Gardens of the moon

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Published Nov. 12, 2005

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978-0-7653-4878-4
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Gardens of the Moon is the first of ten novels in Canadian author Steven Erikson's high fantasy series the Malazan Book of the Fallen. The novel details the various struggles for power on an intercontinental region dominated by the Malazan Empire. It is notable for the use of high magic, and unusual plot structure. Gardens of the Moon centres around the Imperial campaign to conquer the city of Darujhistan on the continent of Genabackis. It was first published in April 1, 1999 and was nominated for a World Fantasy Award. It received mixed to positive reviews, with critics praising the tone, characters, and overarching story. The book sold over a million copies in a month.

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reviewed Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson

Don't give up

4 stars

Don't give up on this series. Gardens of the moon is where people usually quit. You are thrown into a world with thousands year of history in a middle of all and good luck, try to understand what is happening. Steven Erikson is expecting from you to explore on your own he wont hold your hand and explain every single thing. And believe me he will write like you should already know all that. (I have checked few times if this really is 1st book) Unfortunately that is what throws most readers. I have struggled through GoTM and almost didn't contine with second book. Thank god i did because Deadhous gates was something else, everything starts making sense (little by little) And in the end this become my favourite series. GoTM shines in reread!

reviewed Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson

The first Malazan needs the other nine.

4 stars

Like many readers, I struggled a bit with Gardens of the Moon, Steven Erikson's first tome in the Malazan series. Not that it's a bad book, it's merely a bit confusing at times. It hits you with about a hundred names and several storylines that do not touch each other very much before the last chapters.

So, does it all come together? Nearly. Does the book stand on its own to be readable as a novel in its own right? Very nearly, but not quite.

I'd recommend that you approach it the same way I did: Having heard so many positive things about the "good kind of chaos" of the Malazan series as a whole, I decided to read the first book with a view to continuing onwards to the whole series.

Am I going to continue? I suppose I must, now, in order to get the whole story.

And …

reviewed Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson

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4 stars

I'd actually make this 3.5 if I could . Took two years to read this, off and on. I kept persevering because every single list i've seen with books I enjoy has this series near the top of the list. I read in the reviews that the first 200 pages are slow. Well, it took nearly the first 400 pages for me to really get into it, but once I did - yesterday - I read until I finished without putting the book down. SO, happily about to read book two. Hoping it picks up with somewhat more speed than book one did.

The plot is complex and I found some of the characters compelling. I do recommend this book to patient readers. Smile.

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