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Alexander
Alexander is 51% done
Excellent midpoint revelation of information to the reader. Erikson employs this method so incredibly well. No spoilers, but we get like 4 major storylines all converging while some pretty big historical truths are revealed to the reader (through an unreliable narrator, mind you).

He does this masterfully, it's one of the reasons I love his writing.
Mar 05, 2026 12:16PM
Deadhouse Gates (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #2)

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Alexander
Alexander is 34% done
The sun was rising, the sorcerous storm over the sea withdrawing from shore to boil black and bruised over the middle of the straits.

What a fucking beautiful sentence. Speak it out loud and feel da rhythm baby.

This reread is taking me ages, for all the best reasons.
Feb 16, 2026 02:17PM
Deadhouse Gates (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #2)


Alexander
Alexander is 32% done
Heboric has such a cool character arc. Big fan of Baudin too.
Feb 12, 2026 12:57PM
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Alexander
Alexander is 14% done
Distractions have taken me, locked me away in quiet rooms so that I could focus on tasks piling in my mind.

At last, I am freed from creativity's chains, and it is time to return to this big ol' bad boy.
Jan 21, 2026 10:01AM
Deadhouse Gates (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #2)


Alexander
Alexander is 12% done
I forgot how dark this opening is.
Jan 08, 2026 12:57PM
Deadhouse Gates (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #2)


Alexander
Alexander is 85% done
One of my favourite reads this year.
Aug 19, 2023 11:18AM
Deadhouse Gates (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #2)


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