Zapp Brannigan wrote: » The entire series is available in one ebook.
wyrn wrote: » Do you have a UK Amazon account? It doesn't seem available for me.
nesf wrote: » Ah, Toll the Hounds, this time I will make it past the turgid first half of you. My enthusiasm is draining though, Karsa or no Karsa. Also, Kruppe stopped being funny many, many books ago, kill him off please (;)).
Zapp Brannigan wrote: » You're dead to me. I didn't like TtH on my first read, but every other read since I've really enjoyed it.
pillphil wrote: » I still don't know how I feel about this series, I read as far as The Crippled God. I was just lost all the time. I've never been able to read poetry or songs in fantasy books and that seems to be an important source of information. I read the first hundred pages of GotM again after I finished the series, and I suspect I'd enjoy rereading the whole series now that I know who the characters are but it took over a year to get through them. I'd usually read a book in a few days no matter how long the book is but I really had to force myself to keep reading. I stopped reading for a few months afterwards.
nesf wrote: » Toll the Hounds, I'd have stopped was I not 7 books in already. Dust of Dreams is proving equally annoying. I'm beginning to strongly dislike Erikson's later writing style and miss his earlier days when the plot was convoluted but the characters actually seemed vaguely interesting.
hadoken13 wrote: » I have to say that the Malazan series are one of the best series I've ever read - really enjoyed them. I hear a lot from people who started reading Gardens of the Moon but couldn't get past the first couple of hundred pages - I could never understand that. The book caught my attention from the first page. Just because books don't start out slowly, giving a back story on every character before building up the narrative, instead launching straight into a battle, doesn't mean they are overly complex. I loved the concept of his stories (although the last book dragged on a bit). As for Esslemont's books, they are starting to grow on me - his latest one, Blood and Bone wasn't bad and his next one, due for release in June I think should be good too.
prq wrote: » I actually found Toll the Hounds to be the 2nd best book in the series, right after Memories of Ice Midnight Tides however, and its juvenile humor... argghhh.
nesf wrote: » It certainly seems to divide people alright. Part of it comes down to Kruppe, long passages of his thoughts or speech are a real love/hate thing. Another part is the philosophising, again a love/hate thing. The final part is the Andii arc in the book. Some enjoyed having a bland and unremarkable character be developed into someone they cared about, others never had this transition. Personally, I felt this arc came across as far too forced and too many perfect pieces falling exactly into place, deus ex author etc. Mostly I miss the gritty military fantasy though. It all started going a bit insane when he started introducing modern or early modern military tactics and structures into a medieval/classical fantasy setting. It's nit picking but when he talks in terms of modern command structures breaking down to 5-10 man units in this setting it's really hard to suspend disbelief. In a melee you really don't work at that level and crossbows and explosives don't change much, sharpers are just better pilums basically. Sorry, I hate it when an author takes a turn in a direction I strongly dislike after many years of enjoying their work. Martin and Jordon did this already to me and now Erikson.
prq wrote: » Sometimes only a few books afterwards are events fully explained. I found myself picking up earlier books and going "ah, so THAT's what really happened!"
Thargor wrote: » what was the meaning/significance of the giant green statue embedded in the desert somewhere does anyone know? Think it was the size of the Statue of Liberty or thats how I pictured it, there was also a hold full of thousands of hem floating in space iirc...
Thargor wrote: » Doh. Im in an awkward position with the Malazan series, I have 2 books left to read and I do remember loving it when I was reading it but Ive forgotten too much that has happened and who people are now to be able to pick it up again. The series is crying out for a companion novel to explain who is who and whats happening. There are no decent summaries to be found online or Wikis which is surprising for such a popular series.
adocholiday wrote: » I am currently about a third of the way through the fourth book and I am loving it. I have a 1 hour commute each way from work every day and it just flies by when reading these books. Took me 3 or 4 attempts to get past the first 200 pages of GoTM but once I did I couldn't put the series down. The only thing that I hate is when a character is mentioned and I sit wondering who they are and if they are significant. For example (spoiler for book 4) I've just read the part when the child walks into the parade ground in the soldiers uniform and holds up the white thigh bone when the army are preparing to march. Captain Keneb says that Duiker left the child in his care and I had to go back and find the part in Book 2 where it happened to see that person was significant. That has happened me quite a lot during my reading of the series. Oh and for those of you who have read it, I don't want to know the significance if there is any. Leave me in ignorance please!
keane2097 wrote: » Do you have an issue with the "Malazan Re-read of the Fallen" on Tor or have you just not come across it? Hard to see how that's not exactly what you're looking for...
