false <![CDATA[Reaper's Gale (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #7)]]> 459064 7 A truly epic fantasy series that has confirmed its author as one of the most original and exciting genre storytellers in years.<br><br>Erikson&#8217;s &#8216;<b>Malazan Book of the Fallen</b>&#8217; has been recognised the world-over by writers, critics and fans alike &#8212; in a recent review of The Bonehunters, the sixth chapter in this remarkable tale, the UK&#8217;s Interzone magazine hailed it &#8216;a masterpiece&#8217; and &#8216;the benchmark for all future works in the field&#8217;, while the hugely influential genre website, Ottawa-based SF Site, declared &#8216;this series has clearly established itself as the most significant work of epic fantasy since Donaldson&#8217;s Chronicles of Thomas Covenant&#8217;. <br><br>Now comes Reaper&#8217;s Gale &#8212; the seventh <b>Tale of the Malazan Book of the Fallen</b> &#8212; and neither Erikson nor the excitement are showing any sign of letting up. Mauled and now cut adrift by the Malazan Empire, Tavore and her now infamous 14th army have landed on the coast of a strange, unknown continent and find themselves facing an even more dangerous enemy: the Tiste Edur, a nightmarish empire pledged to serve the Crippled God&#8230; <br><br>A brutal, harrowing novel of war, intrigue and dark, uncontrollable magic, this is fantasy at its most imaginative and storytelling at its most thrilling.<br><br><br><i>From the Trade Paperback edition.</i> 4379974 book 26 6 2007 Reaper's Gale (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #7) total:495|5:253|4:169|3:65|2:6|1:2| 495 2150 813 38 5 0 false false Mon Mar 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 10:47:00 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 11:26:07 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Feb 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 06:25:41 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 06:32:29 -0800 2009 First, it tied together the Malazan side of the story and the Letheri side of the story.
Second, it had the marines doing what they were meant to do!
Third, it had Hellian (who is quickly growing to be one of my favorite characters), Fiddler, Tehol Beddict,...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 10:01:49 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 09:00:00 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Mar 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 27 10:36:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 13:44:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Sep 24 18:15:22 -0700 2007 Wed Nov 07 13:27:38 -0800 2007
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We finally get to see the Malazan and Letharii empires clash in earnest! Karsa vs....well, I won't ruin it for you. ]]> 4 0 false false Mon May 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 06 10:00:53 -0800 2008 Thu Jun 19 12:52:47 -0700 2008
Erikson finally ties the Malazan and Letherii storylines together in Reaper's Gale, the seventh entry in his Malazan Book of the Fallen series. Reaper's Gale takes place a year or so after the end of The Bonehunters, when the Letherii have grown s...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 12 22:24:27 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 12 22:34:00 -0800 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Apr 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 29 20:59:36 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 29 21:13:15 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Jul 08 07:54:09 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 08 07:58:44 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 01 09:01:09 -0700 2007 Fri Feb 29 10:36:08 -0800 2008
I mean honestly, all I really cared about here was the fact that ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Aug 21 16:15:33 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 16:27:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 3 false false Thu May 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 02 00:16:31 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 17:51:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 true false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 13 07:46:51 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 13 07:57:44 -0700 2007
While some of the story lines were awesome (and by some, I mean one), there were more than the fair share of totally boring story lines: Letherii politics, a long journey with Sil...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Sep 30 20:00:13 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 30 20:28:27 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Oct 01 09:33:54 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 09:57:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Oct 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 11:22:50 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 22:23:15 -0700 2009
Hm, anyhow, the first couple hundred pages were a bit boring and confusing, then I got into i...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 25 11:32:41 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 11:32:58 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Apr 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 12:49:53 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 12:49:53 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Jan 25 03:52:28 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 03:54:28 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Wed Dec 03 09:40:11 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 03 09:41:13 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2893217