EPT[Books] Malazan Book of the Fallen - Page 13
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elt
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turamn
United States1374 Posts
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aqui
Germany1023 Posts
On August 15 2012 22:20 turamn wrote: Worth reading then, yeah? I just finished all of Sanderson's Mistborn books, after powering through ASOIAF and Wheel of Time. Looks like I should pick this up :D I found Malzan the best of the three ( ASOIAF, WOT). As mentioned before, some of the characters are just more badass than anything you have ever encountered without being imba to the plot. | ||
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floor exercise
Canada5847 Posts
On August 15 2012 22:14 elt wrote: Anyone read Forge of Darkness yet? I've got it sitting on my Kindle but I haven't gotten around to reading it yet... I just finished it, I don't really want to spoil anything though. It will be rewarding for those who have read the series because there is quite a bit of revelation (and likely much more to come in the next books) about the history of the world and how things came to be. But there are certainly a lot of things I can nitpick about it. In all not my favourite but once you've read all the other Erikson books it's definitely worth it | ||
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turamn
United States1374 Posts
On August 15 2012 22:48 aqui wrote: I found Malzan the best of the three ( ASOIAF, WOT). As mentioned before, some of the characters are just more badass than anything you have ever encountered without being imba to the plot. Sweet. I'll pick up the first book today. I'm excited! | ||
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{ToT}ColmA
Japan3260 Posts
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Sindriss
Denmark263 Posts
It is certainly one of my favorite books in the series. | ||
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Baffels
United States1486 Posts
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pred470r
Bulgaria3265 Posts
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Critter
United States196 Posts
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antelope591
Canada820 Posts
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pred470r
Bulgaria3265 Posts
On September 18 2012 16:44 antelope591 wrote: Im on the 8th book and its getting kind of a chore to get through...worst of the series so far easily. Does it pick up again for the last 2? I think Erikson took a nap with this one first real dud of the series to me -_- 9th book was also kinda bad for me, but the last one will make up for all of your efforts, the 9th is just a set up for the crippled god. | ||
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Nisyax
Netherlands756 Posts
On September 18 2012 16:44 antelope591 wrote: Im on the 8th book and its getting kind of a chore to get through...worst of the series so far easily. Does it pick up again for the last 2? I think Erikson took a nap with this one first real dud of the series to me -_- I just started book 9, and book 8 went quite slow at the beginning for me aswell, near the end it does get a lot better though. There is just so many little story lines in Toll the Hounds that as soon as I reached one I couldn't be arsed with I just put the book away until the next day. As for Dust of Dreams I've enjoyed the first 200 pages or so I've read up to now. | ||
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antelope591
Canada820 Posts
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MutantGenepool
Australia115 Posts
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Newbistic
China2912 Posts
On August 13 2012 22:21 Dosey wrote: I think I tried reading this a while back and couldn't get past 50 pages... Is this the one that starts off with a battle or riot or whatever in a city and guards standing oh some huge wall looking over it talking about magic or something with some boy? After finishing American Gods I'll probably either give this another shot or give Kingkiller a whirl. Yeah I found the same problem... The characters seem to have mysterious dialogues that don't go anywhere and the author just moves on without explaining any of their motivations. The conversations usually involve a supporting character acting smug to the protagonist, and the protagonist has no idea what is going on (neither do I). It got really annoying after a while. | ||
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Critter
United States196 Posts
On September 18 2012 17:34 Newbistic wrote: Yeah I found the same problem... The characters seem to have mysterious dialogues that don't go anywhere and the author just moves on without explaining any of their motivations. The conversations usually involve a supporting character acting smug to the protagonist, and the protagonist has no idea what is going on (neither do I). It got really annoying after a while. It can certainly be daunting to get into. Erikson doesn't hold the readers hand, but rather tosses them into the middle of deep world, in the middle of several conflicts and storylines, and then just expects them to keep up as the story unfolds. It's part of the reason I love the books but it turns a lot of people away from them. It also doesn't help that GotM is one of the weaker books in the series, I usually advise my friends to start with Deadhouse Gates (the second book). It's not a series for everyone, but people that stick with it are usually happy they did. | ||
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{ToT}ColmA
Japan3260 Posts
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OKMarius
Norway469 Posts
On September 18 2012 16:44 antelope591 wrote: Im on the 8th book and its getting kind of a chore to get through...worst of the series so far easily. Does it pick up again for the last 2? I think Erikson took a nap with this one first real dud of the series to me -_- Haha, yeah agree. I skimmed through a huge chunk of that book. It's sooo good in the end though, definitely worth finishing.  | ||
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TheG4Be
Sweden22 Posts
On September 18 2012 15:57 Baffels wrote: How do the Ian Cameron Esslemont books compare with Eriksons work? Just got Crippled God and am wondering if I should pick these up for some more Malazan action after I get done with it. First Esslemont book (Night of Knives) I would say is not up to par with the other Malazan books. Don't get me wrong, I'm absolutely not saying that Night of Knives is a bad book, I still liked it. You'll want to read it before the other two because of recurring characters. Return of the Crimson Guard and Stonewielder are actually really good and are reminiscent of Eriksons writing style. | ||
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