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  • Orb Sceptre Throne

  • Malazan Empire, Book 4
  • By: Ian C Esslemont
  • Narrated by: John Banks
  • Length: 25 hrs and 24 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (90 ratings)
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Summary

The tumult of great powers colliding has passed, and the city of Darujhistan and its citizens can at last get on with what matters: trading, bickering, politicking and enjoying all the good things in life. However, not all are ready to leave the past behind.

A treasure hunter digging amongst the burial grounds that surround the city is about to uncover a hidden crypt. He will open the last of a series of sealed vaults - the one that no other dared touch - and in so doing set free something so terrifying that the knowledge of its interment may have been systematically wiped from all history.

Fortune hunters are also at work far to the south. When a fragment of Moon's Spawn, once the home of Anomander Rake, Son of Darkness, crashed into the Rivan Sea, it created a chain of small islands. Legends and rumours already surround them. The most potent of these is that here is hidden the Throne of Night, claimed by some to be the seat of Mother Dark herself.

Either way, all who seek this ancient artefact - renegade mages, hardened mercenaries, even a Malazan army deserter - believe it will bestow unlimited power upon the eventual possessor. The stakes are high, greed is rife, betrayal inevitable, and murder and chaos lie in wait....

©2016 Ian C. Esslemont (P)2016 Random House Audiobooks

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Misses the Malazan mark by miles

Horrible confused uninspiring story. Repeatative.

Lacks the humour of the main series - and when the author tries to be funny, which is often, it is invariably cringe and unfunny.

The narrator is unnatural and frequently annoying. I don't have a good word to say about this book or performance.

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another great malazan story

love every minute another great malazan story I hope they keep coming. 5 star book. great narrator too

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