Steven Erikson
Steven Erikson is the pseudonym of Steve Rune Lundin, a Canadian novelist, who was educated and trained as both an archaeologist and anthropologist. His best-known work is the series, the Malazan Book of the Fallen.http://us.macmillan.com/author/steven...
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.
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.
Buzun Anıları (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #3)
Steven Erikson
“ŞİMDİ GERİ DURUN VE BİZ FANİLERİN NELER YAPABİLECEĞİNE BİR BAKIN. BANA KALIRSA SİZİ BİR İKİ SÜRPRİZ BEKLİYOR.”
Ardı arkası kesilmeyen savaşların ağırlığı altında zayıf düşen, uğruna dövüştükleri imparatorluğun kanun kaçağı ilan ettiği ve deli bir peygamberin istilaya hazırlandığı bir kıtada yapayalnız kalan Tekkol’un Ordusu… Arkasında karanlık güçlerin ve gizli ellerin desteğiyle durdurulamaz bir şekilde Genabackis kıtasını işgale gelen Pannion Domin İmparatorluğu, karşısında zorlu bir rakip bulmayı beklemiyordu ancak Tekkol’un Ordusu’nun, eski düşmanları Darujhistan şehri, Anomander Rake ve Caladan Brood ile ittifaka girdiğinden habersizdi. Herkesin kendi çıkarını gözettiği bir savaşta, ihanet de kaçınılmaz bir sonuç olacaktı.
Genabackis kıtasında süregiden tek çatışma bu değildi. İki tarafın da kendini galip sayamadığı, yüz binlerce yıldır devam eden bir savaş daha vardı. Bu gaye uğruna faniliklerinden vazgeçip namevt savaşçılara dönüşen T’lan Imasslar, Genabackis kıtasında toplanıyorlardı. Ve bu seferki düşmanları her zamankinden daha zorlu olacaktı.
Tanrıların oyununa yepyeni bir oyuncu katılmak için can atıyordu. Zincirlenmiş Tanrı oyundaki ilk hamlelerini yapmaya hazırlanırken, karşısında diğer tanrıları bulacaktı. Ancak Zincirlenmiş Tanrı’nın hesaba katmadığı bir şey vardı: Artık bu oyuna faniler de dahil olmuştu.
“Malazan Yitikler Kitabı serisini ağzım bir karış açık okudum.” –Glen Cook
“Erikson, epik fantazi yazarları arasında en tepedekilerden biri.” –Publishers Weekly
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
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.
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.
Der verkrüppelte Gott (Das Spiel der Götter, #19)
Steven Erikson
Nie war das Schicksal von Helden ungewisser!
Er ist ein Gott, und doch riss ihn eine unbekannte Macht aus seinem Gefilde und schmetterte ihn auf die Erde. Körperlich verkrüppelt, vor Schmerz, Hass und Wut fast wahnsinnig, verfolgt er nur ein Ziel: Rache! Die Welt soll nicht nur brennen, er will die ganze Schöpfung auslöschen. Und endlich ist es so weit. Der verkrüppelte Gott hat sein Ziel fast erreicht. Götter und Sterbliche kämpfen für seine Sache. Doch auch seine Gegner haben ein mächtiges Bündnis geschmiedet. Die letzte Schlacht beginnt!
Die Flucht der Kinder (Das Spiel der Götter, #16)
Steven Erikson
Rutt und Badalle sind auf der Flucht vor den Inquisitoren, und mit ihnen noch Tausende weiterer Kinder. Irgendwie sind Rutt und Badalle die Anführer der Flüchtlinge geworden, und sie geben ihr Bestes. Dennoch müssen sie jeden Tag mit ansehen, wie einige ihrer Freunde und Schützlinge sterben. Da erreichen sie endlich die Glaswüste, das Ziel ihrer Hoffnung – oder ihres endgültigen Untergangs.
Mit dieser komplexen epischen Fantasy-Saga wurde Steven Erikson zu einem der bedeutendsten Vertreter der modernen Fantasy.
