The last two books of Erikson’s Malazan Book of the Fallen series share some of the same faults of the books before them (too many rapid swaps in perspective, an unnecessary amount of coyness and obfuscation masquerading as scene-setting style, so many different types of fantasy powers flying around that the whole thing feels like Calvinball), but you have to hand it to Erikson that he writes well, weaves a wonderful tale, is a joy to read, and has his fair share of impactful, inspirational moments.
This historical treatise has a lot of notoriety but I found it unnecessarily dense, and ultimately flawed, in that its focus on states and state power ignores a related discussion of capitalist power, such that altho there is a useful perspective to glean here about how a drive for social legibility can transform a society, I wouldn't recommend the book overall.
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