Dust of Dreams
The Malazan Book of the Fallen 9
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4.5 • 22 Ratings
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Publisher Description
The penultimate book in the acclaimed Malazan Book of the Fallen fantasy series
On the Letherii continent the exiled Malazan army commanded by Adjunct Tavore begins its march into the eastern Wastelands, to fight for an unknown cause against an enemy it has never seen.
The fate awaiting the Bonehunters is one no soldier can prepare for, and one no mortal soul can withstand - the foe is uncertainty and the only weapon worth wielding is stubborn courage. In war everyone loses, and this brutal truth can be found in the eyes of every soldier in every world.
Destinies are never simple. Truths are neither clear nor sharp. The Tales of the Malazan Book of the Fallen are drawing to a close in a distant place, beneath indifferent skies, as the last great army of the Malazan Empire seeks a final battle in the name of redemption. Final questions remain to be answered: can one's deeds be heroic when no one is there to see it? Can that which is unwitnessed forever change the world? The answers await the Bonehunters, beyond the Wastelands...
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Ragged armies and gods old and new collide in the dizzyingly complex penultimate tale of the Malazan Book of the Fallen (following 2008's Toll the Hounds). After a traumatic reading of the tiles, Adjunct Tagore of the Malazan decides to quit the Letherii capital. To placate neighboring territories, Brys Beddict and a contingent of Letherii escort Tagore and her army through the Wastelands on their way to the port of Kolanse. The Barghast find their own reasons to head for the Wastelands, as do the T'lan Imass, a group of bloodthirsty Jaghut, and the army of the K'Chain Che'Malle. Gods tweak the players on this continent-sized chess board even as they themselves are manipulated. Erickson begins to reel in the long lines of his huge plot, giving enough hints to leave readers impatient for the 10th volume.
Customer Reviews
Dust of Dreams
Another fantastic tome in the Malazan Book of the Fallen!
Worst book I've ever finished.
By the ninth book in the series, Erickson's writing style just gets oppressive. It's like he's trying to beat you death with worthless (and lousy) exposition and prose, often from newly-introduced points of view that offer little/nothing to the overall narrative.
This is the point in the series when I would have hoped the story is starting to wrap itself up. Things should be happening. Characters we care about should be in the spotlight. Instead Erickson delivers 100's of pages of inane philosophical meandering from new/tertiary characters.
I suffered through the whole mess hoping there the end would pay off. It did not. While the last section was certainly action-packed (thank God), Erickson's action scenes long ago devolved into "explosion fights" where there's so much apocalyptic magic/abilities/weapons thrown around that it just gets tedious. Laser beams and explosions can only carry a story so far.