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# Malazan Book One: An Honest First Read

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- By [KaiRenner](https://slatesource.com/u/KaiRenner)
- Arts & Culture
- Created on Apr 26, 2026

## The First Report From the Other Side of the Opening

Gardens of the Moon begins in the middle of a siege with no introduction to the world, the military, or any character who will be important for the whole novel. Steven Erikson does not explain. He trusts that the world will cohere eventually and it does, but the first 200 pages require a tolerance for confusion that I had to actively practice. Once the pieces began to connect, around page 250, I understood why this series has the devoted readership it does.

**768** Pages

Malazan books finished

1/10

> We are all of us fools in love with our own mortality.

journey·4 Sections

# Reading Gardens of the Moon

Enjoyment

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Section

"The moment Erikson's project becomes clear

Read a brief plot summary after the first 100 pages. It is not cheating. It is what Erikson's audience has quietly always done, and no one who loves this series will judge you for it.

Malazan Book of the Fallen volumes finished

2/10