| Midnight Tides | |
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| Author | Steven Erikson |
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| Cover artist | Steve Stone |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | Malazan Book of the Fallen |
| Genre(s) | Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | Bantam (UK & Canada) & Tor Books (USA) |
| Publication date | 1 March 2004 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 940 p. Steven Erikson (born October 7, 1959) is the Pseudonym of Steve Rune Lundin, a The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The Malazan Book of the Fallen is an epic Fantasy series written by Canadian author Steven Erikson, published in ten volumes starting with Fantasy literature is Fantasy in written form Historically speaking the majority of fantasy works have been literature Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of Literature or Information &ndash the activity of making information available for public view Bantam Books is a major US publishing house owned by Random House and is part of the Bantam Dell Publishing Group Tor Books is one of two Imprints of Tom Doherty Associates LLC based in New York City A hardcover (or hardback or hardbound) is a Book bound with rigid protective covers (typically of cardboard covered with Cloth Paperback, softback, or softcover describe and refer to a Book by the nature of its binding. (UK paperback edition) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-553-81314-5 (UK paperback edition) |
| Preceded by | House of Chains |
| Followed by | The Bonehunters |
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Plot introduction
Midnight Tides takes place on a continent, called Lether, located on the far side of the world to the Malazan Empire and unknown to it. The Malazan Book of the Fallen is an epic Fantasy series written by Canadian author Steven Erikson, published in ten volumes starting with The Malazan Empire is a fictional state described in Steven Erikson 's Epic fantasy series the Malazan Book of the Fallen. The book is set in a time before the first book in the series, Gardens of the Moon. Gardens of the Moon is the first novel in Canadian author Steven Erikson 's Epic fantasy series the Malazan Book of the Fallen
Plot summary
Prologue
We start with the aftermath of a massive battle between an alliance of Tiste Edur, led by Scabandari Bloodeye, and Tiste Andii, led by Silchas Ruin, against some K'Chain Che'Malle. The Malazan Book of the Fallen Fantasy series by Steven Erikson and Ian Cameron Esslemont contains numerous intelligent human Humanoid The Malazan Book of the Fallen Fantasy series by Steven Erikson and Ian Cameron Esslemont contains numerous intelligent human Humanoid The Malazan Book of the Fallen Fantasy series by Steven Erikson and Ian Cameron Esslemont contains numerous intelligent human Humanoid The scheming Scabandari massacres his former allies to take the land for his own people.
Later, a blacksmith named Withal is washed up on a beach, where he enters the service of the Crippled God to forge a sword. The Crippled God, also known as The Chained One and The Fallen One is the major antagonist in Steven Erikson 's fictional series The Malazan Book
Exposition
Many years after this, the Tiste Edur tribes, recently unified under the Warlock King, are to meet with a delegation from the Kingdom of Lether to discuss a treaty. The Malazan Book of the Fallen Fantasy series by Steven Erikson and Ian Cameron Esslemont contains numerous intelligent human Humanoid The Letherii are an expansionist society with a reputation for treachery. This reputation is shown to be well-earned when ships begin an illegal seal harvest on Edur territory. Trull Sengar witnesses this and carries word to the Warlock King, who with the aid of his apprentices, destroys the ships. The Edur have acquired many slaves over the years, including Letherii. One evening, while the Edur are at a council meeting, a seer slave called Feather Witch holds a 'casting,' where a Sengar family slave named Udinaas is injured by a Wyval.
In the meantime, in the capital city of the Letherii, Letheras, a man called Tehol Beddict lives in a house with his manservant, Bugg. Tehol made a fortune on the Letherii equivalent of the stock exchange, but then mysteriously lost it. He now sleeps on the roof of this house, with his possessions gradually dwindling. What no one else in Lether knows is that Tehol only appeared to lose his money and still controls numerous businesses in Lether. He is running a plot to bring down Lether's economy. Tehol's brother Brys is the King's personal bodyguard. The city of Lether is preparing for the fulfillment of a prophecy which states that at the Seventh Closure the King shall become Emperor.
