[koryk]

Mordant's Need was rubbish.

Covenant was one of the first new fantasy lines I read. How do the new ones rate?

[amphibian]

koryk, on May 15 2009, 08:32 PM, said:

Mordant's Need was rubbish.

Covenant was one of the first new fantasy lines I read. How do the new ones rate?

Runes of the Eath was very good. Fatal Revenant was amazing - like better than everything else, but for The One Tree.

[Pilgrim]

At this point I've read the first chronicles and am almost finished with The One Tree. I have to agree with a poster above: **Nom** is so far , although I've not yet gotten to the part that was spoilered.... For my money, the second chronicles have so far outmatched the first, if only because Covenant actually knows how and USES his power. Linden is a brooder, but so is Covenant, so I can't really complain too much. I also appreciate being able to see the rest of the world besides just the one continent of The Land. So far I'm fairly disappointed in the Elohim.

I've read the first Gap book, and loved it too. I'm a fan.

Pilgrim

[Salt-Man Z]

Gah... I suppose I should get to Fatal Revenant sometime, if it's as good as people make it out to be. I've been sorely tempted to wait until The Last Dark before continuing on with The Last Chronicles, but FR is the only book that Donaldson's written that I haven't read yet, and that bothers me just a little (which is why I bought it last year.) With any other author, I'd be worried about jumping into book 8 of 10 after so much time has passed, but The Runes of the Earth proved that the man can write a dang comprehensive What Has Gone Before...

[Raymond Luxury Yacht]

Salt-Man Z, on Aug 13 2009, 02:08 PM, said:

Gah... I suppose I should get to Fatal Revenant sometime, if it's as good as people make it out to be. I've been sorely tempted to wait until The Last Dark before continuing on with The Last Chronicles, but FR is the only book that Donaldson's written that I haven't read yet, and that bothers me just a little (which is why I bought it last year.) With any other author, I'd be worried about jumping into book 8 of 10 after so much time has passed, but The Runes of the Earth proved that the man can write a dang comprehensive What Has Gone Before...

Surely the entire series is worth a reread? I am doing a complete reread for each new book, just like I do with SE.

[Salt-Man Z]

Oh, I definitely plan on doing a reread when TLD comes out. But I don't have the time/energy to do one now. Too many good books I haven't read yet. (Likewise, my next MBotF reread will likely not be until The Crippled God hits shelves--though I may get by with just rereading a couple favorites.)

This post has been edited by Salt-Man Z: 14 August 2009 - 02:49 AM

[Skywalker]

I'm with SMZ... Donaldson can be a time consuming reread. I shudder at his thesaurusian skill I first read the 1st and 2nd chronicles oh, about 7 years ago, and no rereads. I read Runes of the Earth when it came out and realized a reread was needed. But then I no longer have the kind of time I used to back in the day, nor do I have a lack of new things to read, so my Covenant reread (and first reading of FR to TLD) will happen once TLD is out.

Malazan reread is easy for me... I reread GoTM to RG before TtH came out and now I just go through the books reading those important sections that the forum clue me in to

This post has been edited by Skywalker: 14 August 2009 - 03:08 AM

[Salt-Man Z]

I generally only read at night before bed, so I do a Malazan-size novel in 2-3 weeks. At last calculation, it would take me well over 6 months to reread the 10 books that are currently out. Figure maybe 2 weeks each for the 8 Covenant books, and that's 3-4 months easy. I just don't want to commit that much time to a reread at this point.

[Pilgrim]

I finally finished the second chronicles, and like with the first chronicles, the ending was a WOW moment. Now for the problem. Many times throughout the second chronicles, I found myself skimming the seemingly endless passages of angst from either Covenant or Linden. I think I understood the pain, horror, and oppression of the Sunbane quite well enough by the beginning of the third book, and felt Donaldson just kept hammering after the nail was well beyond set in place.

That said, the ending was worth it, but I'm gonna have to let some of the burnout melt away before attempting the final chronicles.

Pilgrim

This post has been edited by Pilgrim: 03 September 2009 - 03:25 PM

[Raymond Luxury Yacht]

Pilgrim, on Sep 3 2009, 08:24 AM, said:

I finally finished the second chronicles, and like with the first chronicles, the ending was a WOW moment. Now for the problem. Many times throughout the second chronicles, I found myself skimming the seemingly endless passages of angst from either Covenant or Linden. I think I understood the pain, horror, and oppression of the Sunbane quite well enough by the beginning of the third book, and felt Donaldson just kept hammering after the nail was well beyond set in place.

That said, the ending was worth it, but I'm gonna have to let some of the burnout melt away before attempting the final chronicles.

Pilgrim

That's fair. I love Donaldson, but sometimes the angst does get a bit heavy.

[lord of tragedy]

the angst is far more controlled in the final chronicles, the second book of which is the best of the series so far in my opinion.

[Use Of Weapons]

I just had a thought -- not solely based on their name resemblance, but I wonder if there's anything of Adept Havelock (the best think about Mordant's Need) in Hairlock? I wouldn't put it past SE to put in tributes to characters he admires in fantasy of old...

[Raymond Luxury Yacht]

jitsukerr, on 08 September 2009 - 10:36 AM, said:

I just had a thought -- not solely based on their name resemblance, but I wonder if there's anything of Adept Havelock (the best think about Mordant's Need) in Hairlock? I wouldn't put it past SE to put in tributes to characters he admires in fantasy of old...

It's possible. Havelock is a much nicer guy than hairlock though.

[Salt-Man Z]

You've got Loric/L'oric, too.