Licking its wounds after the events in Darujhistan, the Malazan Empire now faces unrest in Seven Cities. Too soon, the rumblings of disquiet explode into a fully fledged uprising, drawing the Empire into the bloodiest conflict it has ever known.
Deadhouse Gates is the second book in Malazan Book of the Fallen. It is an excellent story written in a very well built world. It is very dense and can be difficult to read at times. Dialogue can sometimes be written in a way which doesn't make it clear who is talking and when. Well worth the effort but effort is definitely required.