Dust of Dreams is the ninth volume of Canadian author Steven Erikson's epic fantasy series, the Malazan Book of the Fallen.
Adjunct Tavore leads the Malazan army into the Letherii Wastelands to fight against an unknown threat.
In a 2014 Q&A with Tor, Erikson says he considers Dust of Dreams to be the first half of a single, concluding book.
[2] Dust of Dreams received mixed reviews, largely because it was written as the first half of a single volume.
Bill Capossere says it is "in the top tier of a top-tier series", but also says, "it ends, unfortunately, with a cliffhanger, but Dust of Dreams leaves you wanting more.