The opening volume of the Malazan Book of the Fallen, set against the Malazan Empire's siege of the city of Darujhistan on the continent of Genabackis. The Bridgeburners - a veteran military company in imperial service - are caught between the ambitions of the Empress and the machinations of the gods, while in Darujhistan a circle of young thieves becomes entangled in forces far beyond their understanding. Gardens of the Moon introduces the world without explanation, dropping the reader into a conflict already in motion and trusting them to find their footing.
