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  • The Malazan Book of the Fallen 2
  • By: Steven Erikson
  • Narrated by: Ralph Lister
  • Length: 34 hrs and 4 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (752 ratings)

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Deadhouse Gates

By: Steven Erikson
Narrated by: Ralph Lister
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Random House presents the audiobook edition of Deadhouse Gates: The Malazan Book of the Fallen 2 by Steven Erikson, read by Ralph Lister.

Weakened by events in Darujhistan, the Malazan Empire teeters on the brink of anarchy. In the vast dominion of Seven Cities, in the Holy Desert Raraku, the seer Sha'ik gathers an army around her in preparation for the long-prophesied uprising named the Whirlwind. Unprecedented in its size and savagery, it will embroil in one of the bloodiest conflicts it has ever known: a maelstrom of fanaticism and bloodlust that will shape destinies and give birth to legends.... 

In the Otataral mines, Felisin, youngest daughter of the disgraced House of Paran, dreams of revenge against the sister who sentenced her to a life of slavery. Escape leads her to Raraku, where her soul will be reborn and her future made clear. The now-outlawed Bridgeburners, Fiddler and the assassin Kalam, have vowed to return the once god-possessed Apsalar to her homeland and to confront and kill the Empress Laseen, but events will overtake them, too. Meanwhile, Coltaine, the charismatic commander of the Malaz 7th Army, will lead his battered, war-weary troops in a last valiant running battle to save the lives of 30,000 refugees and, in so doing, secure an illustrious place in the Empire's chequered history. And into this blighted land come two ancient wanderers, Mappo and his half-Jaghut companion Icarium, bearers of a devastating secret that threatens to break free of its chains.... 

Set in a brilliantly realised world ravaged by anarchy and dark, uncontrollable magic, Deadhouse Gates is the thrilling, brutal second chapter in the Malazan Book of the Fallen. A powerful novel of war, intrigue and betrayal, it confirms Steven Erikson as a storyteller of breathtaking skill, imagination and originality - a new master of epic fantasy.

©2000 Steven Erikson (P)2019 Random House Audiobooks

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A fine story. Deep in Intrigue. Riveting.

Excellent story, great characters. Be warned, difficult to follow as the storyline is hard to comprehend at times, this is not an easy listen. I have purchased the book so I can go over it again to get a better grip on the finer points and of course maps.

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What a winner

This book both made cry laughing and cry for sadness of the chain of dogs.
Great character building carrying on from the Gardens of the Moon.
addictive listening.
5 out of 5 again.
A real 5 out of 5.

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Outstanding book and narration

Fantasy writing that is a cut above the cliched norm. Depth and detail to characters and plot lines. Superbly read and immersive. If you are on this book you already know these things. Outstanding.

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An epic!

I thought Gardens of the Moon was exhilarating in its own way, but this second book had an enchantment of its own - deeply moving in parts and a brilliant narration bringing the fantastic mix of characters to life.

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Breathtaking, heart breaking, and epic in scale.

This is the second book in the series and I am well and truly addicted. Erikson constantly leaves me hungry for more, chapter after chapter. Incredible storytelling and world building with unique characters.

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One very wild ride

The pace of this book is hard and fast, with a hell of a lot going on. Expect to be exhausted and confused in parts, until the clouds break and the rain finally falls in the end. I wasn't charmed by the narrator initially, but he's won me over: does the voices so well that you can instantly recognise a character without an introduction. That's mastery! I'm very ready to start on the next chapter!

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Fantastic

A story to stretch the imagination and break the heart. The threads of many story's drawn together excellently

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more like a puppet show

honestly, i still, after pulling off during the fourth time, don't and can't understand, who the hell appreciate these books?
I've been told it's getting better with time, so i tried this too, but, uh, it doesn't, it stays on the same level of gibberish and rts video game like depths.
Avoid.

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What a story, a genuine journey through all possible emotions.

I struggled with Gardens of the Moon due to the whole ‘dropped in the deep end’ nature of Malazan. Once I adjusted to this however and accepted being confused is normal in this series I fell in love. The story is simply incredible, I truly have never laughed, cried, loved characters and hated characters so much in any book before. A genuinely great cast of characters set in the most massive and intriguing world I’ve ever come across. I spent large parts of the book confused, but this just made me want to learn more and figure out what’s going on. Narration is just as beautifully executed as the prose itself.
Bring on book 3!

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oh coltaine

beautiful story wonderfully told breaks my heart. harder listening to it the second time round great book

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  • 09-05-21

fantástico book , awfull narrator

fantastic book , awfull narrator. worst narrator ever, does not vocalize at all. what a way to ruin a fantastic book

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  • 15-11-19

Beautiful language and branched scene building

Deadhouse gates: Great and entertaining naration from Ralph Lister. Beautiful language and scene building, mosaic personae and world! Yet I have to admit that I had to look to Malazan Wiki in some parts to sum what actually happened because of that many personae and ornamental language. Due to this "picturing" language a scene building this is one of few fiction books that I would probably read again (I normally don't do that, it's usuay boring for me since I know what will happen). In opposite to Gardens of the Moon I got really hooked on Deadhouse Gates and I enjoyed its darker atmosphere.

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