Die Gärten des Mondes (Das Spiel der Götter, #1)
Steven Erikson
Mithilfe seiner Magiertruppen breitet sich das malazanische Imperium immer weiter aus. Der Leser verfolgt mit, wie die ehemals freie Stadt Fahl vom Imperium erobert wird und lernt hier die Hauptakteure des Buches kennen: Flickenseel, die einzige überlebende Kader-Magierin, Locke, ebenfalls Magier, gezwungen, in einen anderen Körper zu schlüpfen, Tayschrenn, den Hohemagier der zweiten Armee, und Ganoes Paran, der als Junge die Imperatrix kennenlernt, später in ihre Dienste tritt und Anführer der Brückenverbrenner werden soll, der Elitedivision der Zweiten Armee des ehemaligen Imperators. Nach einem Mordanschlag wird Paran von den Göttern ins Leben zurückgeschickt, weiß aber noch nicht, was die Gegenleistung sein soll, die er dafür zu erbringen hat. Als Darujhistan, die letzte freie Stadt auf dem Kontinent Genebackis, fallen soll, sieht das Imperium sich der fliegenden Festung Mondbrut gegenüber, die Anomander Rake und andere Tiste Andii beherbergt, eine uralte nichtmenschliche Rasse, die über grosse magische Kräfte verfügt. Magier, Schattenhunde, Assassinen, Vertreter vieler menschlicher und nichtmenschlicher Völker, große Raben und nicht zuletzt die Gewirre, die Pfade der Magie, die von den Zauberern benutzt werden, nehmen den Leser mit in eine andere Welt und eine Zeit des Krieges, in der man Freunde findet und verliert, Assassinen in einer Gilde organisiert sind und ganze Armeen von Toten wieder auferstehen. Die 785 Seiten der Paperback-Ausgabe lesen sich wie im Flug, man ist gefangen in einer Welt, aus der man sich nur schwer wieder lösen kann. Kurz: Fantasy vom Feinsten! --Karen Wegehenkel
Die Gläserne Wüste (Das Spiel der Götter, #18)
Steven Erikson
Die Mächte bringen sich in Stellung, das letzte Spiel um die Macht beginnt.
Die Forkruul Assail sind ein altes Volk. Lange Zeit galten sie als beinahe ausgestorben. Niemand hat mit ihnen gerechnet, niemand weiß, was ihre Ziele sind. Doch nun melden sie sich mit Macht zurück. Götter wandeln in der Welt der Sterblichen, Drachen erwachen aus jahrhundertelangem Schlaf. Die Forkruul Assail bekämpfen sie alle – und sind doch kurz davor, das Spiel der Götter für sich zu entscheiden …
Die Schwingen der Dunkelheit (Das Spiel der Götter, #17)
Steven Erikson
Der uralte Gott Draconus, die geflügelte Dunkelheit, ist seinem Gefängnis entronnen und beginnt sofort, den ewigen Kampf um Macht und Schicksal wieder aufzunehmen. Doch viel hat sich verändert, und nicht einmal Draconus kann sich den Intrigen des verkrüppelten Gottes entziehen. Wird die geflügelte Dunkelheit für oder gegen die Sterblichen in den Krieg ziehen? Oder wird sie sich endgültig aus dem Spiel der Götter zurückziehen?
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…
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...
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...
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.
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.
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.
Im Bann der Wüste (Das Spiel der Götter, #3)
Steven Erikson
Das Jahr des Wirbelwinds ist angebrochen, und die Wüste Raraku selbst rebelliert gegen das Joch des malazanischen Imperiums. Während aus dem Herzen der heiligen Wüste immer mehr Aufständische strömen, versucht Coltaine, der letzte Kommandant der malazanischen Armee, mit viel zu wenig Soldaten mehrere tausend Flüchtlinge in Sicherheit zu bringen. Doch Coltaine hat auch im Imperium mächtige Feinde – und so erwarten ihn nicht nur die Truppen der Aufständischen, sondern auch Intrigen, Hass und Verrat in den eigenen Reihen.
