La série Malaz Séries

La série Malaz est une série de fantasy épique de Steven Erikson qui suit les destins complexes de divers personnages dans un monde vaste et détaillé. L'histoire tourne autour des conflits entre des dieux puissants, des soldats et des êtres magiques, entrelaçant différentes lignes de temps et perspectives. La série est connue pour sa profondeur, ses thèmes philosophiques et sa narration peu conventionnelle. Les lecteurs peuvent s'attendre à des rebondissements inattendus et à une riche mythologie.

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Gardens of the Moon
Steven Erikson
752pages
27 heures de lecture
Bled dry by interminable warfare, infighting and bloody confrontations with Lord Anomander Rake and his Tiste Andii, the vast, sprawling Malazan empire simmers with discontent. Even its imperial legions yearn for some respite. For Sergeant Whiskeyjack and his Bridgeburners, and for Tattersail - sole surviving sorceress of the Second Legion - the aftermath of the siege of Pale should have been a time to mourn the dead. But Darujhistan, the last of the Free Cities of Genabackis, still holds out against the empire - and Empress Lasseen's ambition knows no bounds. However, it seems the empire is not alone in this great game. Sinister forces gather as the gods themselves prepare to play their hand . . . Conceived and written on an epic scale, Gardens of the Moon is a breathtaking achievement - a novel in which grand design, a dark and complex mythology, wild and wayward magic and a host of enduring characters combine with thrilling, powerful storytelling to resounding effect.
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Deadhouse Gates (Malazan Book 2)
Steven Erikson
959pages
34 heures de lecture
Licking its wounds after the events in Darujhistan, the Malazan Empire now faces unrest in Seven Cities. Too soon, the rumblings of disquiet explode into a fully fledged uprising, drawing the Empire into the bloodiest conflict it has ever known.
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Memories of Ice
Steven Erikson
944pages
34 heures de lecture
The ravaged continent of Genabackis is a terrifying new empire, the Pannion Domin, that devours all. An uneasy allliance resists: Onearm's army, Whiskeyjack's Bridgeburners and former enemies - forces of Warlord Caladan Brood, Anomander Rake and his Tiste Andii mages, and the Rhivi people of the plains. And the Crippled God intends revenge.
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House of Chains
Steven Erikson
1040pages
37 heures de lecture
In Northern Genabackis, savage tribal warriors descend from the mountains into the southern flat lands. Their intention is to wreak havoc among the despised lowlanders, but for the one named Karsa Orlong it marks the beginning of what will prove an extraordinary destiny.
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Midnight Tides
Steven Erikson
944pages
34 heures de lecture
After decades of warfare, the tribes of the Tiste Edur have at last united under the rule of the Warlock King. But peace has been exacted at a terrible price - a pact made with a hidden power whose motives are at best suspect, at worst deadly. To the south, the expansionist kingdom of Lether has devoured all of its less-civilised neighbours with rapacious hunger. All save one - the Tiste Edur. But Lether is approaching a long-prophesied renaissance that it will take it from a kingdom and lost colony to an empire reborn - and has fixed its gaze on the rich lands of the Tiste Edur. It would seem inevitable that the tribes will surrender, succumbing to the suffocating weight of gold, or to slaughter at the edge of a sword. Or so Destiny has decreed. A pivotal treaty between the two sides nears, but unknown ancient forces are awakening. For the impending struggle between these two peoples is but a pale reflection of an altogether more profound, primal battle - a confrontation driven by a still-raw betrayal and a craving for vengeance. War and confrontation, magic and myth collide in this, the stunning fifth chapter in Steven Erikson's magnificent The Malazan Book of the Fallen - a series hailed as an epic of the imagination and a classic work of high fantasy.
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The Bonehunters
Steven Erikson
1229pages
44 heures de lecture
The Seven Cities Rebellion has been defeated, and Sha'ik is dead, but a final rebel faction remains in Y'Ghatan, led by the fanatical Leoman of the Flails. The Malaz 14th Army, weary from battle, is uneasy about besieging this ancient fortress, the site of Dassem Ultor's death and a massacre of Malazan soldiers. The atmosphere is thick with foreboding. Meanwhile, a greater conflict brews as the Crippled God gains a place in the pantheon, causing a schism that demands sides be taken. The rules of engagement have shifted dramatically, and the first bloodshed will occur in the mortal realm. A diverse cast of characters, including Heboric Ghost Hands, the possessed Apsalar, the killer Cutter, the warrior Karsa Orlong, and the ancient wanderers Icarium and Mappo, are each seeking to shape their destinies against the backdrop of divine interference. With tensions escalating and knives drawn, the gods are less inclined to show mercy. War looms, not just on earth but in the heavens, with the ultimate prize being existence itself. This installment continues the epic saga of the Malazan Book of the Fallen, celebrated for its imaginative scope and recognized as a fantasy classic.
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Reaper's Gale
Steven Erikson
1279pages
45 heures de lecture
The Letherii Empire is in turmoil. Rhulad Sengar, the Emperor of a Thousand Deaths, spirals into madness, while the Errant, once a farseeing god, appears suddenly blind to the future. Driven by the corruption and self-interest, the empire edges ever-closer to all-out war with its neighbouring kingdoms.
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Toll the Hounds
Steven Erikson
In Darujhistan, the saying goes that Love and Death shall arrive together, dancing... It is summer and the heat is oppressive, yet the discomfiture of the small rotund man in the faded red waistcoat is not entirely due to the sun. Dire portents plague his nights and haunt the city
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Dust of Dreams
Steven Erikson
1276pages
45 heures de lecture
In a faraway land and beneath indifferent skies, the final chapter of The Malazan Book of the Fallen has begun. This masterwork of imagination may be the high-water mark of epic fantasy.--Glen Cook.
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Crippled God
Steven Erikson
Tavore Paran struggles to hold her army together in order to combat a fearsome alien force, while the gods threaten to once again unleash dragons to destroy the world
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Bauchelain and Korbal Broach
Steven Erikson
The first three tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach, the famed necromancers from the Malazan Book of the Fallen, collected in one volume. BLOOD FOLLOWS In the port city of Lamentable Moll, a diabolical killer stalks the streets and panic grips the citizens like a fever. As Emancipor Reese's legendary ill luck would have it, his previous employer is the unknown killer's latest victim. But two strangers have come to town and they have posted in Fishmonger's Round a note, reeking of death-warded magic, requesting the services of a manservant... THE HEALTHY DEAD The city of Quaint's zeal for goodness can be catastophic, and no one knows this better than Bauchelain and Korbal Broach, two stalwart champions of all things bad.The homicidal necromancers - and their substance-addled manservant, Emancipor Reese - find themeselves ensnared in a scheme to bring goodness into utter ruination. Sometimes you must bring down civilization...in the name of civilization. THE LEES OF LAUGHTER'S END After their blissful sojourn in Lamentable Moll, the sorcerors Bauchelain and Korbal Broach - along with their manservant, Emancipor Reese -set out on the open seas aboard the sturdy ship Suncurl. Alas, there's more baggage in the hold than meets the beady eyes of the crew, and unseemly terrors awaken. For Bauchelain, Korbal Broach and Emancipor Reese, it is just one more night on the high seas, on a journey without end.
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