Malazan Book of the Fallen. Book 4. House of Chains.

Seven Cities, once occupied by the Malazan Empire and now under its heel, has risen up in rebellion. The very existence of the empire is at stake. Empress Laseen is trying to quell the rebellion with punitive measures. The Apocalypse army - the Whirlwind Dridges, led by the Sha'ik Reborn and concentrated in the sacred desert of Raraku - is playing a double game. Even among the rebels of Seven Cities, there is no unity or understanding: mages, desert tribes, defector Korbolo Dom - all want to turn the situation to their advantage. The chain of fates and circumstances that bind people is about to break. How will this end for the planet? With a series of new misfortunes? With peace? With answers...