Review:In the previous book the story went far astray, leaving the settings and characters in which the series has much time invested. The Bonecasters is a return to the familiar, and while it leaps over and through a few glaring plot holes it remains true to the series as a compelling treatise on human nature wrapped in a most entertaining fantasy dust cover. Well with reading, but make sure you have read the preceding books in the series or you will be hopelessly lost. Read more

Review:This isn't a review of the book, but of the product itself. I purchased this believing it would be the same cover as pictured, but it was actually a new edition with alternate cover art. It's still a good copy but I bought this solely because I was looking for the version in the picture. I was trying to get a matching set of all 10 books since there isn't a box-set available. I hate mass market paperbacks so I figured I'd go for the regular paperbacks as they all have pictured the covers in the ... Read more

Review:This book picks up where the second one stopped, but refocuses on characters we haven't seen since the first book. The pasts of both the main characters and several of the races are revealed, and they are not disappointing.

The reason for the low rating, and my main complaint about this book is the editing. Frankly, it is so bad I often have to re-read a paragraph several times to figure out what was being said because it lacks all punctuation, every third word is italicized, and random w... Read more

Review:The road was long and filled with both pain and wonder, but eventually it came to an end. And with the closing of the story, Erikson shows us that the best endings feel like coming home from a journey and settling into your favorite chair. Not all journeys are happy, but even the most arduous of sacrifices within these pages leaves the reader feeling rewarded by the scope and depth of this most grand of stories, The Malazan Book of the Fallen. Highly recommended!!! Read more

Review:What an absolute pleasure to read. The overall complexity of the story, the revealing of characters that make them increasingly tangible, and the constant intrigue (even from newly introduced elements in the series), continue to impress me. I hope that Steven continues to write many more novels, because I'm now convinced that I'll be hooked on whatever fantasy he pens. Read more

Review:If you're contemplating buying this book, you've probably already read the first eight, and there's really nothing more to say. If you're enjoying the series so far, Dust of Dreams won't disappoint you. Read more

Review:This SERIES is well plotted with excellent characters It would rate five stars if the author (and his editors and beta readers) were not so grievously deficient in English grammar. This not a criticism of the dialogue, but of the narration. For example:fhe present tense of tread is tread, not trod. You read along engaged in the story when, all of a sudden, bad grammar rears its ugly head with the effect of nails screeching over a blackboard.
I certainly hope the next editions of this SERI... Read more

Review:Captivating characters who journey first alone and the. In ever more complicated circles make this book and the series a wonder to read. Great suspense and almost none stop action are varied and enjoyable. Although the first book is abut hard to get into. Read more

Review:I haven't finished the book and if I change my mind I will amend this review. So far, this simply isn't up to the standards of Esslemont's other books--it reads like something he may have written long before the other books (beginning with Night of Knives) and edited to "fit" into his universe. But, I've enjoyed his other books so much that here I reserve the right to change my mind...;)

Ok, am back and have finished. Nothing's changed. In fact I am re-reading "Return of the Crimson G... Read more

Review:I have been reading fantasy/sci do since I was a kid. Beginning with the venerable Tolkien like so many do, then expanding into The Great's of both genres. Steven Erikson is the best I have ever read.I Read more