#68 in Fantasy
Midnight Tides
- 637
- Pages
- about 12 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Midnight Tides” restarts the Malazan saga with a new cast and a new conflict, and makes the detour worth taking. Some readers resent leaving familiar characters behind, then are won over by the newcomers. Beneath the story of two freshly introduced peoples runs a pointed critique of capitalism and warmongering. Like the rest of the saga it is sprawling and intricate, and it leaves questions open for later volumes.
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About the book
Midnight Tides is a fantasy novel by Canadian author Steven Erikson, the fifth volume in his epic fantasy series, the Malazan Book of the Fallen. Although it is part of the larger series, it contains limited references to the earlier books. However, it is not a stand-alone volume, as the events of Reaper's Gale and Dust of Dreams follow directly from it.
Reading order · Malazan Book of the Fallen
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.9 across 406 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 73% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 8.6 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.4 | 20 | 5% |
| Hardcover | 8.9 | 386 | 95% |
Frequently asked
How long is Midnight Tides?
It has 637 pages — longer than 64% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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