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The last great army of the Malazan Empire resolves to make a final, defiant, heroic stand in the name of redemption. Whether those deeds can be considered heroic when no one is left to witness them is unknown. A mysterious ominous force, revealed by the Deck of Dragons, has been unleashed, and its dreadful power is beyond understanding.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Fantasy/Epic Fantasy
Authors: Steven Erikson
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