Jardins da Lua (O Livro Malazano dos Caídos, #1)
Steven Erikson
Quebrado pela guerra, o vasto império Malazano ferve de descontentamento. Os Queimadores de Pontes do Sargento Whiskeyjack e Tattersail, a feiticeira sobrevivente, nada mais desejam do que chorar os mortos do cerco de Pale. Mas Darujhistan, a última das Cidades Livres, ainda resiste perante a ambição sem limites da Imperatriz Laseen. Todavia, parece que o Império não está sozinho neste grande jogo.
Sinistras forças das trevas estão a ser reunidas à medida que os próprios deuses se preparam para entrar na contenda… Concebido e escrito a uma escala panorâmica, Jardins da Lua é uma fantasia épica da mais elevada qualidade, uma aventura cativante da autoria de uma excecional nova voz. Verdadeiramente épico, Erikson não tem igual quando o assunto é ação e imaginação, e junta-se à classe de Tolkien e Stephen Donaldson na sua visão mítica.
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.
Las puertas de la Casa de la Muerte (Malaz: El libro de los caídos, #2)
Steven Erikson
Debilitado por los acontecimientos en Darujhistan, el Imperio de Malaz se halla al borde de la anarquía. En el vasto dominio de las Siete Ciudades, en el desierto Santo Raraku, la vidente Sha'ik y sus seguidores se preparan para el Torbellino, la sublevación profetizada desde hace mucho tiempo. Será un brote de fanatismo que envolverá al imperio en un salvajismo y una sed de sangre sin precedentes. Estallará uno de los conflictos más sangrientos de su historia y surgirán nuevos destinos y leyendas... En las minas de otaralita, Felisin sueña con vengarse de su hermana, que la condenó a una vida de esclava. Los ahora proscritos Abrasapuentes, Violín y el asesino Kalam han jurado devolver a Apsalar a su patria y matar a la emperatriz Laseen.
Legacies of Betrayal (Witness, #3)
Steven Erikson
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.
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.
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.
http://caballerodelarbolsonriente.blogspot.com.es/2017/01/portada-de-los-jardines-de-la-luna-de.html
http://www.fantifica.com/literatura/noticias/nova-publicara-malaz-el-libro-de-los-caidos-steven-erikson
Mareas de medianoche (Malaz: El libro de los caídos, #5)
Steven Erikson
Tras décadas de guerras intestinas, las tribus de los Tiste Edur se han unido al fin bajo el Rey Hechicero de los Hiroth. Hay paz, pero se ha cobrado un precio terrible: un pacto con un poder oculto cuyos motivos son, en el mejor de los casos sospechosos, en el peor, mortales.
Al sur, el reino expansionista de Lether, deseoso de cumplir con su profético renacimiento como Imperio, ha esclavizado vorazmente a sus menos civilizados vecinos. A todos, salvo uno -los Tiste Edur. Y debe ser sólo una cuestión de tiempo que también caigan - ya sea bajo el peso asfixiante del oro, o por la masacre a filo de espada. O eso, al menos, ha decretado el destino.
Memorias del hielo (Malaz: El libro de los caídos, #3)
Steven Erikson
Una fuerza aterradora ha surgido del continente asolado de Genabackis. Como una marea de sangre corrompida, el Dominio Painita se extiende por el continente como lava hirviente que consume a todos los que no escuchan la palabra de su profeta, el Vidente Painita. En su camino se interpone una alianza incó la de la hueste de Dujek Unbrazo y los veteranos Abrasapuentes de Whiskeyjack con sus antiguos adversarios, el caudillo Caladan Brood, Anomander Rake y sus tiste andii. Superados en número y desconfiando de todo y de todos, deben hacer llegar el mensaje a cualquier posible aliado, incluyendo las Espadas Grises, una her-mandad mercenaria que ha jurado defender a toda costa la ciudad sitiada de Capustan.
