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The climax to Steven Erikson’s epic Malazan series follows Bonehunter commandant Tavore Paran as she marches to Kolanse against the K'Chain Nah'Ruk, confronting questions of loyalty, mutiny and the fragile allies she has forged. Alongside the battle, the Forkrul Assail, the last arbiters of humanity, seek to cleanse the world, while the Elder Gods attempt to free the dragon Korabas from her prison. In the realm of Kurald Galain, refugees await the coming of the Tiste Liosan, and the gates of Starvald close to the rising Eleint, promising a final surge of dragons and divine conflict.
"The Crippled God" brings together the war, politics, divine machinations and massive armies that characterized the saga, delivering a dramatic conclusion to the series’ sweeping narrative.
First publish date: 2007
Genre: Fantasy/Epic Fantasy
Authors: Steven Erikson
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