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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... read more
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Seven Cities unleashes a bloody rebellion known as the Whirlwind. Most of Seven Cities falls into chaos as the local tribes and warriors, banded together under the leadership of Sha'ik, force the Malazans into flight. The 7th Army is forced to march from Hissar with some 12,000 warriors... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters edit
- Kalam: A former Claw assassin, more recently of the Bridgeburners, 9th squad
- Fiddler: A sapper, 9th Squad, Bridgeburners
- Felisin: Sister of Ganoes Paran (from the first novel) and of Adjunct Tavore. Former nobility.
- Duiker: Imperial historian. Former soldier.
- Mappo: A Trell warrior, companion of the immortal wanderer, Icarium.
- Icarium: An immortal, mixed blood Jaghut wanderer. A warrior, and also a maker of devices that measure the passage of time. (Such as the one in Darujistan in the first book.)
- Heboric Light Touch: Exiled historian and ex-priest of Fener.
- Baudin: Companion to Felisin and Heboric.
- Kulp: Cadre mage, 7th Army
- Hood: the God of Death
- Crokus: A visitor from Darujhistan; Apsalar's lover.
- Apsalar: 9th Squad, Bridgeburners
- Coltaine: Fist, 7th Army. Leader of the Wickan horse warriors.
- Lull: a captain in the Sialk Marines
- Korbolo Dom: Renegade Fist leading the Odhan army
- Minala: Selv's sister
- Laseen: Empress of the Malazan Empire. Formerly Surly, head of the Claw.
- Moby: A familiar
- Sulmar: A captain in the 7th Army
- Captain Keneb: A refugee
- Bult: A veteran commander and Coltaine's uncle
- Tene Baralta: A Red Blade
- Sha'ik: Leader of the Whirlwind rebellion
- Blistig: Commander of Aren Guard
- Tavore Paran: Adjunct to Empress Laseen. Sister of Ganoes (older brother) and Felisin (younger sister).
- Mallick Rel: Chief adviser to the High Fist of the Seven Cities, Jhistal Priest of Mael
- Dryjhna: The Whirlwind Goddess
- Mebra: A spy in Ehrlitan
- Kimloc: A Tanno Spiritwalker
- Dujek Onearm: Former High Fist of the Malazan Empire, now an outlaw commander in Genabackis.
- Shadowthrone: Ruler of High House Shadow.
- Ben Adaephon Delat aka Quick Ben: Malazan Mage.
- Cotillion; the Rope: Patron god of assassins.
- Iskaral Pust: A High Priest of Shadow. His sanity is questionable.
- Ryllandaras: The White Jackal, a D'ivers
- Messremb: A Soletaken
- Gryllen: A D'ivers
- Mogora: A D'ivers. Her D'ivers form is a horde of spiders. Wife of Iskaral Pust.
- Sawark: Commander of the guard in the Otataral mining camp, Skullcup
- Pella: A soldier stationed at Skullcup
- Pormqual: High Fist of the Seven Cities, in Aren
- Topper: Commander of the Claw
- Chenned: A captain in the 7th Army
- List: A corporal in the 7th Army
- Mincer: A sapper
- Cuttle: A sapper
- Gessler: A Malazan corporal in the Coastal Guard
- Stormy: A Malazan soldier in the Coastal Guard
- Truth: A recruit in the Coastal Guard
- Squint: A bowman
- Pearl: A Claw agent ordered to assassinate Sha'ik.
- Selv: Keneb's wife
- Kesen: Keneb and Selv's first-born son
- Vaneb: Keneb and Selv's second-born son
- Captain, aka Catheron Crust: Owner and commander of the trader craft Ragstopper
- Bent: A Wickan cattle-dog
- Roach: A Hengese lapdog
- Temul: A young Wickan lancer
- Sormo E'nath: A warlock
- Nil: A Wickan warlock, Nether's twin.
- Nether: A Wickan warlock, Nil's twin.
- Baria Setral: A Red Blade.
- Mesker Setral: A Red Blade, Baria's brother.
- Aralt Arpat: A Red Blade.
- Lostara Yil: A Red Blade. Pearl's guide.
