The Bonehunters

The Seven Cities Rebellion lies in ruins with the demise of Sha'ik, leaving only a single band of rebels entrenched in Y'Ghatan, fiercely led by Leoman of the Flails. The daunting task of besieging this age-old stronghold fills the exhausted soldiers of the Malaz 14th Army with unease, haunted by memories of their great champion Dassem Ultor's death and the river of Malazan blood spilled there. Y'Ghatan, a place heavy with ominous dread, reeks of mortality. Meanwhile, greater forces are at play as The Crippled God secures a spot within the pantheon, igniting potential schisms and demanding allegiance from the divine. The ground rules have shifted drastically, portending terror and inevitable conflict, with the first mortal casualties as the battle lines are drawn. The world faces upheaval, housing a diverse cast of recognizable and new players: Heboric Ghost Hands, the deity-afflicted Apsalar, Cutter—transformed from thief to assassin, the formidable warrior Karsa Orlong, and the wandering duo Icarium and Mappo, each striving to carve out their destined paths despite divine interference. As the gods unsheath their celestial knives, mercy becomes a forgotten ideal. A celestial war looms, and the stakes are nothing less than reality itself. Thus unfolds the breathtaking new installment in Steven Erikson's acclaimed Malazan Book of the Fallen, a work celebrated for its vast imaginative scope and hailed as a burgeoning classic in the fantasy genre.