Malazan Book of the Fallen- Gardens of the Moon

The first novel in Steven Erikson's groundbreaking Malazan Book of the Fallen-the New York Times bestselling epic of warring empires, ancient gods, and ordinary soldiers caught in battles that will reshape the world. 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... Tor Books by Steven Erikson The Malazan Book of the Fallen Gardens of the Moon Deadhouse Gates Memories of Ice House of Chains Midnight Tides The Bonehunters Reaper's Gale Toll the Hounds Dust of Dreams The Crippled God The Kharkanas Trilogy Forge of Darkness Fall of Light Malazan Novellas Bauchelain and Korbal Broach (Comprising Blood Follows, The Healthy Dead, and The Lees of Laughter's End) Crack'd Pot Trail The Wurms of Blearmouth The Fiends of Nightmaria The Tales of Witness The God is Not Willing No Life Forsaken Legacies of Betrayal Willful Child Willful Child Willful Child: Wrath of Betty Willful Child: The Search for Spark The Devil Delivered and Other Tales This River Awakens