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Forge of Darkness
Forge of Darkness: Epic Fantasy: Kharkanas Trilogy 1 | Steven Erikson
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Now is the time to tell the story of an ancient realm, a tragic tale that sets the stage for all the tales yet to come and all those already told... It's a conflicted time in Kurald Galain, the realm of Darkness, where Mother Dark reigns. But this ancient land was once home to many a power... and even death is not quite eternal. The commoners' great hero, Vatha Urusander, is being promoted by his followers to take Mother Dark's hand in marriage, but her Consort, Lord Draconus, stands in the way of such ambitions. The impending clash sends fissures throughout the realm, and as the rumors of civil war burn through the masses, an ancient power emerges from the long dead seas. Caught in the middle of it all are the First Sons of Darkness, Anomander, Andarist, and Silchas Ruin of the Purake Hold... Steven Erikson entered the pantheon of great fantasy writers with his debut Gardens of the Moon. Now he returns with the first novel in a trilogy that takes place millennia before the events of the Malazan Book of the Fallen and introduces readers to Kurald Galain, the warren of Darkness. It is the epic story of a realm whose fate plays a crucial role in shaping the world of the Malazan Empire.
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Ddzmini
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It is always interesting to see how characters, world building, and storyline forms in Mr Erikson‘s writing. This is an exceptional addition to powerful characters from the main 10 series. Explaining their back stories in a complex yet understandable process … another hit for this author 🤨📖💁🏼‍♀️

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Ddzmini
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Started this … I‘ve been at the beach so I read all day so I‘m starting my night read 🤗📖🤨

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mahasoor
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Current read, only I have a GAZILLION things on my plate (I‘m learning ASL!) so it‘s super slow going. Amazing read and thought provoking, while also pretty funny imo anyway lol

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Ddzmini
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Thanks for the tag @merelybookish
1) the shape of you - Ed Sheehan
2) Fall of Light - Steven Erikson-great so far, but I just started it
3) Forge of Darkness (otherwise school related)
4) @readinginthedark and @ErinGoBragh1011 if you haven‘t done this yet have some fun 😝🤣
5) (*) So What - P!nk 😝

@GarthRanzz

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Ddzmini
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Wow the second portion of this went really fast 😳. The set up of he storyline is well written. Even though there are over 600 pages reading this book doesn‘t feel like there‘s more than 200-300 pages. The writing keeps you interested in the outcome of each character. What is the highest star rating 😳 that‘s what I‘ll give this read 😝😋📖

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Ddzmini
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1) There will be peace.
2) 663
3) underestimated
4) Hunn Raal, Sheccanto, Skelenal, Kurald Galain, Emral, Mother Dark, Lord Urusander, Syntara, and Draconus
5) Bluish Gray
6) Fantasy
7) There/isn‘t
8) Dark Bluish Gray
9) S.E.
10) none
11) Sept 2012
12) Stephen R Donaldson
13) I‘m just under half done with the book
14) ???
15) Yes, our of order “Deadhouse Gates”

Kaye Thanks for taking part. I couldn‘t begin to guess. Out of all the ones so far, I only guessed one author and someone put a really easy one on gp for me to finally get right. I need to do some more reading. 7y
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Ddzmini
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Starting my next adventure 😝 right now yea

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Ddzmini
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How can you not like an author whom opens a book whit a paragraph like this 😳📖. If I could meet one author before I die it would now be Steven Erickson (where it used to be Johanna Lindsey or Nora Roberts they are still on my list but he has now moved them to the 2 + 3 spots).

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MisledYouth439
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My TBR pile seems to be getting bigger each week and I am eager to start reading Fall of Light but first, a 600+ page detour to the Forge of Darkness. A necessary trip to refresh my memory on the beginnings of the Malazan world