Malazan Book of the Fallen is a dark fantasy series of novels written by the Canadian author Steven Erikson and published by Bantam Press. The series consists of ten volumes that began in 1999 with Gardens of the moon and has recently been completed with the final volume "The Crippled God" published in February 2011.
Deadhouse Gates is the second book in the Malazan Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson.
Picking up where Gardens of the Moon left off, Deadhouse Gates reunites a host of old characters and throws some new ones into the fray. This time the action is focused not on Genabackis, but on the continent of seven cities, where a revolt is on the verge of being unleashed against the Malazan Empire. It's name is the Whirlwind and it's leader is a desert prophetess known only as Sha'ik. (S...
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