Rating: 4 out of 5
I was intrigued enough by my late foray back into the Malazan world to delve back into it. In happy to say that without years between this, the setting felt a lot more familiar. This helped me enjoy the book more, even if I think that actually the story in the previous volume may have been more interesting.
Somehow the Korelri had more compelling plot lines while here we are back in Darujhistan. I remember tidbits, at best, of the original titles which covered this so the characters were not familiar – though Kruppe is unforgettable. The Bridgeburners were somewhat memorable as well, though only as a group: individually, I couldn’t recognize them.
I enjoyed the adventures in the wreck of the Moon. That was probably my favourite part. The tyranny in the city itself was not great; I really felt like I didn’t have enough of the background and even by the end of it I wasn’t quite sure who the Tyrant had been (the biggest clue came from the Imass who said that it “smelled” human). Kiska had an interesting story as well, and possibly my second favourite here, mostly as it came down to thinking about what was going on.
I liked it overall, and will continue to with the series without leaving a gap – unlike previously!
