In The God is Not Willing the main characters are the 'knifey-mage' Stillwater, Oams, who may or may not be a Claw assassin, the last and arguably the least of the Bridgeburners, Spindle, and the young half-Teblor Silver Lake resident, Rant.

Now referred to as The Shattered God, Karsa resides in a dwelling outside Darujhistan, being generally morose and miserable and refusing the affections of those who revere him. I feel the need to mention early on in my review that Karsa Orlong does not feature in The God is Not Willing. The tribes of the Teblor are setting their sights on the South and in addition to these thousands of warriors, something cataclysmic approaches Silver Lake too. Now, less than twenty Malazan marines have been sent to investigate stirrings in the North, bringing them to the garrison at Silver Lake. In House of Chains (MBOTF #4), the warriors Karsa Orlong, Delum Thord, and Bairoth Gild ventured here to cause havoc. Set approximately ten years after the events that concluded The Crippled God (MBOTF #10), The God is Not Willing returns readers to Northwest Genabackis, specifically Silver Lake. I don't believe my review contains spoilers, but with releases this anticipated I tend to include a minor spoilers may follow warning. Thank you to Steven Erikson and Bantam Press. I received a review copy of The God is Not Willing in exchange for an honest review. It seems the past is about to revisit Silver Lake, and that is never a good thing. And in their way, a single legion of Malazan marines. This time thousands are poised to flood the lands of the south. And this time it won't be three simple warriors. The long feared invasion is about to begin. Higher in the mountains, a new threat has emerged, and now the Teblor are running out of time. Scarred by the deeds of Karsa Orlong, he intends to confront his god, even if he has to cut a bloody path through the Malazan Empire to do it. Meanwhile, in the high mountains, where dwell the tribes of the Teblor, a new warleader has risen. The marines aren't quite sure what they're going to be facing but, while the Malazan military has evolved and these are not the marines of old, one thing hasn't changed: they'll handle whatever comes at them.

responding to intelligence that indicates the tribes beyond the border are stirring. In truth, many new cults and religions have emerged across the Malazan world, including those who worship Coltaine, the Black-Winged God, and - popular among the Empire's soldiery - followers of the cult of Iskar Jarak, Guardian of the Dead.Ī legion of Malazan marines is on the march towards Silver Lake. One of those three, Karsa Orlong, is now deemed to be a god, albeit an indifferent one. While the town has recovered, the legacy of that past horror remains, even if the Teblor tribes of the north no longer venture into the southlands. Many years have passed since three Teblor warriors brought carnage and chaos to the small lakeside settlement of Silver Lake.

The god is not willing steven erikson