. El sargento Whiskeyjack y su escuadrón necesitan tiempo para llorar a los muertos del último asedio, pero Darujhistan, la última de las Ciudades Libres de Genabackis, los espera; en ella ha puesto la emperatriz su mirada depredadora. El Imperio no está solo en este juego. Las fuerzas siniestras conspiran dentro y fuera de las sendas mágicas, y hasta los dioses se preparan para la batalla…
Steven Erikson es una de las mayores voces de la fantasía épica contemporánea, gracias a su decalogía «Malaz: El Libro de los Caídos», una de las obras más ambiciosas que el género ha dado en las últimas décadas. Originalmente publicada entre 1999 y 2011, Malaz ha sido definida como «una obra maestra indiscutible de la imaginación», capaz de labrarse un público fiel en todo el mundo. Los jardines de la Luna, primer volumen de la saga, fue finalista del World Fantasy Award del año 2000. todos los títulos de la serie serán publicados por NOVA.
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The Complete Malazan Book of the Fallen
Steven Erikson
All ten volumes of New York Times bestselling author Steven Erikson's epic fantasy series featuring vast legions of gods, mages, humans, and dragons battling for destiny of the Malazan Empire are collected together in one e-Book bundle. In this epic fantasy series, Erikson draws on his twenty years of experience as an anthropologist and archaeologist, as well as his expert storytelling skills. The Complete Malazan Book of the Fallen of the MoonDeadhouse GatesMemories of IceHouse of ChainsMidnight TidesThe BonehuntersReaper's GaleToll the HoundsDust of DreamsThe Crippled GodAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Bauchelain and Korbal Broach (The Tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach, #1-3)
Steven Erikson
The first three tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach, the famed necromancers from the Malazan Book of the Fallen, collected in one volume.BLOOD FOLLOWSIn 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 DEADThe 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 ENDAfter 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.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Les Portes de la maison des morts (Le Livre des martyrs, Tome 2)
Steven Erikson
Sur le vaste continent de Sept-Cités, au cœur du Saint-Désert de Raraku, l’oracle Sha’ik rassemble son immense armée. Son objectif : déchaîner le Tourbillon, un soulèvement prophétisé depuis des siècles et qui deviendra l’un des conflits les plus sanglants que le monde ait jamais connus. Dans les mines d’otataral, Félisine rêve de se venger de sa sœur, nouvelle adjointe de l’impératrice Laseen, qui l’a condamnée à l’esclavage. Pour parvenir à ses fins, la jeune fille devra s’associer à un ancien prêtre de Fener et à une brute mystérieuse. Pendant ce temps, deux Brûleurs de Ponts désormais hors-la-loi se sont promis de ramener la jeune Apsalar chez elle et d’éliminer l’impératrice.
C’est à ce moment précis que choisissent de revenir errer sur ces terres ravagées deux vagabonds, Mappo et son compagnon Icarium, porteurs d’un secret dévastateur caché au cœur des ténèbres et qui pourrait bien les engloutir tous. Traduit de l’anglais (Canada) par Nicolas Merrien.
Les Jardins de la lune (Le Livre des martyrs, #1)
Steven Erikson
Dans un monde qui a vu naître et disparaître d'innombrables races et civilisations, l'empire malazéen étend implacablement sa domination, soumettant des continents entiers les uns après les autres, grâce à la discipline de ses armées et la supériorité de ses mages de guerre.
Mais la loyauté de ses soldats, abandonnés et trahis par leur impératrice, est mise à rude épreuve. Perdus, abandonnés et déchus, les fidèles de l'empire vont devoir tenter de survivre, entre sacrifices et dangers mortels.
Un complot bien plus vaste se joue en toile de fond. D'anciennes forces terrées dans l'ombre semblent se réveiller, prêtes à tout pour regagner leur splendeur passée. Regroupés sous la coupe du jeu des dragons, dieux et ascendants, sorciers et chamans, Eleints et changeurs de formes, tirent les ficelles d'un drame qui, transcendant les conflits des simples mortels, se joue à l'échelle du temps lui-même.
Avec un enjeu de taille : la suprématie totale.
The Fiends of Nightmaria (Malazan Book of the Fallen)
Steven Erikson
Fiends of Nightmaria is a new novella from New York Times bestselling author Steven Erikson, set in the world of the Malazan Book of the Fallen...
Crack'd Pot Trail (The Tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach, #4)
Steven Erikson
It is an undeniable truth: give evil a name and everyone’s happy. Give it two names and…why, they’re even happier.Intrepid necromancers Bauchelain and Korbal Broach, scourges of civilization, raisers of the dead, reapers of the souls of the living, devourers of hope, betrayers of faith, slayers of the innocent, and modest personifications of evil, have a lot to answer for and answer they will. Known as the Nehemoth, they are pursued by countless self-professed defenders of decency, sanity, and civilization. After all, since when does evil thrive unchallenged? Well, often—but not this time.Hot on their heels are the Nehemothanai, avowed hunters of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach. In the company of a gaggle of artists and pilgrims, stalwart Mortal Sword Tulgord Vise, pious Well Knight Arpo Relent, stern Huntsman Steck Marynd, and three of the redoubtable Chanter brothers (and their lone sister) find themselves faced with the cruelest of choices. The legendary Crack’d Pot Trail, a stretch of harsh wasteland between the Gates of Nowhere and the Shrine of the Indifferent God, has become a tortured path of deprivation.Will honor, moral probity, and virtue prove champions in the face of brutal necessity? No, of course not. Don’t be silly.
