steven erikson gardens of the moon review

There is a massacre, a Captain and the Adjunct Lorn are riding towards it to inspect what caused it. Cotillion decides the girl will be of use in their plan against LAseen, he bathes the girl in shadows and they disappear. The two men are revealed to be Cotillion and Ammanas.

The girl then notices two men, and one is soon surround by seven hounds who he quickly sends after the soldiers. Rigga is then killed by a passing soldier.

BOOK ONE | PALEġ161st Year of Burn’s Sleep – Seven years laterħth Year of Empress Laseen’s Rule – Laseen rules nowĪ young girl is in the streets in Itko Kan next to a kooky old lady called Rigga, a seer, the two end up chatting though it’s all a little batty, Rigga grabs the girl claiming she will embrace Shadow, but that Rigga will preserve her by linking the two. The Commander and Laseen exchange in some not so pleasant conversation, with sly threats and assertions that the laws against sorcery will not survive, Laseen dismisses him and leaves. The soldier tells Ganoes to lead a life that the gods don’t notice before another Bridgeburner comes over to talk, the two discuss a few things one of which the fact Surly has changed her name to Laseen. Gardens of the Moon opens with a young noble boy, Ganoes Paran, he approaches a Bridgeburner Commander and asks if it is true Dassem Ultra is dead. The Last Year of Emperor Kellanved’s Reign WHAT HAPPENED IN GARDENS OF THE MOON, BOOK ONE? PROLOGUE

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Steven erikson gardens of the moon review