Cool thanks. This timing works pretty well, been about a year since I finished the 'main' series, so refreshing to get back into it. Will try those novellas next.
RotCG is not a novella, it's one of his biggest books. It's very slow, but the finale is fantastic. Gets better on a reread too. ICE's writing gets noticeably better starting from Stonewielder, and i loved Orb, Sceptre, Throne. Blood and Bone is a great travelogue
Yep. It is more complex than those books, and more philosophical than all of them (although the later Dune books become shitty philosophical books masqueraded as sci-fi), and it really has a perfect balance of story, philosophy and religion. I found it really fascinating.
First half of Hyperion is kind of a slog, but fully agree overall
Absolutely not. Probably the second book is okay, and readable but after that it goes totally downhill. Third and fourth are absolutely terrible books in my opinion, though strangely a lot of people seem to like the fourth book.
I was really put off by all the philosophizing in the Malazan books, every character spending days and days doing nothing but think deep thoughts. Now, the word 'philosophy' in the description of any fiction book is a warning flag for me.
Malazan (similar to Dune sequels, and The Second Apocalypse) is just the author masturbating on how philosophical he is, to the point of making the books almost unreadable.
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Totally, took me ages to work out what the hell a warren was.Malazan is a tough read, not just for the rambling...but the whole 'drop right into action' with no backstory, introduction etc make it hard from a traditional writing point of view. It just is not for everyone, still my all time favourite though
Around 9 years before GOTM iirc
Nah, read the first three books. Being difficult wasn't their main problem, being boring (bar the first one) in the other hand was a problem.Malazan is a tough read, not just for the rambling...but the whole 'drop right into action' with no backstory, introduction etc make it hard from a traditional writing point of view. It just is not for everyone, still my all time favourite though
Deadhouse Gates is the best book in the series and the best fantasy book ever written. It's not even my opinion, it's a universal fact accepted by all
Deadhouse Gates is the best book in the series and the best fantasy book ever written. It's not even my opinion, it's a universal fact accepted by all
Well said. I think @Revan might have just mistypedDeadhouse Gates is the best book in the series and the best fantasy book ever written. It's not even my opinion, it's a universal fact accepted by all
My personal favourites would bei think that's impossible to do it justice on TV. The character/plot introduction itself will take a trilogy of movies
Personally i loved reaper's gale and midnight tides as well. DG is the best but the other books are all pretty amazing.My ratings may be skewed because DG did not have my favourite characters
Memories of Ice / Toll the Hounds (the death of two of my favourite characters was so powerful that they stay with me forever!)
Deadhouse Gates / Bonehunters
Gardens of the Moon / Crippled God
I only liked part of Riftwar. Magician was good as was the finale. Everything inbetwin bwas meh.
My list would be similar, though it seems I liked the Letheras-based books a lot more than you seem to. Top 6 for me would be:My ratings may be skewed because DG did not have my favourite characters
Memories of Ice / Toll the Hounds (the death of two of my favourite characters was so powerful that they stay with me forever!)
Deadhouse Gates / Bonehunters
Gardens of the Moon / Crippled God
Yeah, Magician was a ridiculously high level to start it with. I also felt that the Empire Trilogy were all absolute first class books, as were the four books of the Serpentwar Saga. Those 8 books, along with the Axis Trilogy that I mentioned above, are probably my absolute favourites. The rest of the Riftwar series were definitely fairly average compared to them, to the extent that I've never gotten around to reading the last few books. You're not the first person who has said that it gets back to being great in those last ones, so I really need to check them out.
Absolutely disliked it. Most of characters from Gardens weren't there and it kind of started an another story.Deadhouse Gates is the best book in the series and the best fantasy book ever written. It's not even my opinion, it's a universal fact accepted by all
@Revan @Beachryan
I am still slogging through it. For those who have not yet read the book, it is structured somewhat in the style of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales or Boccaccio's Decameron, where a group of pilgrims/travelers each tells the group the story of why he/she is undertaking the journey. I am currently on the fifth of seven/eight stories.
