I'll be honest, I'll probably skip this. I already know the end game (SPOILERS; Mother Dark turns her back on the Andii, Draconus is imprisoned in the sword, etc) and I have a feeling these novels will have the same problem the later ones did, with stuff just happening because the magic is so undefined and the really powerful characters (like almost every character named in that blurb) can do almost anything they want/need to with it.

For the record, I think Erikson is a great writer and the first 5-6 books of the Malazan series are great. It's just the last few that left a sour taste in my mouth.