Toll the Hounds (Malazan Book 8) (Malazan Book of the Fallen)

Name: Toll the Hounds (Malazan Book 8) (Malazan Book of the Fallen)
Rating: 4.431640625 (256 reviews)
Author: Steven Erikson
ISBN: 9780593046371

by Steven Erikson

4.4

(256 ratings)

1299 pages2008Bantam PressISBN 9780593046371

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About this book

In Darujhistan, the city of blue fire, it is said that love and death shall arrive dancing. It is summer and the heat is oppressive, but for the small round man in the faded red waistcoat, discomfiture is not just because of the sun. All is not well. Dire portents plague his nights and haunt the city streets like fiends of shadow. Assassins skulk in alleyways, but the quarry has turned and the hunters become the hunted. Hidden hands pluck the strings of tyranny like a fell chorus. While the bards sing their tragic tales, somewhere in the distance can be heard the baying of Hounds...And in the distant city of Black Coral, where rules Anomander Rake, Son of Darkness, ancient crimes awaken, intent on revenge. It seems Love and Death are indeed about to arrive...hand in hand, dancing. A thrilling, harrowing novel of war, intrigue and dark, uncontrollable magic, Toll the Hounds is the new chapter in Erikson's monumental series - epic fantasy at its most imaginative and storytelling at its most exciting.

Publication Details

Publisher: Bantam Press
Published: 2008
Pages: 1299
ISBN: 9780593046371
Language: en

About Steven Erikson

Steve Rune Lundin (born October 7, 1959), known as Steven Erikson, is a Canadian novelist best known for his epic fantasy series *Malazan Book of the Fallen*, which follows a complex world of magic, politics, and war. Born in Toronto, Ontario, he grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and trained as an archaeologist and anthropologist. Erikson is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop and has worked in various roles before dedicating himself to writing full-time. His works are celebrated for their depth, complexity, and multi-dimensional characters, often challenging traditional fantasy conventions. Erikson's writing is influenced by his background in archaeology and anthropology, as well as his experiences with pen and paper role-playing games. (Sources:[1][1],[2][2]) [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Erikson [2]: https://www.fantasybookreview.co.uk/Steven-Erikson/biography.html