Midnight Tides (The Malazan Book of the Fallen, Book 5)

Name: Midnight Tides (The Malazan Book of the Fallen, Book 5)
Rating: 4.452941176470588 (340 reviews)
Author: Steven Erikson
ISBN: 9780765348821

by Steven Erikson

4.5

(340 ratings)

966 pages2004Tor FantasyISBN 9780765348821

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About this book

After decades of internecine warfare, the tribes of the Tiste Edur have at last united under the Warlock King of the Hiroth. There is peace--but it has been exacted at a terrible price: a pact made with a hidden power whose motives are at best suspect, at worst, deadly. To the south, the expansionist kingdom of Lether, eager to fulfill its long-prophesized renaissance as an Empire reborn, has enslved all its less-civilized neighbors with rapacious hunger. All, that is, save one--the Tiste Edur. And it must be only a matter of time before they too fall--either beneath the suffocating weight of gold, or by slaughter at the edge of a sword. Or so destiny has decreed. Yet as the two sides gather for a pivotal treaty neither truly wants, ancient forces are awakening. For the impending struggle between these two peoples is but a pale reflection of a far more profound, primal battle--a confrontation with the still-raw wound of an old betrayal and the craving for revenge at its seething heart.

Publication Details

Publisher: Tor Fantasy
Published: 2004
Pages: 966
ISBN: 9780765348821
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