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.
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.
No Life Forsaken (Witness, #2)
Steven Erikson
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.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Rejoice
Steven Erikson
From the bestselling author of the epic Malazan Book of the Fallen, comes a story of mankind's first contact and a warning about our future. An alien AI has been sent to the solar system as representative of three advanced species. Its mission is to save the Earth's ecosystem - and the biggest threat to that is humanity. But we are also part of the system, so the AI must make a choice. Should it save mankind or wipe it out? Are we worth it?The AI is all-powerful, and might as well be a god. So it sets up some conditions. Violence is now impossible. Large-scale destruction of natural resources is impossible. Food and water will be provided for those who really, truly need them. You can't even bully someone on the internet any more. The old way of doing things is gone. But a certain thin-skinned US president, among others, is still wedded to late-stage capitalism. Can we adapt? Can we prove ourselves worthy? And are we prepared to give up free will for a world without violence? And above it all, on a hidden spaceship, one woman watches. A science fiction writer, she was abducted from the middle of the street in broad daylight. She is the only person the AI will talk to. And she must make a decision.
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.
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.
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.
The Devil Delivered and Other Tales
Steven Erikson
Steven Erikson has carved a name for himself among the pantheon of great fantasy writers. But his masterful storytelling and prose style go beyond the awe-inspiring Malazan world. In The Devil Delivered and Other Tales, Erikson tells three different, but captivating stories:
“The Devil Delivered" tells a story set within the near future, where the land owned by the great Lakota Nation blisters beneath an ozone hole the size of the Great Plains. As the natural world falls victim to its wrath, and scientists scramble to understand it, a lone anthropologist wanders the deadlands, recording observations that threaten to bring the entire world to its knees.
“Revolvo” takes place in an alternate Earth where evolution took an interesting turn and the arts scene is ruled by technocrats who thrive in a secret, nepotistic society of granting agencies, bursaries, and peer-review boards, all designed to permit self-proclaimed artists to survive without an audience.
"Fishin’ with Grandma Matchie" is told in the voice a nine-year-old boy, writing the story of his summer vacation. What starts as a typical recount of a trip to see Grandma quickly becomes a stunning fantastical journey into imagination and perception in the wild world that Grandma Matchie inhabits.
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...
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 . . .
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 Malazan Book of the Fallen: Books 1-9 (Gardens of the Moon, Deadhouse Gates, Memories of Ice, House of Chains, Midnight Tides, the Bone Hunters, Reaper's Gale, Toll the Hounds, Dust of Dreams)
Steven Erikson
Gardens of the Moon (635 pp.) Deadhouse Gates (704 pp.) Memories of Ice (1006 pp.) House of Chains (859 pp.) Midnight Tides (608 pp.) The Bonehunters (784 pp.) Reaper's Gale (1005 pp.) Toll the Hounds (998 pp.) Dust of Dreams (980 pp.)
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.
This River Awakens
Steven Erikson
Owen's family moves from the city to the countryside, and the adolescent Owen quickly develops friendships and rivalries. When he discovers a corpse in the river, it proves the catalyst for a spiralling descent into the darker reaches of the community, and a stark rites of passage for Owen.
Time's Cursed Cartwheel (The Tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach, #8)
Steven Erikson
Tod eines Gottes (Das Spiel der Götter, #15)
Steven Erikson
Ein Feind von unvorstellbarer Macht nähert sich Schwarz-Korall. Und doch verlässt Anomander Rake, der Sohn der Dunkelheit, seine Heimat und sein Volk. Dabei wäre nur er in der Lage, den Gegner zu bezwingen. Aber Anomander Rake weiß genau, dass die eigentliche Entscheidung in Darujhistan fallen wird. Darum ist sein Platz dort. Er betritt die Stadt des blauen Feuers in dem Wissen, dass es ein uraltes Unrecht wiedergutzumachen gilt – und dass der Tod eines Gottes unmittelbar bevorsteht!
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.
