Book Rec of the Day 1/13/2007

FANTASY

It’s rare that an author’s first fantasy novel becomes an instant classic, but Gardens of the Moon is no ordinary book. The first of The Malazan Book of the Fallen series, Gardens of the Moon is an epic military novel whose depth and complexity can only be experienced, not explained. Fantasy luminaries rave about it. Stephen R. Donaldson calls Erikson “an extraordinary writer.” And David Drake says, “A brilliant book! Exciting, inventive, intelligent—frequently funny.”

GARDENS OF THE MOON, by Steven Erikson (Tor Fantasy, 2005)