Mass Market, 1203 pages

English language

Published April 7, 2007 by Bantam.

ISBN:
978-0-553-81315-9
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5 stars (30 reviews)

The Bonehunters is the sixth volume in Canadian author Steven Erikson's epic fantasy series, the Malazan Book of the Fallen. The Bonehunters is a direct sequel to the fourth volume, House of Chains, and alludes to events in the fifth, Midnight Tides.The novel was first published in the United Kingdom as a hardcover on 1 March 2006. The first mass-market paperback edition appeared in April 2007. The first United States edition was published in September 2007.

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reviewed The Bonehunters by Steven Erikson (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #6)

Review of 'The Bonehunters (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #6)' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Originally published on Forest Azuaron.

It's difficult for me to say too many good things about Steven Erikson's Malazan series, and the books have been getting even better.

It's even more difficult, however, for me to say anything specific about why this book is so great, since even mentioning that a particular character is still alive (or not) at a particular point would be a serious spoiler, and I don't believe the statute of limitations has quite run out on the Malazan series.

What I can say, however, is that if you've made it this far, you will not be disappointed. While it doesn't quite hit the emotional impact of Midnight Tides, it continues Erikson's evolution as an author, and the word-smithing's better than ever. Where it falls down a little is the plot structure, which feels a little more fragmented than it needs to, right up until …

reviewed The Bonehunters by Steven Erikson (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #6)

Review of 'The Bonehunters' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

Not waiting to the end of the story for a climax the story of Y'Ghatan comes roaring out of the gate and it was incredible. For as dry as Erikson can be at times, he can really write an action sequence. Y'Ghatan was such a fun read that I kept thinking about the Bonehunters journey throughout the rest of the story.

Thankfully the story didn't peak early, but in standard series fashion, there were peaks and valleys. When the story is good it's good, but when it's dry it can feel endless.

reviewed The Bonehunters by Steven Erikson (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #6)

Review of 'The Bonehunters' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Absolutely fantastic. I devoured the final chapters. As usual the book takes it's time setting up the different story arcs rather slowly. This time featuring mostly characters already known (Kalam, Apsalar, Quick Ben, Karsa, Tavore, Fiddler, Pearl, Trull, Icarium, Cotillion - getting more active with each successive book). After two thirds the story picks up pace and ends with a grand finale in Malaz City. Open ends there are enough - hopefully my favorites survived that last chapter - and I am looking forward to the next four books.

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