• The Bonehunters

  • Malazan Book of the Fallen, Book 6
  • By: Steven Erikson
  • Narrated by: Michael Page
  • Length: 42 hrs and 1 min
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (3,701 ratings)

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The Bonehunters

By: Steven Erikson
Narrated by: Michael Page
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The Seven Cities Rebellion has been crushed. Sha’ik is dead. One last rebel force remains, holed up in the city of Y’Ghatan and under the fanatical command of Leoman of the Flails. The prospect of laying siege to this ancient fortress makes the battle-weary Malazan Fourteenth Army uneasy. For it was here that the Empire’s greatest champion, Dassem Ultor, was slain and a tide of Malazan blood spilled. A place of foreboding, its smell is of death. But elsewhere, agents of a far greater conflict have made their opening moves. The Crippled God has been granted a place in the pantheon; a schism threatens and sides must be chosen. Whatever each god decides, the ground rules have changed irrevocably, terrifyingly, and the first blood spilled will be in the mortal world. A world in which a host of characters, familiar and new, including Heboric Ghost Hands; the possessed Apsalar; Cutter, once a thief now a killer; the warrior Karsa Orlong; and the two ancient wanderers Icarium and Mappo, each searching for such a fate as they might fashion with their own hands, guided by their own will. If only the gods would leave them alone. But now that knives have been unsheathed, the gods are disinclined to be kind. There shall be war, war in the heavens. And the prize? Nothing less than existence itself...

"This novel and all others in the Malazan Book of the Fallen series follow my own pronunciations of 'Malazan' words and names. My thanks to Michael and Jane and everyone at Brilliance Audio." - Steven Erikson, Victoria, B.C. Canada, January, 2014

©2006 Steven Erikson (P)2013 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

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"The kind of epic narrative that will have you scrambling for more." (Stephen R. Donaldson)

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fantastic!

The stories just keep getting better and better.Still a tremendous amount of dialog, but it seems more evened out, as compared to the first books

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Great book in the series

Great narration by Micheal Page of, in my opinion, one of Eriksons best books in the series.

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Great series with distracting narrator

narrator uses such weird and grating voices for many characters, distracts from the excellent story

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Best Malazan book so far but …

Best Malazan book so far but … I’m so confused! Lots of action and at least this time familiar characters for significant chunks of the book. Even after 6 books I often feel I have no idea what is going on. I understand why rereads are so popular with this series.

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Good performance for a good book.

The middle books of the series can be slow to start, and confusing in how the time lines match up. In spite of that this was a good listen. There were a few parts that felt less dramatic in the listening than in the reading, but overall a good performance.

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another great adventure

it was wonderful to see the characters we've been introduced to over the course of the series finally converge. The main complaint for me would be that the plot is largely driven by inscrutable characters, making motivation and pace a bit confusing.

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amazing as always

Steven erikson continues to mesmerize me with his phenomenal story telling and his sheer genius

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Wonderful!!

This book was by far one of the best in the series. It starts strong and only gets better.

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Amazing! An adventure for the ages!

This novel, as well as the performance are remarkable. The story is paced perfectly and structured very similarly to previous novels. It's a treat from beginning to end. Loved it

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Excellent Story, Excellent Performance

Without a doubt, one of the best fantasy series ever. Epic in all ways, yet endearing characters, depth, even warmth, and humor.

This would be a difficult book to narrate, with so many characters, but the performer managed it well. I would advise you to get the kindle version and read along, otherwise it will be difficult to tell who is speaking, or keep the many storylines straight.

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