Gardens of the Moon

One hears so much about this series, so I thought I'd give it a go on audiobook (given it's length).
There are a ton of characters and the story drops you in without a single explanation of anything. I found the Malazan Wiki an invaluable resource to keeping things straight in the early going, but then you get a pretty good sense of the characters and it seems like it went really quickly.

Looking forward to the 2nd installment.