The Wurms of Blearmouth: A Malazan Tale of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach (Malazan Book of the Fallen)
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| Rating | : | 4.47 (759 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0765376229 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Probably the single most fun piece of fantasy I have ever read" according to benjamin. Probably the single most fun piece of fantasy I have ever read. Just a great mix of sardonic and humorous.. Three Stars Scott Hitchcock If you like caustic macabre humor it's for you.. While I enjoyed the humor (and the darker bits not quite as Overall a decent read, and just the right length. While I enjoyed the humor (and the darker bits not quite as much), I was ready for the story to be over by the time the novella ended. I was surprised that Bauchelain and Korbal weren't in the story more, though. Having not read the previous novellas, I don't know if that is normal (or not). While I don't think I would recommend this as
Make welcome, then, to Spendrugle's memorable residents, including the man who should have stayed dead, the woman whose prayers should never have been answered, the tax collector everyone ignores, the ex-husband town militiaman who never married, the beachcomber who lives in his own beard, the now singular lizard cat who used to be plural, and the girl who likes to pee in your lap. Tyrants abound on the verges of civilization, where disorder frays the rule of civil conduct and propriety surrenders to brutal imposition. But leave all that behind and plunge into escapist fantasy of the most irrelevant kind, and in the ragged wake of the tale told in Lees of Laughter's End, those most civil adventurers, Bauchelain and Korbal Broach, along with their suitably phlegmatic manservant, Emancipor Reese, make gentle landing upon a peaceful beach, beneath a quaint village at the foot of a majestic castle. Millions are made to kneel and yet more millions die horrible deaths in a welter of suffering and misery. A new novella from New York Times bestselling author Steven Erikson, set in the world of the Malazan Book of the Fallen, The Wurms of Blearmouth.Tyranny comes in many guises, and tyrants thrive in palaces and one-room hovels, in back alleys and playgrounds. And of course, hovering over all, the denizen of the castle keep, LordAh, but ther
He lives in the United Kingdom.. STEVEN ERIKSON is an archaeologist and anthropologist and a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop. His previous novels in the Malazan Book of the Fallen seriesGardens of the Moon, Deadhouse Gates, Memories of Ice, House of Chains, Midnight Tides, The Bonehunters, and Reaper's Galehave met with wides
Complexly drawn characters occupy a richly detailed world in this panoramic saga.” Library Journal on The Malazan Book of the Fallen Series“The kind of epic narrative that will have you scrambling for more.” Stephen R. “Erikson ranks near the top of the epic fantasy pantheon.” Publishers Weekly (starred review) on The Malazan Book of the Fallen Series“A multilayered tale of magic and war, loyalty and betrayal. Donaldson on The Malazan Book of the Fallen Series“Erikson is a master of lost and forgotten epochs, a weaver of ancient epics.” Salon on The Malazan Book of the Fallen Series“Erikson has no peer when it comes to action and imagination, and joins the ranks of Tolkien and Donald