Gardens of the Moon
Our rating
Spice: barely any. Darkness: very dark.
Erikson drops you into the middle of an empire's war with zero explanation and expects you to swim. Sorcerers level cities, gods meddle in Darujhistan's politics, and the Bridgeburners just want to survive. Book one is the roughest. It gets much better.
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Is Gardens of the Moon spicy?
Barely. Gardens of the Moon has some kissing and maybe a fade to black, but nothing explicit. We give it 1 out of 5 for spice.
How dark is Gardens of the Moon?
We rate Gardens of the Moon 4 out of 5 for darkness (very dark). The big content warnings are war, graphic violence, murder, death of a loved one. The full list is further down the page.
Do you need to read Malazan Book of the Fallen in order?
Gardens of the Moon is book 1 of Malazan Book of the Fallen, so it's the place to start. The series has 1 book on our list so far and is complete.
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Content warnings
Show 4 content warnings for Gardens of the Moon
- War
- Graphic violence
- Murder
- Death of a loved one
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Details
- Series status
- Complete
- Pages
- 635
- First published
- 1999
- Genre
- Dark Fantasy
