Deadhouse Gates Review || With and Without Spoilers || Malazan Book of the Fallen #2 

Boo, Mappo and Icarium are the best part of the book because of their friendship.

Potsherds and detritus! As far as Felisin is concerned, it would be weird if she wasn't whiny. She's a teenager who's been through just absolute hell. Erikson does a great job of making her both quite insufferable and highly sympathetic simultaneously. As for the Bridgeburners, the argument made in Memories of Ice, is that killing them wasn't intentional, but a mistake made by Tayschren. Them being outlawed was a ploy, but the Pale incident was supposedly just fuck up by Tayschren. But also, Kalam couldn't have killed Laseen anyways since she wasn't there.

This is my favorite erikson malazan book. Really hooked me for the rest of the series. If you like fantasy war writing this is top notch. Great generals. Tactics. Individual fights. Battle mayhem. Defeat aftermath. Sick!! Thanks for the review!!

I think since you have read ahead you should already kinda know that Laseen is not on the same scheming level as Shadowthrone and does a terrible job filling in his shoes but she is working with what she’s got and the empire is crumbling around her since the old guard is gone. Don’t hate on Tavore though, she knew what she was doing sending her sister away and understood the risks involved. I think your opinion on her may change as your finish the series. DG def has one of the most gut wrenching moments of the series, until MoI came along.

Couldn't have said it better. Excellent review my friend, on point!

Is it ironic that I find it very entertaining when you talk about how boring characters are

I have about 50 pages left. I’ve loved it and there’s been some genuinely insane moments. The word ochre is possibly overused 🤣

One of my favorite series, including GotM, but Deadhouse Gates is one of the top 4 for me, I am reading Midnight Tides on my 3rd read of the series

The "fall" is such an emotional moment. The best fantasy for me is the one with momen like these that make me she a tear or ten. Chain of Dogs subplot is one of the best in malazan books. I find it interesting how the events and fallen of chain of dogs become cult figures in seven cities later one, including members of the Red Blade who are thought of as turn coat by there seven cities countrymen. Great video, would love it if you did similar ones for other malazan books. I vote for bigger sections to spoiled filled discussion.

I suspected that kellenvad and dancer are ascended when their accents were mentioned in GoTm, and there were many more hints afterwards. I think it's great that some of the things you can see or suspect really early and others you never fully understand. Also kalam couldn't kill laseen because she wasn't even in the room, only spoken through corpse, which I think is ability of topper because we saw him earlier doing that.

the Icarium Mappo bit had me dying

I agree with every single word you said, but I still liked Gardens of the Moon more than DG, haha. The Chain of Dogs and Kalam were the only two storylines that interested me, but man, the Chain of Dogs was definitely worth reading the book!

Erikson seemed more focused in Deadhouse. I didn't feel like we jumped around to 50 different characters.

According to IMdB, Gryllen's claim to fame was a role in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.

Chain of dogs 😭

Laseen definitely sucks. Completely agree.

Yo, Mithridates VI was actually quite the fucking chad! Long live the Poison King! The Persian Alexander!

Update: finished the book, watched your spoilers section, and I agree with your rants about Fellisin and Lasseen. I certainly thought that Kalam took her word for it a bit too easily...he should maybe with check the story with Dujek before just believing whatever Lasseen tells him. Also I agree about Shadowthrone and Cotillion...when I read the first book, I had no idea who they really were until I accidentally saw a spoiler on it. Then it was made clear to the reader in DG but it’s not clear how the other characters figure it out so easily. Also I still don’t understand why Shadowthrone can’t just take the throne back, now he’s an Ascendant (sort of demi-god?) and has all these Hounds, you would think he could overpower Lasseen easily. I’m guessing that will be explained in future books.

I just finished it for the first time. I thought it was just terrific. Personally, I loved Mappo and Iccarium. But I agree with you that Felisin is absolutely insufferable. And she just treats Heboric like total garbage for 2/3 of the book. The best part of that story was when Kulp was trying to get everyone to ditch her lol.

I appreciate that you pronounce “Malazan” properly. I agree with being bored by Icarium and Mappo.

spot on id say, noice one

I have hated my time with this book. Erickson is the master at saying nothing for the first 700 pages and making the last 200 pages exciting. This book needs an editor as Erickson rambles on and on and on… man this was hard to get through, not because of its content but because it is BORING. I hope the series improves

You claim to love this book yet you don't like Iskaral Pust!!! Something don't add up.