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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... read more

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Wayward winds had stirred the dust into the air earlier that day, and all who came into Ehrlitan's eastern inland gate were coated, clothes and skin, with the colour of the red sandstone hills.

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This is book 6 of 10 in The Malazan Book of the Fallen. (standard series)

Preceded by Midnight Tides, and followed by Reaper's Gale.

This is book 2 of 157 in Fantasy Book Review Top 100 fantasy books of all time. (community list)

Preceded by The Fellowship of the Ring, and followed by The Way of Kings.

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  1. Steven Erikson (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Bantam Press
Country: UK
Publication Date: 2006
ISBN: 978-0593046302
Page Count: 912

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  • Gardens of the Moon
  • Deadhouse Gates
  • Memories of Ice
  • House of Chains
  • Midnight Tides

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