Malazan Book of the Fallen · Magic system
Deck of Dragons
- Magic system
Deck of Dragons appears in Malazan Book of the Fallen.
- Type
- Magic system
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 3
- Books
- 2
The Deck of Dragons is the Malazan world's great divinatory instrument, a deck of cards organized into Houses and Holds whose readings reveal the movements of gods, Ascendants, and the powers that move behind mortal affairs. In Gardens of the Moon it hovers at the edge of the narrative as part of the backdrop of shifting divine influence. In Deadhouse Gates it takes concrete form: cards drawn from a velvet bag turn up Obelisk and the Rope amid High House Death, foreshadowing upheaval, assassination, and dark intent. It is made clear there that the Deck is a serious tool of reading the currents of power, not a mundane game of chance.
Evolution
BOOK 1Gardens of the Moon
BOOK 2Deadhouse Gates
Divination cards drawn from a velvet bag, including Obelisk and Rope amid High House Death. A Malazan reading deck organized by Houses, not a mundane game.
Appearances
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