Un dios inclemente (Trilogía de los Testigos, #1)
Steven Erikson
El emocionante inicio de una nueva serie de fantasía épica del autor de Malaz: El Libro de los Caídos.
Han pasado muchos años desde que los guerreros teblor desataron el caos y la masacre en Lago de Plata.
Ahora las tribus septentrionales ya no hacen incursiones en las tierras del sur. La ciudad se ha recuperado, pero el legado perdura. De hecho, Karsa Orlong, uno de los tres, es ahora reverenciado como un dios, aunque como un dios indiferente. En realidad, a lo largo y ancho del mundo de Malaz han surgido adeptos a varias religiones. Están los adoradores de Coltaine, el Dios de las Alas negras, y entre la soldadesca imperial abunda el culto de Iskar Jarak, el Guardián de los Muertos.
En respuesta a los informes sobre la creciente inquietud de las tribus de más allá de la frontera, una legión de infantería malazana marcha hacia Lago de Plata. No saben con qué van a verse las caras, pero, a pesar de que el ejército malazano ha evolucionado, hay algo que no ha cambiado: están dispuestos a enfrentarse a lo que sea. O a morir en el intento.
En lo alto de las montañas, un nuevo caudillo está al mando de los teblor. Marcado por las hazañas de Karsa Orlong, pretende enfrentarse a su dios aunque para ello tenga que atravesar el Imperio malazano dejando un reguero de sangre.
Pero más al norte se cierne una nueva amenaza, y ahora parece que son los teblor quienes se quedan sin tiempo. Otra migración, largamente temida, está a punto de empezar. Esta vez son decenas de miles y se disponen a marchar hacia el sur. En su camino, tan solo una compañía de infantería de marina malazana.
Parece que en Lago de Plata va a repetirse el pasado, y eso nunca es bueno.
Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords (The Tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach, #7)
Steven Erikson
Erikson plans to write the entire novella in longhand just as he did the first Bauchelain and Korbal Broach novella, Blood Follows. As he finishes each handwritten page, he posts a photograph of the results on his Facebook page so fans can follow along. He hopes to auction the original manuscript off for charity when complete.
Walk in Shadow (The Kharkanas Trilogy, #3)
Steven Erikson
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.
Вихърът на жътваря (Малазанска книга на мъртвите, #7)
Steven Erikson
Брутална, съкрушителна сага за война, измяна и тъмна, неудържима магия, епична фентъзи поредица с изключително въображение!
Ледерийската империя се сгромолясва под бремето на покварата и егоизма. Обкръжен от ласкатели и агенти на своя коварен канцлер, император Рулад Сенгар потъва в бездната на лудостта. Около него гъмжи от заговори. Имперската тайна полиция провежда кампания на терор срещу собствения си народ. Блудният, прозиращ надалече бог, внезапно е ослепял за бъдещето. Подушили хаос, страховити сили прииждат от всички страни.
Дан на Хрътките (Малазанска книга на мъртвите, #8)
Steven Erikson
"Пълна с убийци, магове, политика, интрига, хумор, напрегнато действие, ярки характери и напълно оригинален подход към магията… една от най-оригиналните и завладяващи фентъзи поредици в последно време."
Интерзоун
"Дайте ми свят, в който всяко море крие рухнала Атлантида, всяка руина нашепва сказание, всеки прекършен меч е мълчаливо свидетелство за незнайни битки. Дайте ми, с други думи, фентъзи творбата на Стивън Ериксън… майстор на изгубени и забравени епохи, ваятел на епично фентъзи."
Salon.com
"Истински епичен по обхват, Ериксън няма равен на себе си, стане ли дума за действие и въображение, и влиза сред ранга на автори като Толкин и Доналдсън в своята визия за митичното, а може би дори ги надвишава."
