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Violence
Very heavy
Extreme graphic violence throughout; the scale of the Lether campaign and its costs are depicted with brutal honesty
Language
Some
Adult language in Erikson's literary fantasy register
Sexual Content
Barely any
Minimal sexual content
Substance Use
Barely any
Some drinking in the fantasy setting
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The psychological weight of soldiers who have survived too many campaigns and the question of what is left of them — and the philosophical dimension of a series about the gods' indifference — creates the Malazan series' sustained moral gravity
What this book is about
The seventh Malazan Book of the Fallen novel brings the Bonehunters, the Letherii storylines, and dozens of characters toward a massive convergence. Erikson's war sequences reach a new scale; the Malazan series is distinctive for treating its violence as genuinely horrifying rather than exciting. Extreme graphic violence, extreme moral complexity, and Erikson's dense philosophical prose make this essential reading for series fans and challenging reading for newcomers. Adult epic fantasy only.
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Extreme graphic violence throughout
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