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It is an undeniable truth give evil a name and everyones happy Give it two names andwhy theyre even happierIntrepid necromancers Bauchelain and Korbal Broach scourges of civilization raisers of the dead reapers of the souls of the living devourers of hope betrayers of faith slayers of the innocent and modest personifications of evil have a lot to answer for and answer they will Known as the Nehemoth they are pursued by countless self-professed defenders of decency sanity and civilization After all since when does evil thrive unchallenged Well oftenbut not this timeHot on their heels are the Nehemothanai avowed hunters of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach In the company of a gaggle of artists and pilgrims stalwart Mortal Sword Tulgord Vise pious Well Knight Arpo Relent stern Huntsman Steck Marynd and three of the redoubtable Chanter brothers and their lone sister find themselves faced with the cruelest of choices The legendary Crackd Pot Trail a stretch of harsh wasteland between the Gates of Nowhere and the Shrine of the Indifferent God has become a tortured path of deprivationWill honor moral probity and virtue prove champions in the face of brutal necessity No of course not Dont be silly.
About the Author
Steven Erikson is an archaeologist and anthropologist and a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop. His previous novels in the Malazan Book of the Fallen series--Gardens of the Moon, Deadhouse Gates, Memories of Ice, House of Chains, Midnight Tides, The Bonehunters, and Reaper's Gale--have met with widespread international acclaim and established him as a major voice in the world of fantasy fiction. He lives in Canada. Photo by Fazal Majid (Own work.) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) ], via Wikimedia Commons.
