Fall of Light: Book Two of the Kharkanas Trilogy (The Kharkanas Trilogy, 2) - Softcover

Erikson, Steven

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0765323648 ISBN 13: 9780765323644

Publisher: Tor Books, 2018

Synopsis

Steven Erikson returns to the Malazan world with the second book in a dark and revelatory new epic fantasy trilogy, one that takes place a millennium before the events in his New York Times bestselling Malazan Book of the Fallen. The Fall of Light continues the tragic story of the downfall of an ancient realm, a story begun in the critically acclaimed Forge of Darkness.

It's a conflicted time in Kurald Galain, the realm of Darkness, where Mother Dark reigns. But this ancient land was once home to many a power...and even death is not quite eternal. The commoners' great hero, Vatha Urusander, is being promoted by his followers to take Mother Dark's hand in marriage, but her Consort, Lord Draconus, stands in the way of such ambitions. The impending clash sends fissures throughout the realm. As rumors of civil war burn through the masses, an ancient power emerges from the long dead seas. Caught in the middle of it all are the First Sons of Darkness, Anomander, Andarist, and Silchas Ruin of the Purake Hold....

Malazan Book of the Fallen series
Gardens of the Moon
Deadhouse Gates
Memories of Ice
House of Chains
Midnight Tides
The Bonehunters
Reaper's Gale
Toll the Hounds
Dust of Dreams
The Crippled God
The Wurms of Blearmouth

The Kharkanas Trilogy series
Forge of Darkness
Fall of Light

Willful Child series
Willful Child
Willful Child: Wrath of Betty

Other Titles
Bauchelain and Korbal Broach
Crack'd Pot Trail

About this title

About the Author

STEVEN ERIKSON is an archaeologist and anthropologist and a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop. His Malazan Book of the Fallen series has met with widespread international acclaim and established him as a major voice in the world of fantasy fiction. The first book in the series, Gardens of the Moon, was shortlisted for a World Fantasy Award. The second novel, Deadhouse Gates, was voted one of the ten best fantasy novels of 2000 by SF Site. He lives in Canada.

Review

“Erikson is a master of lost and forgotten epochs, a weaver of ancient epics.” ―Salon

“Erikson has no peer when it comes to action and imagination, and joins the ranks of Tolkien and Donaldson in his mythic vision and perhaps then goes one better.” ―SF Site

“Gripping, fast-moving, delightfully dark, with a masterful and unapologetic brutality reminiscent of George R. R. Martin... Utterly engrossing.” ―Elizabeth Haydon, bestselling author of The Symphony of Ages

“This masterwork of imagination may be the high-water mark of epic fantasy.” ―Glen Cook, bestselling author of The Black Company

Edition details

• Publisher: Tor Books
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0765323648
• ISBN 13: 9780765323644
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 864