- Nethpara: A noble
- Lenestro: A noble
- Pullyk Alar: A noble
- Tumlit: A noble
- Leoman: Captain in the Raraku Apocalypse
- Toblakai, aka Karsa Orlong: A bodyguard and warrior in the Raraku Apocalypse
- Febryl: A mage and elder adviser to Sha'ik
- Kamist Reloe: High Mage with the Odhan army
- L'oric: A mage with the Raraku Apocalypse
- Bidithal: A mage with the Raraku Apocalypse
- Salk Elan: A traveller on the seas
- Shan: A Hound of Shadow
- Gear: A Hound of Shadow
- Blind: A Hound of Shadow
- Baran: A Hound of Shadow
- Rood: a Hound of Shadow
- Hentos Ilm: A T'lan Imass Bonecaster
- Legana Breed: A T'lan Imass
- Olar Ethil: A T'lan Imass Bonecaster
- Beneth: a crime lord
- Irp: a small servant
- Rudd: an equally small servant
- Apt: An aptorian demon
- Panek: A child
- Karpolan Demesand: A merchant
- Bula: An innkeeper
- Rellock: A servant
Quotes edit
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“Children are dying." Lull nodded. "That's a succinct summary of humankind, I'd say. Who needs tomes and volumes of history? Children are dying. The injustices of the world hide in those three words.”
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“That’s a succinct summary of humankind, I’d say. Who needs tomes and volumes of history? Children are dying. The injustices of the world hide in those three words.
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We are all lone souls. It pays to know humility, lest the delusion of control, of mastery, overwhelms. And indeed, we seem a species prone to that delusion, again and ever again…
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Nastiness grows like a cancer in any and every organization—human or otherwise, as you well know. And nastiness gets nastier. Whatever evil you let ride becomes commonplace, eventually. Problem is, it’s easier to get used to it than carve it out.”
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All that we were has led us to where we are, but tells us little of where we’re going. Memories are a weight you can never shrug off.”
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Why do the survivors remain anonymous—as if cursed—while the dead are revered? Why do we cling to what we lose while we ignore what we still hold? Name none of the fallen, for they stood in our place, and stand there still in each moment of our lives. Let my death hold no glory, and let me die forgotten and unknown. Let it not be said that I was one among the dead to accuse the living.
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Indolence takes many forms, but it comes to every civilization that has outlived its will.
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It’s the ignorant who find a cause and cling to it, for within that is the illusion of significance. Faith, a king, queen or Emperor, or vengeance…all the bastion of fools.
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We do naught but scratch the world, frail and fraught. Every vast drama of civilizations, of peoples with their certainties and gestures, means nothing, affects nothing. Life crawls on, ever on.
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“Pogroms need no reason, sir, none that can weather challenge, in any case. Difference in kind is the first recognition, the only one needed, in fact. Land, domination, pre-emptive attacks—all just excuses, mundane justifications that do nothing but disguise the simple distinction. They are not us. We are not them.”
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The historian, now witness, stumbling in the illusion that he will survive. Long enough to set the details down on parchment in the frail belief that truth is a worthwhile cause. That the tale will become a lesson heeded. Frail belief? Outright lie, a delusion of the worst sort. The lesson of history is that no one learns.
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First Sentence edit
A corkscrew plume of dust raced across the basin, heading deeper into the trackless desert of the Pan'potsun Odhan.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 2 of 10 in The Malazan Book of the Fallen. (standard series)
Preceded by Gardens of the Moon, and followed by Memories of Ice.
This is book 2 of 159 in Fantasy Book Review Top 100 fantasy books of all time. (community list)
This is book 2 of 13 in Das Spiel der Götter. (standard series)
Preceded by Gardens of the Moon, and followed by Im Bann der Wüste.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Steven Erikson (Author)
Other Contributors:
- Steven Erikson (Author)
- Neil Gower (Artist) - Has drawn the maps.
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Bantam
Country: UK
Publication Date: September 2000
ISBN: 0593046226
Page Count: 684
Publisher: Bantam
Country: UK
Publication Date: September 2000
ISBN: 0593046226
Page Count: 684
Awards edit
- Locus Poll Award (Finalist, 2001: Best Fantasy Novel)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PR9199.4.E745 D43 2004
- Dewey: 823.92 22
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