The Bonehunters
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| Author | Steven Erikson |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Steve Stone |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | Malazan Book of the Fallen |
| Genre(s) | Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | Bantam (UK & Canada) & Tor Books (USA) |
| Released | 1 March 2006 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 891 pp (UK trade paperback edition) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-593-04630-7 (UK paperback edition) |
| Preceded by | Midnight Tides |
| Followed by | Reaper's Gale (forthcoming) |
The Bonehunters is the sixth volume in Canadian author Steven Erikson's epic fantasy series, the Malazan Book of the Fallen. There are ten books planned for the sequence. The Bonehunters is also a direct sequel to the fourth volume, House of Chains, and alludes to events in the fifth, Midnight Tides.
The novel was first published in the United Kingdom as a hardcover on 1 March 2006. The first mass-market paperback edition is scheduled for 2 April 2007. The first United States edition is very tentatively scheduled for December 2007.
[edit] Plot summary
The Bonehunters begins two months after the events of House of Chains. The Malazan 14th Army has destroyed the army of the Whirlwind and Adjunct Tavore Paran has executed Sha'ik (unaware of Sha'ik's true identity as her sister, Felisin). The 14th is now pressing westward, pursuing the remnants of the Whirlwind army under Leoman of the Flails as they seek refuge in the storied fortress of Y'Ghatan, where the Malazan Empire once faced its greatest defeat. Meanwhile, Onearm's Host, restored to the favour of Empress Laseen, has landed on Seven Cities' north coast to complete the task of subduing the rebellion, but a deadly plague has been unleashed. Ganoes Paran, the new Master of the Deck of Dragons, arrives from Genabackis to help deal with the chaos. Elsewhere, the balance of power is shifting in the Malazan Imperial Court, and strange black ships have been sighted in the waters surrounding Quon Tali and Seven Cities. And for the advance expeditionary forces of the Letherii Empire, their quest to find warriors worthy of facing Emperor Rhulad Sengar in battle is about to be answered twice over...
| The Malazan Book of the Fallen |
| Gardens of the Moon | Deadhouse Gates | Memories of Ice | House of Chains | Midnight Tides | The Bonehunters | Reaper's Gale | Toll the Hounds | Dust of Dreams | The Crippled God | Blood Follows | The Healthy Dead |The Lees of Laughter's End |
| Related Novels |
| Night of Knives | Return of the Crimson Guard |
| Related Pages |
| The Malazan Empire |
