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#1661 Kanese S's

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Posted 03 March 2012 - 12:41 AM

MT took me a little while to get into at first, but ended up being a really good book. In my opinion, obviously. Some might disagree.

The Bonehunters obviously centers around the Malazan 14th army and their various escapades. It also introduces two of my favorite comedic characters.

Laseen did nothing wrong.

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#1662 Daisy

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Posted 05 March 2012 - 04:39 AM

Hello fellow Malazan lovers. I'm new, and I decided to join despite the risk of potential spoilers. I'm only on Memories of Ice and I already love Erikson more than I've loved any fantasy author... Plus I thought this forum deserves more members :up:

#1663 Loki

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Posted 05 March 2012 - 04:48 AM

Hello Daisy!
Welcome to the Forum!
Memories of Ice is by far my favourite book in the series so I hope you really enjoy it. :up:

The best way to avoid spoilers is to only read threads about the books you have already read. People are pretty good about using the spoiler tags and if someone accidently slips up people tend to bring it to their attention fast. So hopefully you won't encounter any spoilers.
Once again, welcome to the Forum :up:

Wry, on 29 February 2012 - 10:50 AM, said:

And you're not complaining, you're criticizing. It's a side-effect of being better than everyone else, I get it sometimes too.

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#1664 Tehol the Only

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Posted 05 March 2012 - 10:37 PM

Hello everyone!
I'm a fellow Mbotf lover (1k pages into DoD and going) and i finally decided to join this awesome forum. Of course i love the series and i always wanted to discuss about it but it's really hard to find erikson fans in my country (Italy). Plus as Daisy just said this forum deserves more members :up:

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#1665 Loki

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Posted 05 March 2012 - 10:44 PM

Welcome Shi'Gal!

If you are looking for people to discuss the series with you have come to the right place!

I know that there are a few other Italian members on the forum - I can't think of who at the moment though - but I remember them saying that it was hard to find people who had also read Erikson.

Feel free shout out if you have any questions about the Forum - there are a lot of useful links here: http://forum.malazan...p?showforum=100

I hope you enjoy being here and I look forward to seeing you/your posts around :up:

Wry, on 29 February 2012 - 10:50 AM, said:

And you're not complaining, you're criticizing. It's a side-effect of being better than everyone else, I get it sometimes too.

~TQB~

#1666 Zenstrive

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Posted 06 March 2012 - 06:21 AM

Hi, Greetings and All,

New members here. Love Malazan empire. Praise SE and ICE for their dedications on world building and extensive storytellings.

Anyway, nice meeting you all.

#1667 JLV

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Posted 06 March 2012 - 05:06 PM

Welcome to the boards, Zennyboy! Excited to hear from new fans, as always.

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Posted 07 March 2012 - 01:01 AM

Hey all,
Just wanted to introduce myself and say hi.
3/4 of the way through "Toll The Hounds" and can safely say this is one of the most engrossing sagas I've ever read. I've burned through the series pretty fast so far, it is difficult to put down.

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#1669 Lady Bliss

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Posted 07 March 2012 - 02:22 PM

Welcome to the forum! I agree, I devoured book after book and kept looking for more. If you need any help, please feel free to ask or join us on chat. As others mentioned, stay away from the individual book threads until you finish reading that particular one, as they are FULL of spoilers.

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#1670 Catherine

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Posted 07 March 2012 - 06:57 PM

Welcome most honoured newcomers, I envy your journey as I have recently completed the 10 books by Erickson and am on the latest from Esselmont. You have many, many wonderful hours ahead of you.

#1671 Sister Envy

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Posted 08 March 2012 - 02:59 AM

Hey Everyone!

Thought I should finally say hi!. Have just finished the Mbotf series........took my time to reflect, and now looking forward to other insights of this great world. : )

#1672 Kanese S's

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Posted 08 March 2012 - 05:52 AM

Excellent! Welcome to the forum. You can now read threads all over the board and not have to worry about spoilers. Unless, of course, you haven't read the Esslemont novels.

Laseen did nothing wrong.

I demand Telorast & Curdle plushies.

#1673 Kanra

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Posted 12 March 2012 - 11:13 AM

uh, hi everyone! I'm new here though Ive been lurking for a while. Im up to toll the hounds, really looking forward to it! anyway, thought i would join this site to finally have some people to talk about the novels with.

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Posted 12 March 2012 - 11:18 AM

Kanra, on 12 March 2012 - 11:13 AM, said:

Hi Kanra,

How did you pick your name "Kanra"? Good to see you here and maybe to hear from you regarding the books. Many places for you to post and ask questions, alot of us to welcome you and answer them for you. I've been on this forum for a little while now and i've met a lot of lovely people from various places across the globe. I hope you will too.

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#1675 Vein

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Posted 15 March 2012 - 06:15 PM

Hello all. I am new to forum posting and an addicted fan of the Malazan empire. Have read the first four books twice and I am now on Bonehunters. I have grown to love this series and to realise that Steven Erikson has created my Bible. Look forward to discussing Erikson's worlds with you!

"Her wants were held, one and all, in the eyes of a man. A mortal, of angled, edged nobility. A man past his youth, a soul layerd in scars - yet he had surrendered it to her.

Almost impossible to believe."

#1676 Tehol the Only

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Posted 15 March 2012 - 11:32 PM

Welcome Vein! You'll find lots of malazan addicts here:D
But.... did you mean first five books? or you skipped one?

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#1677 Trull's spearmaker

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Posted 16 March 2012 - 12:31 AM

Hi everyone.. New member from India... Am reading Reaper's Gale at the moment. Started the series recently and became addicted... Huge fan now.. Looking forward to the forum.. Cheers !

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#1678 marco0042

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Posted 17 March 2012 - 06:27 AM

Hello, I am new to this site. I have read all 10 of Erikson's Malazan books plus “The First Collected tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach” and “Crack’d Pot Trail”. I have also read 2 of Esslemont's books and have just started "Orb, Scepter, Throne". Love 'em.

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Posted 17 March 2012 - 08:12 AM

Welcome to the site marco and Trull :wallbash:

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#1680 Karsa's Dream

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Posted 18 March 2012 - 04:26 AM

Hi all - finished The Crippled God a few days ago, and still reeling from the whole experience of finally wrapping up MBotF. I started little over a year ago, after seeing Steven Erikson's name pop up quite a few places on the internet, and it's been one of the most rewarding literary experiences of my life. Everything I could ever have wanted from a fantasy series, and more. I've read more than my fair share of genre - everything from Tolkien to Asimov, Donaldson, Jordan, Mieville, Vance and Cook, but this is head and shoulders above the rest. Thinking about getting into a re-read now (I've never done re-reads before, but feel that MBotF has got enough in there for at least two or three!). So, it's great to be here, surrounded by so many people who love SE and ICE's world as much as I do, and I look forward to many happy hours here exploring the different threads.

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