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The God Is Not Willing
- The First Tale of Witness
- Narrated by: Emma Gregory
- Length: 23 hrs and 13 mins
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Summary
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Many years have passed since three Teblor warriors brought carnage and chaos to the small lakeside settlement of Silver Lake. While the town has recovered, the legacy of that past horror remains, even if the Teblor tribes of the north no longer venture into the southlands. One of those three, Karsa Orlong, is now deemed to be a god, albeit an indifferent one. In truth, many new cults and religions have emerged across the Malazan world, including those who worship Coltaine, the Black-Winged God, and - popular among the Empire's soldiery - followers of the cult of Iskar Jarak, Guardian of the Dead.
A legion of Malazan marines is on the march towards Silver Lake, responding to intelligence that indicates the tribes beyond the border are stirring. The marines aren't quite sure what they're going to be facing, but, while the Malazan military has evolved and these are not the marines of old, one thing hasn't changed: they'll handle whatever comes at them. Or die trying.
Meanwhile, in the high mountains, where dwell the tribes of the Teblor, a new warleader has risen. Scarred by the deeds of Karsa Orlong, he intends to confront his god, even if he has to cut a bloody path through the Malazan Empire to do it. Higher in the mountains, a new threat has emerged, and now the Teblor are running out of time.
The long feared invasion is about to begin. And this time it won't be three simple warriors. This time thousands are poised to flood the lands of the south. And in their way, a single legion of Malazan marines....
It seems the past is about to revisit Silver Lake, and that is never a good thing....
Critic reviews
"A master of lost and forgotten epochs, a weaver of ancient epics." (salon.com)
"Erikson is an extraordinary writer...treat yourself." (Stephen R. Donaldson)
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- English Customer
- 28-10-21
Outstanding. The Performance and the Writing
A masterwork. Intricatly woven, fantastically planned out and such an ending. Rarely, does an author deliver so much. My greatest thanks, Steven Erikson
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- T.A.Myers
- 22-07-21
Another addition to our world of Mallaz.
Once again another great plot line, the clues and ref from the Mallazan book of the fallen are nothing short of ingenious. Don't pause or wait,do yourself a favour and download this now...
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- Lee
- 16-09-21
eardrum splitting at times
narrator was an issue for me unfortunately
had too keep turning it down and up🤦
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- Cereal Killers
- 05-07-21
Malazan is back
Steven Erikson never disappoints.
A different set of characters in a very familiar world. In typical Erikson fashion a slow bubbling build up with an explosive ending. I Will definitely keep investing in this series.
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- RHYS
- 08-09-21
Maybe better than the MBotF
As per other reviews, a return in form by Erikson. After the crippled god I lost interest in other Malazan titles but this is brilliant with plenty of good references to the original series. Narration was the best I’ve heard to the point I’ve started looking for other titles read by Emma Gregory especially for a British listener due to the accent choices for certain characters. Can’t wait for the next instalment.
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- Cate
- 27-07-21
Return to form...
This feels like a return to form for Erikson. I loved books 1 to 6 of the Malazan Book of the Fallen but found the slow pacing of the final four books to be very off putting. I unfortunately felt that this characterised his subsequent works as well.
This book is absolutely bang on in terms of balancing philosophical musing, comic relief (I'm looking at you Stillwater!) and action.
The character development was good and, what I particularly liked, was that the characters are similar to the previous books in general tone but each had their own personality. This was most obvious with the Marines - they have the same kind of comic banter but about different topics than the MBotF and it felt different in tone.
The narration was really very very good. There was good differentiation between the voices of different characters, great emotional emphasis in keeping with the plot content. My only niggle was in her pronunciation of the word Malazan. I always said it with a short second "a" but the narrator pronounced it as "Malaazan". But that really was quite a small thing when considering the overall performance.
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- Hahavulva
- 08-09-21
Keeping it together, Bree?
Mad props to Emma for the accents and Erikson is on another level compared to pretty much all other fantasy writers. Simply put, a brilliant book, brilliantly read.
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- Anonymous User
- 05-01-22
Exceptional story, narration
Once again Master Erikson has woven an exceptionally good story and I eagerly await the next installment, the narration by Emma Gregory matches the brilliance of the story with a rich rendition of characters
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- Av
- 14-09-21
Witness!
another hit from Erikson, was worried about the new narrator, but she was excellent also. This was exactly what I needed after finishing BOTF last year
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- Eric O.
- 15-12-21
Highs and Lows
A welcome return to the Malazan empire. At times the tale seems rushed with too many scenes packed into the pages. May not be on par with any of the books of the fallen but overall an enjoyable read.
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