Aye, I don't get it either. I haven't got an opinion on who SHOULD get the role, but they shouldn't just be blindly harked as perfect for it, as most people say.
hey there Sunblesser, you should be able to get away with jumping in the deep end, so to speak... though I suggest taking a torch, so that you dont get lost down there in the murky depths of the 'master-theorisers'
A small counter to the super-punching of the RAFO Monster (great name ), you should not be able to instantly (in a very short time) switch between light/fast and heavy, and the potential energy in the speed of the punch would probably be used up by whatever process causing the change.
for Malazan it pretty much took the whole of Gardens of the Moon. I read MS&T by Tad without problem, probably cause I enjoyed his Otherland series so much, and his other series' are pretty great too.
This conversation acts as an explanation for why Scadrial's Shadesmar (I am correct in saying that it was Scadrial's Shadesmar?) is not such a desirable place to go
His seeking might have been a recent snapping thanks to the Deepness, and no matter how insular they were, it's inevitable that you get interbreeding. Love knows no bounds after all