SF Site
Дверите на скръбния дом (Малазанска книга на мъртвите, #2)
Steven Erikson
Изтощена от събитията в Даруджистан, империята Малазан се люшка на ръба на анархията. В обширния доминион на Седемте града, в Свещената пустиня Рараку, пророчицата Ша’ик събира около себе си огромна армия в подготовка за отдавна предреченото въстание, наречено Вихъра. Безпрецедентно по своите мащаби и жестокост, то ще въвлече целия субконтинент в един от най-кървавите конфликти, избухвал някога в Империята. Ураганът на фанатизма и жаждата за кръв ще променят съдби и ще породят легенди…
В мините на Отатарал Фелисин, най-малката дъщеря на низвергнатия благороднически род Паран, мечтае за възмездие над сестра си, която я е осъдила на доживотна каторга. Бягството я отвежда на континента и в Рараку, където душата й ще се прероди и бъдещето й ще придобие яснота. Обявените вече за изменници Подпалвачи на мостове Фидлър и професионалният убиец Калам са решени да изпълнят клетвата си да върнат обсебената преди от божество Апсалар в отечеството й и да убият императрица Ласийн, но буреносните събития ще въвлекат и тях. Междувременно Колтейн, новият пълководец на седма малазанска армия повежда разбитите си, изтощени от войната легиони в последно дръзко сражение, за да спаси живота на тридесет хиляди бежанци и по този начин — да си осигури бляскаво място в историята на Империята.
Дом на вериги (Малазанска книга на мъртвите, #4)
Steven Erikson
В далечната Рараку, в недрата на Свещената пустиня пророчицата Ша’ик чака със своята бунтовническа армия. Но това чакане никак не е леко. Пъстрото й обкръжение от бойни водачи — племенни вождове, Върховни магове и един малазански Юмрук — ренегат с неговия чародей — е вкопчено в жестока борба за власт, заплашваща да разкъса въстанието отвътре. А самата Ша’ик страда, обсебена от мисълта за своя най-жесток враг, онази, на която трябва да отмъсти, Тавори… родната й сестра. Така започва величавата нова глава на „Малазанска книга на мъртвите“ — епично сказание за война, интрига, магия и измяна. Стивън Ериксън е един от най-оригиналните, надарени с богато въображение разказвачи в съвременното фентъзи.
Ловци на кости (Малазанска книга на мъртвите, #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.
Лунните градини (Малазанска книга на мъртвите, #1)
Steven Erikson
Империята Малазан кипи от размирици, обезкръвена от непрестанни войни, жестоки вътрешни борби и кървави сблъсъци със страховития Аномандър Рейк, господаря на Лунния къс и неговите Тайст Андий. Дори калените в кръвопролития имперски легиони жадуват за отдих. Но въпреки всичко властта на императрица Ласийн, наложена от нейните всяващи ужас убийци на „Нокътя“, остава абсолютна.
За сержант Уискиджак и неговия отряд Мостоваци, както и за Татърсейл, оцелялата магьосница на Втори легион, краят на обсадата на Пейл би трябвало да е време на траур за многото мъртви. Но Даруджистан, последният от Свободните градове на Дженабакъз, все още се държи, а тъкмо към тази древна цитадела е насочила Ласийн хищния си поглед.
Ала изглежда, че империята не е сама в тази величава игра. Сбират се зли, обвързани със Сянката сили и самите богове се подготвят да вземат участие…
Прах от мечти (Малазанска книга на мъртвите, #9)
Steven Erikson
Във война губи всеки. Тази жестока истина може да се види в очите на всеки войник във всеки свят...
Последната велика армия на Малазанската империя е решена да даде последен дързък отпор в името на изкуплението. Но може ли подвизите да са героични, когато няма кой да свидетелства за тях? И може ли нещо, което не е видяно, завинаги да промени света? Съдбите никога не са прости, истините никога не са еднозначни, но едно е сигурно: времето не е на ничия страна. Защото Драконовата колода е разгадана, развихрена е страховита сила, непонятна и неустоима за никого...
