Malazan

[Briar King]

The magic in Gardens is different then the rest of series. Don’t focus on in it. It’s just one of many GotMisms.

[AngelEy3 he/him]

With all the threats in the world and evil powers and everything else going on.... the one thing I'm most surprised about is that Brood hasn't just swung that hammer yet.

[Briar King]

Ordered ICE 4-6. Got Orb in already. Trying to finish Slogbringer so I can back into BH for more then a pg or 3 a day.

[officiumdefunctorum she/her]

9 hours ago, AngelEy3 said:

With all the threats in the world and evil powers and everything else going on.... the one thing I'm most surprised about is that Brood hasn't just swung that hammer yet.

He strikes me as a particularly stubborn character, one who'd dislike a final solution, so to speak.

@Briar King, I just ordered all the ICE books on audible! They had a sale so I got them cheap. It's next on my list after Riyria.

Edited December 18, 2017 by officiumdefunctorum

[Briar King]

Very good. I’m quite excited to finally read them in the Ultimate reading order. 5, NoK, 6, RotCG, 7, Orb, 8,9,10, BaB, Assail.

i have noticed some cool things in 6 from NoK already at 200+ pgs in.

[Ammanas]

2 hours ago, officiumdefunctorum said:

 

@Briar King I just ordered all the ICE books on audible! They had a sale so I got them cheap. It's next on my list after Riyria.

I picked them up on the same sale! I really like the narrator John Banks; he has a lot of great voices and range. You can't beat the books going for barely over five dollars either.

[AngelEy3 he/him]

With the exception of Midnight Front by David Mack which releases at the end of January, I'm not leaving the world of Malazan until I finish everything I haven't read yet. To those of you who have read it, should I move from the IcE books into Kharkanas or Dancer's Lament? Do they spoil each other at all? Other than Kharkanas being a gazillion years in the past? 

[Briar King]

Trust me from everything I heard and only reading bk 1 of Khark...read Dancer!

 

FoD was a hard read! I have heard that FoL is a HEAVY read.

Go Ice 1st

[Ammanas]

If you are more in the mood for a philosophy textbook then read Kharkanus.

If you are in the mood for a fast paced adventure then read Dancers Lament and Deadhouse landing.

[Orlion Blight he/him]

Just skip Kharkanus for now. Steven has decided that he is setting the last book on the backburner, and frankly I don't think there is a guarantee that he will finish the series at all, let alone in a reasonable time frame. 

[Ammanas]

Well @AngelEy3 I wouldn't go so far as to say not to read it, but the Kharkanus books are kind of like the Malazan Silmarillion in the sense that it is a origins story and a very stuffy book. It is also a work of a brilliant mind, but sometimes brilliant does not necessarily translate to fun. That being said I think you will like it more than I did judging from how you reacted to Dust of Dreams.

[AngelEy3 he/him]

I already have Kharkanas on my shelf, so it's getting read for sure, just not sure if before or after Dancer's. It'll probably boil down to how my finances are after Christmas. 

[NamelessThirteenth]

an someone please explain to me why Iskaral Pust wnted to feed Icarium to the Azath in Deadhouse Gates? I'm reading Memories of Ice now, so it doesn't really matter but I figured I might as well know...bear in mind no spoilers past book 2 please.

On another note what is the chronological order of Malazan book of the Fallen (not including any books by ICE)?

[AngelEy3 he/him]

@NamelessThirteenth Fear of him is my best guess for why Pust wanted him fed to the Azath. There is much yet for you to learn about Icarium and Mappo's history, so to avoid any potential spoilers, RAFO.

I believe the chronological order is:

Midnight Tides

Gardens of the Moon 

Deadhouse Gates/Memories of Ice (occur simultaneously) 

House of Chains 

(Midnight Tides in publishing order) 

Bonehunters 

Reaper's Gale

Toll the Hounds 

Dust of Dreams

Crippled God 

[NamelessThirteenth]

thanks @AngelEy3

 

[AngelEy3 he/him]

@NamelessThirteenthNo problemo. I enjoy me some Malazan talk. 

How goes Memories of Ice? It was one of my favorites. 

[Briar King]

Got my Blood and Bone in. Just waiting on Assail.

[Ammanas]

I just finished Orb, Sceptre, Throne and barely started Blood and Bone. I am really digging the jungle environment...a setting that is vastly underutilized in the fantasy genre!

Almost all of Orb, Sceptre, Throne was all killer and no filler so hopefully Blood and Bone continues this! 

[NamelessThirteenth]

Oh memories of ice is amazing...way better than gardens of the moon by a long shot. it brings to getehr my favourite characters into readable perspectives: we get to see Caladan, Rake/Mop, Whiskeyjack and Silverfox (sick name BTW) working together and get perspectives; we get Toc back (yaaaaaay), this time he's with more weird people; and we get to see something like thirteen gods holding councils in a city assaulted by sons of necrophiliacs, lead by Anaster - who is by far the sickest nemesis Erikson has thought up yet.

Oh yeah, and Cladan has Thor's hammer, except it's actuall Burn's...

All in all, a rolllicking read, just can't tolerate Kruppe

[AngelEy3 he/him]

@NamelessThirteenth oh no! Not most delicate and delectable Kruppe, surely? Modest Kruppe assures you that mirth for him shall grow as robust as, well, most magnificent Kruppe! Care for some cakes?

I used to hate Kruppe too and now I smile from ear to ear every time he's on screen. 

Rake/Whiskeyjack/Toc... 3 of my most favorite Malazan characters all one sentence. 

[NamelessThirteenth]

Yeah. I remember last year someone recommended Gardens...I restarted the book three times before I actually kept going into the series. Now i'm kinda happy because Erikson can give me my fantasy fix until the next Branderson.

On the topic, how long did it take for you to finish each book?

[Briar King]

Got my Assail in. So dumb that BAM doesn’t stock ICE books anymore.

[AngelEy3 he/him]

Woohoo! Got Assail, Dancer's Lament, and Deadhouse Landing!

[officiumdefunctorum she/her]

So I've been reading the ICE books in earnest, now, and I have to say that they're keeping me on my toes in spite of knowing what went down in the main events of Malazan. You can really tell that Esslemont and Erikson built this universe together.

Halfway through Orb Scepter Throne, and getting into the Seguleh is amaaazing. Still laughing about the quote from Stonewielder: "Sure, all fifteen thousand of us might manage to take one fishing village on that island."

[Who Sharded?]

On 12/28/2017 at 10:31 PM, officiumdefunctorum said:

So I've been reading the ICE books in earnest, now, and I have to say that they're keeping me on my toes in spite of knowing what went down in the main events of Malazan. You can really tell that Esslemont and Erikson built this universe together.

Halfway through Orb Scepter Throne, and getting into the Seguleh is amaaazing. Still laughing about the quote from Stonewielder: "Sure, all fifteen thousand of us might manage to take one fishing village on that island."

Yes.  It's weird, a lot of people on the Malazan Empire forum don't like OST, but easily it's my favorite ICE book (haven't read Deadhouse Landing  yet).