A review by dgold
The Malazan Book of the Fallen - Collection 1: Gardens Of The Moon, Deadhouse Gates by Steven Erikson

5.0

Glorious epic fantasy, this book does it all. I wept openly, laughed aloud, in short I gave myself up completely to Erikson's creation. The tale of Coltaine and the Chain of Dogs, the terrible consequences of complete civil breakdown, it all is perfectly realised in every way. From the grand sweep of battle sequences to the earth-shattering simplicity of the phrase "Children are dying".
As is Erikson's wont, there is just so much more in this book, far too much to go into. But the Wickans! the Wickans!