Сакатият Бог (Малазанска книга на мъртвите, #10)
Steven Erikson
„Възхитително красив и убедителен край на „Малазанската книга на мъртвите”
Пъблишърс Уикли
Разбити жестоко от К’Чаин Нах’Рук, Ловците на кости тръгват в поход към Коланси, където ги очаква неизвестна съдба. Изтерзана от въпроси, армията е на ръба на бунта, но адюнкта Тавори е непреклонна. Остава един последен акт, стига да е по силите й, стига да може да задържи армията си сплотена, стига крехките съюзи, които е сключила, да устоят в това, което предстои. Жена без магически дарби, смятана за грубовата и невзрачна, Тавори Паран е решена да се опълчи на боговете... ако собствените й бойци да не я убият преди това.
Другаде тримата Древни богове Килмандарос, Ерастас и Сечул Лат се готвят да строшат оковите на Коурабас, дракона Отатарал, и да я освободят от вечния й затвор. Освободена, тя ще се превърне в сила на пълно унищожение и срещу която никой смъртен няма да може да устои. При порталът на Старвалд Демелайн Къщата Азат, запечатал го, умира. Скоро ще дойдат Елейнт и на света отново ще има дракони.
Така в една далечна земя, под едно равнодушно небе, започва последната, преломна глава в „Малазанска Книга на мъртвите”.
Ериксън е необикновен писател… Моят съвет към всеки, който би могъл да ме чуе, е: доставете си удоволствието!
Стивън Доналдсън
„Дайте ми свят, в който всяко море крие рухнала Атлантида, всяка руина нашепва сказание, всеки прекършен меч е мълчаливо свидетелство за незнайни битки. Дайте ми, с други думи, фентъзи творбата на Стивън Ериксън… майстор на изгубени и забравени епохи, ваятел на епично фентъзи”
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Спомени от лед (Малазанска книга на мъртвите, #3)
Steven Erikson
В опустошения континент Дженабакъз се е родила нова империя: Панион Домин. Кипнала над земята като неумолим прилив от покварена кръв, тя поглъща всичко, което отказва да се покори на словото на Пророка на Панион. На пътя й застава един крехък съюз: Войнството на Дужек Едноръкия и ветерана на Подпалвачите на мостове Уискиджак с техните стари врагове — силите на Бойния главатар Каладън Брууд, Аномандър Рейк и неговите Тайст Андий, и народът на ривите от Равнините. Далеч по малобройни от своя враг и недоверчиви помежду си, те трябва да известят потенциалните си съюзници, сред които е наемническото религиозно братство на Сивите мечове, чиято заповед е да бранят обсадения град Капустан с цената на всичко.
Но се сбират и други древни кланове. В отговор на един вековечен зов се надигат Т’лан Имасс. Защото нещо много по-тъмно и злокобно от всичко досега застрашава този свят. Лабиринтите са отровени и се надига мълвата, че Сакатия бог е освободен от оковите си и е готов да развихри ужасната си мъст…
Среднощни приливи (Малазанска книга на мъртвите, #5)
Steven Erikson
След десетилетни войни петте племена на Тайст Едур най-сетне са обединени под неумолимата власт на Краля-магьосник на Хирот. Но мирът е постигнат с ужасна цена — пакт, сключен с тайна сила, чиито мотиви в най-добрия случай са подозрителни, а в най-лошия — гибелни.
На юг експанзионисткото кралство Ледер с ненаситна и хладнокръвна алчност е погълнало всички свои по-малко цивилизовани съседи. Всички, освен един народ — Тайст Едур. Защото Ледер се приближава към едно отдавна предречено възраждане — от кралство и отдавна изгубена колония на Първата империя към Преродената империя. Затова народът му е вперил алчния си поглед на север, към богатите и плодородни земи и крайбрежия на Тайст Едур. Дали под задушаващата тежест на златото или под острието на меча, Тайст Едур изглежда трябва да падне. Така поне е отредила Съдбата.
Сред Тайст Едур — сред народа на Труд Сенгар — съществува поверие, че най-мрачните копнежи на духа идват с приливите от юг, а тези приливи идват посред нощ…
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