Is it worth it?

[Rosemary]

Perhaps because the violence makes sense in the context of the overall story arc and adds to the story rather than detracts......interesting observation Rosemary.

Thank you Precioussss, I hadn't really thought of in that way.

KiwiBird - I love British humour

 

[biodroid]

I'm glad I stuck with MOI, I am really enjoying it my kinda story, very epic with lots happening.

 

[deltakid]

It always takes me about 150 pages to get into every new book in the series. I loved all books. Some more, some less. Karsa is my favorite hero and I would love some future books just with him.

 

[con]

yea very similar for me nearly gave up on deadhouse gates.not that wasnt interesting but i found the atmosphere in the Felisin heboric parts a bit crushing.kiwifire had same idea i think.disliked felisin and heboric.softened a bit to her in house of chains(as she died)but still quite dislike heboric,though not as badly as before.MOR is wonderful though.still my favourite.on reapers gale now

 

[Rahl Windsong]

Honestly there are so many characters, so much going on that if you take a break from the Malazan story you almost need to reread from the beginning again. It is a great story no doubt about it and one of my favorites but it can be hard to remember everything that is going on and all of the characters in those books.

My favorite was Midnight Tides because the story completely changed and I absolutely loved the characters Tehol and Bugg....I have read that book 3 times now and I am thinking of reading it again. Yes I liked it that much. The character Trull Sengar actually made me shed tears at some points the first time I read that book, clearly one of Erickson's best characters to date in my oppinion.

 

[biodroid]

Seems like there is a trend that Dust of Dreams isn't very good, what are your opinions. I have collected most of the books, just need midnight tides and dust of dreams then I will have the complete collection (till the next one is released) and will start making my way thru them as I come to the conclusion that I actually do like the first 2 books in the series. ADD is a problem for me so it's quite hard for me to concentrate for long periods of time thats why I read a lot less books per year than the avg Chron. This does not stop me from enjoying reading though which I am thankful for or else I would have to watch Ugly Betty

 

[nj1]

I enjoyed DoD and for me Erikson was back on form with this one. There are some big downers in this though and as usual there plenty of quetsions left un-answered. It's not his best book but as a build up to The Crippled God it ticked all the boxes IMO. The last third was amazing!

I bet you secretly enjoy Ugly Betty, peeping over the top of your book to see whats happening, while pretending to read your book

 

[biodroid]

nj1 - Nah not really, I prefer Greys Anatomy, just love the idea of doctors falling in love with doctors who are conflicted beyond belief and always kill their patients.

 

[ser4]

hi i started to read The Malazan Book of the Fallenbut got side tracked with some other things so i was wondering do the rest of the books get better? i mean in the first 2 you are introduced to all these characters, and there doesn't seem to be a main protagonist. i was wondering if this style of writing continue or does it change. Because from what i remember the author kept introducing new characters untill i forgot most of their names and was wondering who was who at the end of the 2nd book. Also i didn't understand who were the good guys and who were the bad guys it was kind of confusing for me

 

[Clansman]

ser4, you are not alone. The first two books are completely confusing, though the main story of the second book (The Chain of Dogs) is a pretty tightly contained story. The overarching stories really begin to coalesce in Book 3, Memories of Ice, and it wasn't until I was halfway through that book that I started to "get it". This is a really, really big story, and it is tailor-made for re-reads after you are a few books in. I look forward to re-reading Gardens of the Moon now that I have some clue of what the hell is going on.

The main protagonist begins to show up in book 3. All will be revealed, in time. And the ending of Memories of Ice is, well, just plain remarkable. This being said, this is a difficult style to pierce, especially in such big books, and a lot of readers have been put off by the first book or two, because Erikson admittedly could do a better job of educating the reader about his world.

I wonder, does Ian Esselmont help out much with his stories? He's only written two books in the series so far, which I haven't read. Anyone have an opinion?

 

[Urien]

I felt that Toll the Hounds was the series running into the sands. There were sections in that book that made my eyes bleed with tedium. I loved the earlier books, but the change in style and constant change of POV in TtH has seriously delayed my purchase and read of Dust of Dreams.

Perhaps it's a condition that uber-long fantasy series all contract; The Wheel of Time, A Song of Ice and Fire and The Malazan Book of the Fallen all seem to have got lost in their own tractless depths.