Blood Follows (The Tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach, #1)
Steven Erikson
Librarian note: alternative cover (bind up edition).
All is not well in Lamentable Moll. A sinister, diabolical killer stalks the port city's narrow, barrow-humped streets, and panic grips the citizens like a fever. Emancipor Reese is no exception, and indeed, with his legendary ill luck, it's worse for him than for most. Not only was his previous employer the unknown killer's latest victim, but Emancipor is out of work. And, with his dearest wife terminally comfortable with the manner of life to which she asserts she has become accustomed (or at least to which she aspires) -- for her and their two whelps -- all other terrors grow limp and pale for poor Emancipor. But perhaps his luck has finally changed, for two strangers have come to Lamentable Moll... and they have nailed to the centre post in Fishmonger's Round a note requesting the services of a manservant. This is surely a remarkable opportunity for the hapless Emancipor Reese... no matter that the note reeks with death-warded magic; no matter that the barrow ghosts themselves howl with fear every night; and certainly no matter that Lamentable Moll itself is about to erupt in a frenzy of terror-inspired anarchy.... After all, it's work... and working is better than not working. Isn't it? First in a series of novellas taking place in the Malazan Empire.
The Healthy Dead (The Tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach, #2)
Steven Erikson
Things are going all too well in the city of Quaint. So well, in fact, that something has to be done. The zeal for goodness can be catastrophic, and no-one knows this better than Bauchelain and Korbal Broach, two stalwart champions of all things bad. For the innumerable citizens of Quaint, driven to neurotic distraction and overwhelmed with good living, desperation breeds nefarious bed-mates, and before long the two homicidal necromancers — and their beleaguered and substance-addled manservant, Emancipor Reese — find themselves ensnared in a scheme to bring goodness into disrepute, if not utter ruination. To Reese's bemusement, laudable motivations are, in a bizarre twist, uncharacteristically relevant to Master Bauchelain, although, of course, the payment of a chest filled with gold helps. Even so, sometimes, it turns out, one must bring down civilization... in the name of civilization.
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The Lees of Laughter's End (The Tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach, #3)
Steven Erikson
West of Theft, on a vast stretch of ocean known as the Wastes, the free-ship Suncurl pilots its way along the Lees of Laughter's end, away from the city of Lamentable Moll. Aboard the ship, three passengers have become the subject of the crew's the luckless manservant Emancipor Reese, and his masters, the homicidal necromancers known as Bauchelain and Korbal Broach. But a bizarre force pursues them along the cursed sea-lane known as Laughter's End, even as an arcane thing awakens aboard the Suncurl. What secrets do the captain and her First Mate conceal from the rest of the crew? What lurks in the darkness of the ship's hold? And what of the eunuch's strange behavior... or his frightening offspring?Skyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and Talos imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of titles for readers interested in science fiction (space opera, time travel, hard SF, alien invasion, near-future dystopia), fantasy (grimdark, sword and sorcery, contemporary urban fantasy, steampunk, alternative history), and horror (zombies, vampires, and the occult and supernatural), and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller, a national bestseller, or a Hugo or Nebula award-winner, we are committed to publishing quality books from a diverse group of authors.
The Wurms of Blearmouth (The Tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach, #5)
Steven Erikson
Tyranny comes in many guises, and tyrants will thrive in palaces and one room hovels, in back alleys and playgrounds. Tyrants abound on the verges of civilization, where disorder frays the rule of civil conduct, and all propriety surrenders to brutal imposition. Millions are made to kneel and yet more millions die horrible deaths in a welter of suffering and misery.
But we’ll leave all that behind as we plunge into escapist fantasy of the most irrelevant kind, and in the ragged wake of the tale told in Lees of Laughter’s End, our most civil adventurers, Bauchelain and Korbal Broach, along with their suitably phlegmatic manservant, Emancipor Reese, make gentle landing upon a peaceful beach, beneath a quaint village above the strand and lying at the foot of a majestic castle, and therein make acquaintance with the soft-hearted and generous folk of Spendrugle, which lies at the mouth of the Blear River and falls under the benign rule of the Lord of Wurms in his lovely keep.
Make welcome, then, to Spendrugle’s memorable residents, including the man who should have stayed dead, the woman whose prayers should never have been answered, the tax collector everyone ignores, the ex-husband town militiaman who never married, the beachcomber who lives in his own beard, and the now singular lizard cat who used to be plural, and the girl who likes to pee in your lap. And of course, hovering over all, the denizen of the castle keep, Lord –
Ah, but there lies this tale, and so endeth this blurb, with one last observation: when tyrants collide, they have dinner.
And a good time is had by all.
I Giardini della Luna (Il Libro Malazan dei Caduti, #1)
Steven Erikson
Un diffuso malcontento regna nell'Impero di Malazan, teatro di un'estenuante guerra e di cruente lotte intestine. Persino le legioni imperiali, sottoposte a continui massacri, desiderano ardentemente una tregua. Ma il dominio dell'imperatrice Laseen, sostenuta dai suoi temibili sicari, rimane assoluto e incontrastato, e i suoi eserciti continuano la conquista delle città ancora libere dal giogo imperiale. E proprio quando sembra vicina la capitolazione dell'ultima città a resistere, si mettono in moto poteri oscuri al di là di ogni immaginazione e gli dei stessi dovranno schierarsi nell'imminente lotta.
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