Malazan Book Of The Fallen

The series does kind of make me wish I had a laptop or tablet handy just to look up names while I read. I read at night on my kindle in bed, my desktop may as well be on the moon.

Gnomedolf_sl said:

I read all the books the old fashioned way, but I'm mainly an audiobook guy these days. Audible has the first four, but they seem to have stopped there for some reason.

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Too long, ran out of disk space

Just started Gardens of the Moon. Loving it so far. Quite different.

pemulis_sl said:

I attempted to do a full reread leading up to The Crippled God, but I lost the will during Reapers Gale and skipped the rest in between. The highlight of the series for me was Kalam vs the Claw in the Bonehunters

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I've read and reread both Erikson and Esslemont's Malazan work. A few months ago, I was talking with a buddy who I'd convinced to read the series. He had just finished The Crippled God, and we were talking about:


I got nostalgic about the book and decided to reread it. For whatever reason, when I was finished I picked up Dust of Dreams and started reading that again. Now I've worked my way backwards to Midnight Tides. It's silly, reading them backwards, but I'm enjoying it just as much as always when reading Malazan stuff.

I am always surprised by the small details I notice after having read the books before, especially in the little excerpts before chapters.

I understood fuckall the first time through. Second time through was the best read of a series I've ever had, I think.

Tirant_sl said:

I understood fuckall the first time through. Second time through was the best read of a series I've ever had, I think.

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Yeah it's pretty amazing how different it feels when you know what's going on.

Just knowing Rake's background and what being a Jahgut means changes so much of the narrative from what you experience in the vacuum that is Gardens of the Moon. A great book, sure, but it is much better as a reread when you know about Whiskeyjack's past, just how powerful Quickben is, and how Rake participating is just him railing against the apathy his people have acquired. Oh, and Raest becoming the fucking Azath's doorman is hilarious in it's own sake, and it is great to see his arrogance prior to his predetermined fate.

Gardens is a great book, but it is substantially better once you understand some of the background during a re-read.

I'mass got nerfed into the ground yo. And I don't think Raast's mind control was ever seen again. (closest thing was the mass pacification thing certain Forkrul could do?) Tyrants just became the rare Jahgut that actually wanted to form a society and conquer others.

Re-reading sounds delightful, but I'll probably never do it.

I honestly might never re-read a book again. I've got like 200 books on my nook waiting to be read, many of which I am very much looking forward to starting. Makes the idea of delving in to 10,000 pages of book I've already read feel like a chore, even if it's a series I like and will get more out of.

Except maybe Discworld, best books ever to read in between big heavy books.

So the ebook version of Assail is out "in the wild" if you know what I mean. It popped up yesterday.

I'm a bad Malazan fan, still haven't gotten around to Blood and Bone.

That new Assail book was such a letdown...... The place is hyped up so hard throughout the series, so you would expect some sicko convergence and badass fights..... Fucking Esselmont !

Intrinsic_sl said:

If you're starting up a reread this thread is somewhat worth following. I think we discussed it back on the FOH boards but here it is again:

Malazan Reread of the Fallen - Series | Tor.com

Told from the perspective of someone doing a 1st time read and the other guy doing the reread.

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That link made my reread so much better.