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Series: Malazan Book of the Fallen (#1) |Malazan (#5)

#1 Gardens of the Moon

by Steven Erikson

FantasyFictionAdventure

Vast legions of gods, mages, humans, dragons and all manner of creatures play out the fate of the Malazan Empire in this first book in a major epic fantasy series

Moods: AdventurousDarkChallengingMysteriousTenseReflectiveEmotionalHopefulSadFunny
Cover of Gardens of the Moon
Hardcover
Pages 499 pages
Published 1999
Audiobook 26h 3m
Languages English, Czech, French +9
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Publisher's Summary

The Malazan Empire simmers with discontent, bled dry by interminable warfare, bitter infighting and bloody confrontations with the formidable Anomander Rake and his Tiste Andii, ancient and implacable sorcerers.…

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Weighted Score
3.93 out of 5.0
Bayesian Score Formula
(R × v + C × m) / (v + m)
R (Avg Rating): 3.93 ★
v (Ratings Count): 906
C (Catalog Average): 3.89 ★
m (Min Weight Threshold): 50
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Hardcover Avg: 3.93
True Ratings 906
Written Reviews 109
Shelved (Popularity) 3,088
Users Read 1,211
Rating Distribution
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