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Gardens of the Moon
- The Malazan Book of the Fallen, Book 1
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister
- Length: 26 hrs and 2 mins
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Summary
Random House presents the audiobook edition of Gardens Of The Moon: (Malazan Book Of The Fallen 1) by Steven Erikson, read by Ralph Lister.
Bled dry by interminable warfare, infighting and bloody confrontations with Lord Anomander Rake and his Tiste Andii, the vast, sprawling Malazan empire simmers with discontent.
Even its imperial legions yearn for some respite. For Sergeant Whiskeyjack and his Bridgeburners and for Tattersail, sole surviving sorceress of the Second Legion, the aftermath of the siege of Pale should have been a time to mourn the dead. But Darujhistan, last of the Free Cities of Genabackis, still holds out - and Empress Lasseen's ambition knows no bounds.
However, it seems the empire is not alone in this great game. Sinister forces gather as the gods themselves prepare to play their hand...
Conceived and written on an epic scale, Gardens of the Moon is a breathtaking achievement - a novel in which grand design, a dark and complex mythology, wild and wayward magic and a host of enduring characters combine with thrilling, powerful storytelling to resounding effect. Acclaimed by writers, critics and readers alike, here is the opening chapter in what has been hailed a landmark of epic fantasy: the awesome 'The Malazan Book of the Fallen'.
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- Irina Khoury
- 04-06-20
Couldn't get past the third chapter.
I was thrilled by the narrator's accent and all, but beyond that, just boring
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- Marcus Dageryd
- 31-10-21
Excellent book somewhat poorly narrated
Keep the Dramatis Personae from the paperback at hand so you can keep up.
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- Anonymous User
- 04-08-21
Hard to get into
Confusing with the lack of elaboration on things. Great setting carried the story for me. Hopefully the next one is better.
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- Anonymous User
- 04-04-23
Not for idle listening
It’s a great story and fantastic performance from the narrator. I would say that it’s not for idle listening, you do need to be paying attention. It’s worth it though
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- Anonymous User
- 24-01-21
Slow start
Very difficult book to get into. So many characters being introduced at the same time and in such chaos. I probably took a good two hours to get into the story.
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- Dumarest
- 21-06-20
Great story shame about the performance
I have read all the books several years ago and liked the idea of listening to an audible Performance to bring the characters to Life. unfortunately my hopes were dashed very quickly because the narrator could only use his own voice or that of 6 Year old boys and girls plus 90 year old crones.
awful.
I do not understand why the author allowed his characters to be destroyed in this way.
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- Ed
- 19-01-21
Excellent narration, muddled story
The narration was excellent, fitting the story perfectly. The plot was unfortunately not great at times, with events occurring randomly out of thin air to push to story along. Major plot points turned out to be insignificant and even pointless, and the story didn't truly satisfy. Shame, as the narrator was incredible. I wanted to get absorbed into this universe, but I think my journey ends here.
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- Mr. C. WILLIAMS
- 12-07-22
A great story almost great narration
Brilliamt story, found the narration a bit jarrimg at times. More emphasis on correct pronounciation of names and less on trying to put on voices for different characters would have been better
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- Rugball
- 30-01-23
Fantastic series and fantastic narration.
It is a little tough when you first start reading/listening to figure out who characters are and what's happening. But once you get a hook into it it's an incredibly good series. It's so so worth having patience with it and just seeing where it take you.
And the narration of the audio book is fantastic. One of the better narrators I've come across while listening to audio books.
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- Justin L.
- 08-06-23
A great start to a series.
I have thoroughly enjoyed my start with this series, the only thing that confused me was the multiple points of views in the middle of chapters without announcing who’s perspective it was, but I got used to the individuality of the performance for each character about halfway through!
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