So I was browsing the Dope in the fall, and I came across this thread. The OP was complaining about how he hated A Song of Ice and Fire, and the Malazan Book of the Fallen.
Now, I’d just read ASOIAF that summer, and I thought it was several stages beyond awesome. So I figured that, if this Malazan series was being compared to ASOIAF, I should try it out.
I went through the Malazan Book of Fallen in one month. And yes, I found it to be as awesome as GRRM’s books. Thank you, hobscrk777. Probably not what you intended by your OP, but thanks anyway.
Are you aware of the short novellas (I think there are currently three) that Erikson has written in the Malazan setting but outside the main series? They’re pretty fun.
Additionally, Ian Cameron Esslemont (the guy who is the co-creator of the Malazan setting) currently has two books out that are branches of the main series. I’ve read one (Night of Knives); the other (Return of the Crimson Guard) is currently sitting on my nightstand but I haven’t started it yet. Esslemont isn’t as good a writer as Erikson IMO, but the books are still readable and add information to the story.
Wow. I didn’t think it possible to turn all the pages in a month, let alone read what’s on them. I’ve about 40 pages left in Memories of Ice and then onto the next brick.
And the more you pay attention, the harder it is. Erikson is guilty of some pretty serious inconsistencies. A more generous person might call them “design elements”.
Hey, glad to help! By way of continuation of that thread, I mentioned that I was picking up The Jackal of Nar. I read it, and then the entire series. While I think the ending was weaker than the beginning, I quite enjoyed it.
