House of Chains
Malazan Book of the Fallen 4
'I stand slack-jawed in awe of The Malazan Book of the Fallen. This masterwork of the imagination may be the high watermark of epic fantasy.' Glen Cook
'This is true myth in the making, a drawing upon fantasy to recreate histories and legends as rich as any found within our culture' Interzone
In Northern Genabackis, just before the events recounted in Gardens of the Moon, a raiding party of tribal warriors descends from the mountains into the southern flat lands. Their intention is to wreak havoc among the despised lowlanders but for one amongst their number, it is the beginning of an extraordinary destiny. His name is Karsa Orlong.
Some years later, it is the aftermath of the Chain of Dogs. Coltaine,…
Archaeologist and anthropologist Steven Erikson is a graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. Gardens of the Moon marked the opening chapter in his epic fantasy sequence, The Malazan Book of the Fallen, and was shortlisted for the World Fantasy Award. It is available in Bantam paperback as are the acclaimed subsequent volumes, Deadhouse Gates, Memories of Ice, House of Chains and Midnight Tides. Steven Erikson lives in Canada.