You don't just decide to pick up Gardens of the Moon and see how it goes. You pick up GoTM and you make a commitment to yourself to enter the world of the Malazan. To enter Genebackis with Steven Erikson and what a magical world it is. Epic scope, mid blowing narration and magnificently complex plot. Pure magic.

Welcome to all who have finished "gardens of the moon" and are ready to plunge deeper into the malazan world. Erikson has evolved!! He has grown as a writer...by his own standards of course which he already set way higher than his contemporaries to begin with.
This book introduces new set of "dramatis personae" and trust me this new set of characters will force you to pick a lot of favourites in the malazan world.
Going through the story is one big roller coaster ride with huge battle scenes...

The book came before time and it's condition is absolutely perfect. The wrapping is also very good. The page quality is average but it is a mass market.
As for the book, everybody knows what an epic series malazan is.

NOT an easy read. Nothing's Black/White, in the MBoTF series! Erikson, continues to showcase masterclass world/character building skills & an ability to effortlessly switch POVs in a non-linear narrative; while enabling the reader to pick sides.

The second installment is completely different from the first one; from the premise to the characters. A through-and-through war novel, the ending is grisly, brave and the narrative is beautiful, cold and awe-inspiring. Must read!

An untried commander, destined to be a legend, leads a discontent mass of refugees through a continent seething with bloodthirsty rebels - mad to bring about a revolution and deliver apocalypse to the hated Malazans - unaware of the fact that an even brutal betrayal awaits him at the end of the journey. Meanwhile, a veteran assassin, angered by the betrayal of the empire, goes on a personal vendetta for vengeance, against the highest power of the empire. The God of shadows prepares a grand il...

The epic saga that Erikson has woven continues with more and more twisting events. More and more characters are introduced and each one worth remembering. Its only Erikson that makes you feel even for animals in a novel. Awesome!!!