Le Livre des Martyrs, Tome 1 : Les Jardins de la Lune

Les Jardins de la Lune

640 pages

French language

Published May 19, 2018 by Éditions Leha.

ISBN:
979-10-97270-20-9
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Dans un monde qui a vu naître et disparaître d'innombrables races et civilisations, l'empire malazéen étend implacablement sa domination, soumettant des continents entiers les uns après les autres, grâce à la discipline de ses armées et la supériorité de ses mages de guerre.

Mais la loyauté de ses soldats, abandonnés et trahis par leur impératrice, est mise à rude épreuve. Perdus, abandonnés et déchus, les fidèles de l'empire vont devoir tenter de survivre, entre sacrifices et dangers mortels.

Un complot bien plus vaste se joue en toile de fond. D'anciennes forces terrées dans l'ombre semblent se réveiller, prêtes à tout pour regagner leur splendeur passée. Regroupés sous la coupe du jeu des dragons, dieux et ascendants, sorciers et chamans, Eleints et changeurs de formes, tirent les ficelles d'un drame qui, transcendant les conflits des simples mortels, se joue à l'échelle du temps lui-même.

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This is sort of a review (and more) of the magic in the series. I wrote it after finishing the third book (Memories of Ice) because that's when a lot of my thoughts on it crystalized, but the review is only using stuff from this book.

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Review of 'Gardens of the moon' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

1) Definitely dense, but with a lot of action. I think Erickson did a fine job introducing us to his world without too much exposition. Granted, it was a little confusing in parts, but by the time things really came to a head, I had it pretty well sorted out.

2) His characters are fairly strong, which is good since there are so many.

3) The balance of the "epic" scale was a little skewed. It was really hard to tell which God or God-like being was going to suddenly be more powerful. In this it reminded me a bit of Dragonball Z, with the characters suddenly powering up and showing new hidden strength, but with Malazan, it was harder to tell which was actually more powerful. Perhaps further reading will reveal that balance a bit more.

4) Meh... I'm bored of reviewing. :)