Deadhouse Gates

I'm still not sure what to think of this series. It isn't one of those series I tear through and can't put the books down but I did enjoy this book better than the first, [b:Gardens of the Moon 55399 Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1) Steven Erikson http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255890454s/55399.jpg 2646042]. I'm enjoying the complexity of the characters and I do look forward to reading the next in the series. I think that this book also sets up things more and drives the storyline but I want more things tied up while the series keeps bringing up new things. I am concerned about the Chain of Dogs storyline and hope that it leads to some great revelation and storyline down the line. I will have to trust the author and those opinions of others that love these books and keep driving through. Some of the Chain of Dogs storyline reminded me of the [b:Phoenix Transformed 6352652 Phoenix Transformed (The Enduring Flame, #3) Mercedes Lackey http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255582941s/6352652.jpg 6539241]. Where refugees where shuttled around the desert and people died and people died protected them. Don't get me wrong [b:Deadhouse Gates 55401 Deadhouse Gates (The Malazan Book of the Fallen, #2) Steven Erikson http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51VJH2TSVHL.SL75.jpg 3898716] was much better written and I feel that there was a point to it all (unlike [b:Phoenix Transformed 6352652 Phoenix Transformed (The Enduring Flame, #3) Mercedes Lackey http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255582941s/6352652.jpg 6539241]) but it leaves a bad taste in my mouth and maybe that was the point. Maybe it was to point out the futility of war, or make us look at our history on this planet, either way I'm in it for the long haul.