Garden of The Moon

Garden of the Moon is the first book in the Malazan of the Fallen series, written by Erikson. At the moment of this writing, the series consists of eight books, three short tales, and two further novels written by Erikson's co-creator, all revolving around the vast and creative world-building in the original book.

Once you begin Garden of the Moon, billions of characters will be presented in the first chapter (yes, we are just exaggerating. But you understand our point) In contrast to more typical approaches in epic fantasy - in which we are treated to chapter after chapter of explanation - Erikson thrusts us directly into the action. Even the most seasoned fantasy reader may feel a little... at a loss. Some people even question whether there was another volume released before Garden of the Moon. There wasn’t - which made this book more interesting.

In typical cases, the world in which the story takes place has existed for eons, complete with its own histories and things like that. However, Erikson skips that entirely, and has no regrets about it. He should not have to; the exciting plot is more than enough compensation.

Author: Steven Erikson

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