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Gardens of the moon the malazan book of the fallen, book. Literature portal he is best known for his tenvolume spanning epic fantasy series malazan book of the fallen, which began with the publication of gardens of the moon 1999 and was completed with the publication of the crippled god 2011. His malazan book of the fallen series, including the crippled god, dust of dreams, toll the hounds and reapers gale, have met with widespread international acclaim and established him as a major voice in the world of fantasy fiction. Recommending the second book of a series based on the fact that youve read the first thats pretty weak usually.
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