Memories of Ice
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4.8 • 34 Ratings
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Publisher Description
The ravaged continent of Genabackis has given birth to a terrifying new empire: the Pannion Domin. Like a tide of corrupted blood, it seethes across the land, devouring all. In its path stands an uneasy alliance: Onearm's army and Whiskeyjack's Bridgeburners alongside their enemies of old--the forces of the Warlord Caladan Brood, Anomander Rake and his Tiste Andii mages, and the Rhivi people of the plains.
But ancient undead clans are also gathering; the T'lan Imass have risen. For it would seem something altogether darker and more malign threatens this world. Rumors abound that the Crippled God is now unchained and intent on a terrible revenge.
Marking the return of many characters from Gardens of the Moon and introducing a host of remarkable new players, Memories of Ice is both a momentous new chapter in Steven Erikson's magnificent epic fantasy and a triumph of storytelling.
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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Battle dominates the gripping third installment of Canadian Erikson's projected 10-volume series (Gardens of the Moon, etc.), set in the land of Malazan and featuring a host of gods, grunt soldiers, wizards and undead. Ganoes Paran is now captain of the Bridgeburners, part of Dujek Onearm's army that's trying to fight off the vile forces of the Pannion Domin. The author vividly details the horrors of hand-to-hand combat along with the cannibalistic tendencies of the Tenescowri (or peasant) rabble that fight for the Pannion Domin. The most intriguing new character is Itkovian, a commander of the mercenary Grey Swords who finds, after the battle of Capustan, that his god has deserted him. For a giant fantasy series, this is tightly written, with no repetitious dialogue or exposition. Erikson ranks near the top of the epic fantasy pantheon.
Customer Reviews
Wonderfull Series That’s Fantasy At It’s Best!
Erikson’s charachters are fully developed and realistic so as to pull you into the world he creates. You find that you care about them, even the one’s who are the adversarial counterparts to the main protagonists in his novels. His dialogue for his characters is extraordinary and the many levels of complexity to these characters sets this series apart from any other fantasy I have ever read.
Yes, the Tales of the Malazan Empire demands your strict attention and you have to do some work in order to fully immerse yourself in the stories, but Erikson makes it well worth this effort and rewards you with page after page of a narrative that is difficult to put down and has me hooked into knowing that I will read the entire 10 novels of this incredible series and the subsequent additional books written by him and his friend Ian Cameron Esslemont!