Malazan Book Of The Fallen
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I just started reading this (I'm almost halfway through book 1) and I am loving it. The magic is awesome and I'm loving Erikson's writing in general. Crokus' first scene blew me away, so awesome.
Lots of the reviews I read before starting said the first book is the hardest to get through so I guess I only have better things to look forward to somehow!
Lots of the reviews I read before starting said the first book is the hardest to get through so I guess I only have better things to look forward to somehow!
Springbok
Karen
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I'd heard the same thing, and on subsequent re-reads, that is probably one of my favorite books. I does get better though, so if you're enjoying book 1 just wait... These were pretty great books, and its frankly astonishing he was able to write so many at such a high quality.
Sterling
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The first book is kind of tough in that there's a ton of stuff happening and not much exposition or backstory, which is something that a lot of people won't like. If that doesn't bother you then this series might be great for you, as it happens in the rest of the books as well, if not quite as densely as in Gardens.
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Others say flaw, I say best part of the series. Not that I disagree in that it makes it tougher to follow. But the payoff makes it worth it. I feel the Chain of Dogs subplot and Memories of Ice as a whole are quite good because the books rarely uses exposition. Helps you relate to the characters better.
Sterling
El Presidente
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Yeah, I like how it feels very different from most authors because of it. Coltaine for President.
Same, I love the first book the most out of all of them. I reread it once a year easy.
Kiroy
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It really does get better every subsequent read. I'm on book 6 now, it's my third or forth read through. Still catchings things I missed due to being tired/stupid/drunk. This is the best built world in fantasy IMO.
I like some mystery so I'm finding the unknowns really fun so far. I am looking forward to the world being opened up some more though.
Ritley
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Yeah I really like the first book. It is definitely better after you've read the rest.
My main problem with the series as a whole is that there is still a ton of shit that never really gets resolved. Oh and the constant introduction of new random bridgeburners pretty much every book
My main problem with the series as a whole is that there is still a ton of shit that never really gets resolved. Oh and the constant introduction of new random bridgeburners pretty much every book
Randin
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My only real issue with book one (at the time) was the Azath, which comes out of the blue and gets no explanation. It comes across as the stupidest sort of Deus Ex Machina until you actually get an explanation X books further into the series, then it becomes pretty awesome.
Some day I'll have to do a full second read-through and see how things read when you actually know what's going on.
Some day I'll have to do a full second read-through and see how things read when you actually know what's going on.
Intrinsic
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And the snake... I don't think any number of read throughs will make that bearable.
Ritley
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Shit not getting resolved is what riled me up the most about this series. I picked it up when book 8 was out and reread it through when book 9 and then 10 came out and it's definitely a hell of a ride, especially the first third. Rereads are awesome when you actually have a clue what's going on and where the story is going.
Although fuck having to read esslemont's books as well to actually find out there's stuff going on in the rest of the world that's important to the story.
Also the timeline towards the end is a mess, that also irked the hell out of me.
Ritley
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To be fair though, besides NoN, esslemonts books were pretty good. RotCG is one of the better books in the Malazan world