Rise of the Emperor
To increase his power, the Warlock King sends Trull Sengar and his brothers Fear, Binadas and Rhulad on a quest to recover a sword that they will find and bring it back to him without letting it make contact with the skin. They eventually reach a spar of ice holding the sword, where they are attacked by a tribe of Soletaken known as Jheck. Rhulad takes up the sword in combat and is killed while bearing it.
The Sengar brothers return bearing Rhulad's corpse. The corpse will not relinquish the sword, causing a feud between the Warlock King and the Sengars. While his body is being prepared for its funeral, Rhulad returns from the dead through the machinations of the Crippled God. The Crippled God, also known as The Chained One and The Fallen One is the major antagonist in Steven Erikson 's fictional series The Malazan Book With the aid of the slave Udinaas, Rhulad regains his sanity and seizes power over the Edur. He expels the Letherii delegation and begins preparations for war. Hull Beddict, however, stays and swears his allegiance to Rhulad, giving the Edur valuable information for the war against the Letherii. Rhulad dies in combat against Iron Bars, a soldier of the Crimson Guard, and returns again thanks to the Crippled God.
Meanwhile in Lether
Tehol Beddict's plans begin to come into fruition. He evacuates non-Letherii citizens, out-maneuvers Gerun Eberict, and keeps his partners outwitted. King Diskanar crowns himself Emperor while Letherii forces under the Queen and Prince are routed and destroyed in battle.
Unknown to most of the city, trouble is brewing in the Azath House there. The house, which contains Silchas Ruin along with many other powerful individuals, is dying, and entrusts an undead child containing the dormant soul of a Forkrul Assail to feed it blood to keep it alive. The Malazan Book of the Fallen Fantasy series by Steven Erikson and Ian Cameron Esslemont contains numerous intelligent human Humanoid She is contacted by Bugg, who is possesses more knowledge than one would suspect for a lowly manservant. He gives her advice. Later, a number of beings escape, only to be dealt with by the mysterious Bugg.
Conquest
Simultaneously, the Edur enter the city and march on the Eternal Domicile (the palace). The Malazan Book of the Fallen Fantasy series by Steven Erikson and Ian Cameron Esslemont contains numerous intelligent human Humanoid On their way there, the Wyval that inhabits Udinaas takes control of him and forces him to leave the Edur party. Rhulad is later killed in combat and returned to life. Abandoned by Udinaas, he falls into a state of insanity. The Edur successfully take the Eternal Domicile, despite resistance by the Ceda and Brys Beddict. Trull Sengar kills the Ceda and Brys challenges Rhulad. Brys incapacitates Rhulad without killing him. The rest of the Edur cannot bring themselves to kill their emperor, so he lies on the ground screaming. Newly crowned Emperor Diskanar committed suicide using poisoned wine, as he expected to lose. Upon maiming Rhulad, Brys is pushed by the Errant, an Ascendant, to drink from the poisoned chalice, and thus dies. During the course of his life, Brys had once saved a guardian of dead souls who lived beneath the sea. Upon his death, the guardian came to take him away, and while doing so killed Rhulad out of mercy. However, Feather Witch finds a finger Brys lost in his battle with Rhulad. Trull and Fear flee, though not together.
Back in the Azath house, in the midst of a fierce battle, Udinaas arrives and frees Silchas Ruin. Ruin helps destroy the other creatures. Trull decides to return to Rhulad to aid him in finding his sanity. Tehol, meanwhile, is attacked and nearly killed. His brother Hull is murdered for betraying the Letherii, leaving only lowly Bugg to protect him. Bugg, revealing himself as the Elder God Mael, saves Tehol. Bugg/Mael later leaves to confront the Crippled God as the book ends. The Crippled God, also known as The Chained One and The Fallen One is the major antagonist in Steven Erikson 's fictional series The Malazan Book
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