#121 in Fantasy
House of Chains
- 768
- Pages
- about 14 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“House of Chains” rewards committed Malazan readers with strong character work, above all the newcomer Karsa Orlong. Threads from earlier volumes are drawn together, though some readers find the long opening cut off from the rest and rank the book below the second and third. At 768 dense pages with a sprawling cast, it is best read in steady sittings, not in snatches.
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About the book
House of Chains is an epic fantasy novel by Canadian author Steven Erikson, the fourth volume of his series the Malazan Book of the Fallen. It is a sequel to the second volume, Deadhouse Gates.
Reading order · Malazan Book of the Fallen
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.6 across 475 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 76% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 8.4 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.6 | 21 | 4% |
| Google Books | 9.0 | 9 | 2% |
| Hardcover | 8.6 | 445 | 94% |
Frequently asked
How long is House of Chains?
It has 768 pages — longer than 79% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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