The second novel in the awe-inspiring Malazan Book of the Fallen
series. "Gripping, fast-moving, delightfully dark, with a masterful and
unapologetic brutality reminiscent of George R. R. Martin." -- Elizabeth
Haydon
In the vast dominion of Seven Cities, in the Holy Desert Raraku, the
seer Sha'ik and her followers prepare for the long-prophesied uprising
known as the Whirlwind. Unprecedented in size and savagery, this
maelstrom of fanaticism and bloodlust will embroil the Malazan Empire in
one of the bloodiest conflicts it has ever known, shaping destinies and
giving birth to legends . . .
Set in a brilliantly realized world ravaged by dark, uncontrollable
magic, Deadhouse Gates is a novel of war, intrigue and betrayal
confirms Steven Eirkson as a storyteller of breathtaking skill,
imagination and originality--a new master of epic fantasy.