[kuddukan]

I read the 10 books, straight through the first time with only a few pauses along the road. I am not a fast reader. It took me almost five years to complete the series. I started in 2009 and finished 2 days ago.

Ok maybe I read some books in between, it's hard to remember the last 5 years in detail...

[Andorion]

kuddukan, on 16 April 2014 - 01:17 AM, said:

I read the 10 books, straight through the first time with only a few pauses along the road. I am not a fast reader. It took me almost five years to complete the series. I started in 2009 and finished 2 days ago.

Ok maybe I read some books in between, it's hard to remember the last 5 years in detail...

First read of the entire series: Around 5 months.
Second read; Around 2-3 months

[Tarthenal Theloman Toblakai]

first read of the entire currently printed 21 books was around 11 months, it took me that long to read the ASOIAF books of which there are 7 (two of which are actually one 1500 page book split in two) so my read speed increased dramatically, i think possibly because I COULD NOT PUT MALAZAN DOWN! lol and also Feast for Crows was a little slow so I didn't read much too often. I also read the 6 First Law books between Christmas and March, I am just hooked on Fantasy books. Currently rereading ASOIAF then getting back on Malazan immediately for the full reread, can't wait!!

[End of Disc One]

I started GotM around the time that The Bonehunters was being released in the UK. I got caught up sometime after DoD was released, and before TCG. So around 4-5 years but I read a bunch of other stuff too.

[Egwene]

I have no idea anymore but not that long. I read quite fast and if I like a book then it can look as if I am welded to it. So very, very late nights etc... I remember re-reading GotM before going on to the next book as I felt that there were a lot of gaps in my understanding of the story. The re-read was fantastic and a real eye-opener. I am sure my enjoyment of subsequent books was enhanced by it.

I do envy people who can read at a slower pace as they can make great books last that much longer. Having said that, as I love re-reads, it's not all bad being a fast reader either!

[Tiste Simeon]

I just did a monster reread and included the 5 ICE books but for the life of me I can't work out how long it took. I think it was about 7 months.

[Overactive Imagination]

Would probably take me about 10 months if I read 1-2 hours a day.

[Salt-Man Z]

I added up my average read times for each book (not counting the months-long Tor.com rereads) and the resulting sum is 314 days for every Malazan-related piece of fiction barring Wurms of Blearmouth. So about 10 months. Wow.

[Darthjamo]

A few days short of 9 months, for the main series plus the first 3 ICE books.

[Sheve]

I started reading in 2007 , and have read everybook since and before that 3 times.

for 3 years there it did not go 1 day without me reading atleast 1 page of malazan.

[Messremb]

I've been avoiding a re-read for a year or three because my last one (a complete re-read before TCG came out) ended 2-4 weeks after target - 6-7 months I think.

I'll have to do one again at some point but will probably hold off and try to time it for the Shadow book. Awesome as the series is I just don't want to read it again for the hell of it when there is so much other stuff out there; I'm most of the way through Jim Butchers Ghost Story now, nuking the whole series in one run.