Bonehunters "The Unwitnessed" Steven Erikson Malazan Book of the Fallen Pathtag

Description: Tag #51375 - Bonehunters "The Unwitnessed" Steven Erikson A Tale of the Malazan Book of the Fallen Pathtag Collector Coin(Only The Bonehunters Coin is Included, Bridgburners Coin and Chain of Dogs Coin are available in other listings!) I received my first adult sci-fi/fantasy novel from my father at an early age because I believe he wanted to share his love of his favorite authors with someone, and that someone happened to be me. Over the years I have sampled various authors, stuck with some stories that I probably should have long abandoned, perhaps should have given some authors a little more credit than I originally did, but in the end there are those rare few authors that actually change the way you see the world and likewise behave in it. In other words, they make you aware. (Sorry, George RR Martin. You are wildly entertaining, but you are not of this caliber) From a frustrated roommate many years ago, I was given Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson. The complaint was that it was simply too difficult to follow the plot since the author hits the ground running and expects the reader to use their brains a little and to show some patience. I was immediately hooked! At the time, three of the expected ten books were already published and I reveled in every word and every year after that, a new book in the series was faithfully published. Yes, it’s an enormous world with characters beyond count. Sure, there are many factions, rivalries and loyalties to suss out and remember. The minutia and details do matter, sometimes to a point of annoyance. But the overall philosophy (Yes, this series is highly philosophical) of the series known as A Tale of the Malazan Book of the Fallen carries, in my opinion, such crucial moral significance and is delivered with beautiful brutality and grace, that it has now become my measuring stick for reading material. "There have been armies. Burdened with names, the legacy of meetings, of battles, of betrayals. The history behind the name is each army’s secret language - one that no-one else can understand, much less share. The First Sword of Dassem Ultor - the Plains of Unta, the Grissian Hills, Li Heng, Y'Ghatan. The Bridgeburners - Raraku, Black Dog, Mott Wood, Pale, Black Coral. Coltaine's Seventh - Gelor Ridge, Vathar Crossing and the Day of Pure Blood, Sanimon, the Fall. Some of you share a few of those - with comrades now fallen, now dust. They are, for you, the cracked vessels of your grief and your pride. And you cannot stand in one place for long, lest the ground turn to depthless mud around your feet. Among us, among the Bonehunters, our secret language has begun. Cruel in its birth in Aren, sordid in a river of old blood. Coltaine’s blood. You know this. I need tell you none of this. We have our own Raraku. We have our own Y’Ghatan. We have Malaz City. In the civil war on Theft, a warlord who captured a rival’s army then destroyed them - not by slaughter; no, he simply gave the order that each soldier’s weapon hand lose its index finger. The maimed soldiers were then sent back to the warlord’s rival. Twelve thousand useless men and women. To feed, to send home, to swallow the bitter taste of defeat. I was... I was reminded of that story, not long ago. We too are maimed. In our hearts. Each of you knows this. And so we carry, tied to our belts, a piece of bone. Legacy of a severed finger. And yes, we cannot help but know bitterness. The Bonehunters will speak in our secret language. We sail to add another name to our burden, and it may be it will prove our last. I do not believe so, but there are clouds before the face of the future - we cannot see. We cannot know. The island of Sepik, a protectorate of the Malazan Empire, is now empty of human life. Sentenced to senseless slaughter, every man, child and woman. We know the face of the slayer. We have seen the dark ships. We have seen the harsh magic unveiled. We are Malazan. We remain so, no matter the judgement of the Empress. Is this enough reason to give answer? No, it is not. Compassion is never enough. Nor is the hunger for vengeance. But, for now, for what awaits us, perhaps they will do. We are the Bonehunters, and sail to another name. Beyond Aren, beyond Raraku and beyond Y’Ghatan, we now cross the world to find the first name that will be truly our own. Shared by none other. We sail to give answer. There is more. But I will not speak of that beyond these words: "What awaits you in the dusk of the old world’s passing, shall go... unwitnessed." T'amber's words. They are hard and well might they feed spite, if in weakness we permit such. But to those words I say this, as your commander we shall be our own witness, and that will be enough. It must be enough. It must ever be enough." ―Tavore Paran - Adjunct to Empress Laseen, Commander of the Bonehunters It is not my intent to summarize these novels for you, I only hoped to capture people’s interest and inspire them to pick up an amazing read. This is my homage to the Bonehunters and to Steven Erikson. “WHAT-ME WORRY!”(This Collectible Pathtag/Coin is 1/165!)(If you are unfamiliar with what a Pathtag is then visit pathtags dot com and get familiarized!) And please remember to log your tag on this site when you get it so a world map can be created for where these coins end up! SHIPPING IS $1.00! WILL BE SENT OUT VIA USPS FIRST CLASS!P.S. I AM A 35 YEAR MAD MAGAZINE COLLECTOR AND HAVE BEGUN CREATING A WEBSITE SHOWCASING MY COLLECTION! TAKE THE TIME TO CHECK IT OUT...REMEMBER IT'S STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION SO NOT ALL THE LINKS ARE WORKING YET BUT YOU'LL GET THE IDEA OF WHAT TO EXPECT IN THE FUTURE! WORLD WIDE WEB THEMADMUSEUM DOT COM

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