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The Bonehunters

Steven Erikson (2006)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingHard R
Pages (Doorstopper (600+))
SeriesMalazan Book of the Fallen #6
Setting
CSM age18+
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Content levels

ViolenceGraphic
Sexual contentMild
LanguageStrong

Trigger warnings

Graphic ViolenceWarDeathGoreMass DeathPolitical ViolenceTortureGenocide

Positive tags

Found FamilyFriendshipSurvivalRedemption Arc

Protagonist archetypes

Ensemble CastMultiple POVsSoldier / Marine

Tropes

GrimdarkEmpireWarMilitary FantasyMultiple POVsRebellionEnsemble CastMorally Gray ProtagonistGods and MortalsDivine ConflictSiege Warfare

Themes

War and Its CostPower and CorruptionDivine PoliticsLoyalty and BetrayalSacrificeSurvivalFanaticismMilitary Brotherhood

Synopsis

The Malazan 14th Army is confronted by a rebel force that is holed up in the city of Y'Ghatan and under the fanatical command of Leoman of the Flails, while the acceptance of the Crippled God into the pantheon threatens to cause a schism among the gods.

Tags

Military FantasyGrimdarkDark Fantasy