# Malazan Book of the Fallen (starting book 1)

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 26, 2013, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malazan-book-of-the-fallen-starting-book-1/661951 "2013-06-26T11:12:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malazan-book-of-the-fallen-starting-book-1/661951/21 "2014-04-23T16:44:09Z")

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Resurrecting this because I just finished Gardens of the Moon and started Deadhouse Gates. So far, I love Erikson’s/Esslemont’s world, dark and gritty as it is. Second, I spoiled myself by reading **Merneith** ’s spoiler about Shadowthrone and the Rope, but it’s not a huge spoiler and does explain a few things I’d wondered.

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