Malazan Book of the Fallen. Book 3. Memories of Ice

A new calamity has come to the lands of the Malazan Empire. It is threatened by the Pannion Domin, a recently formed empire of religious fanatics led by the mysterious Pannion Seer. This true tyrant intends to convert the whole... world to the "true" faith. His subjugated warriors are characterized by particular brutality, knowing no mercy and even resorting to cannibalism. Cities fall one after another under their raging onslaught. Empress Laseen, in order to counter the invaders, is forced to ally with the long-standing enemies of the empire — Caladan Brood, commander of the liberating army of Genabackis, and Anomander Rake, lord of the Moon's Seventh, an impregnable stone fortress soaring in the Malazan sky. Meanwhile, the goddess of Fire, Mistress of the Earth, is slowly dying in her sleep; the malicious Crippled God has poisoned her blood. If she dies, all living things will perish. Is there anyone capable of stopping the universal doom? Is there hope for peace in the world?.. Questions, questions, questions. And no answers.