English language
Published Feb. 8, 2008 by Tor.
Toll the Hounds is the eighth novel in Canadian author Steven Erikson's epic fantasy series, the Malazan Book of the Fallen. It was first published on June 30, 2008 in the UK and Canada, and on September 16, 2008 in the USA. Toll the Hounds centers around the legacy of Anomander Rake, Lord of the Tiste Andii, and the convergence of various powers in the city of Darujhistan.
The ennui of the Tiste Andii sometimes drags on, the author is good at that. This whole series is fantastic. Plus, the showdown between kruppe and iskaral pust...what a book.
My problem with these books are that there simply are too many characters and that they constantly change names doesn't make it easier. I have just a few I find interesting to follow. With this particular installation I found the one story line boring... drags the book down
Made it to Chapter 10 and stopped. I didn't have the patience to keep on going on the hope that the story would get better. The time between the great moments dragged on and I found myself just not caring. Seven months of my year was put in to reading this series, so I gave it an effort, but at this book I stopped.
This book was good, though it took me quite a while to finish. Most of the characters are old friends now whose stories we know well. The plot, while somewhat rambling and meandering, is cool and ties up neatly. We see some amazing events that I will not tell so as not to spoil the story. Overall, it's another fine addition to the Malazan universe and does feel like it's starting to wrap up.
For my full review, see my blog: strakul.blogspot.com/2013/08/book-review-toll-hounds-by-steven.html
