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#221
Posted 21 September 2014 - 01:56 AM
Hi everyone,
I have been reading for a while and am currently in the middle of Reaper's Gale. I really loved The Bonehunters and the whole story arc regarding the 14th army is my favorite part so far.
I like other fantasy literature as well, particularly the works of Brandon Sanderson. I'm looking forward to joining in the discussions soon! Reading in-depth discussions of specific aspects of the books is what got me interested in the site.
I have been reading for a while and am currently in the middle of Reaper's Gale. I really loved The Bonehunters and the whole story arc regarding the 14th army is my favorite part so far.
I like other fantasy literature as well, particularly the works of Brandon Sanderson. I'm looking forward to joining in the discussions soon! Reading in-depth discussions of specific aspects of the books is what got me interested in the site.
#222
Posted 22 September 2014 - 01:08 AM
Hi all,
I embarked on the Malazan world bookathon in the summer of 2013. I only get time to read on weekends and have just finished reading half of house of chains. I plan to finish the 10 core books, then the Bauchelain and Korbal Broach novellas and finally the books by Ian Esselmont. Any advice for this newbie?
When I am not nerding out to fantasy fiction novels and pop science, I usually am in my lab doing research on infectious diseases.
I embarked on the Malazan world bookathon in the summer of 2013. I only get time to read on weekends and have just finished reading half of house of chains. I plan to finish the 10 core books, then the Bauchelain and Korbal Broach novellas and finally the books by Ian Esselmont. Any advice for this newbie?
When I am not nerding out to fantasy fiction novels and pop science, I usually am in my lab doing research on infectious diseases.
#223
Posted 22 September 2014 - 01:10 AM
My advice is get a job with 3-day weekends so you can finish faster.
They came with white hands and left with red hands.
#224
Posted 23 September 2014 - 04:05 PM
Introspect, on 22 September 2014 - 01:08 AM, said:
When I am not nerding out to fantasy fiction novels and pop science, I usually am in my lab doing research on infectious diseases.
Nice, any diseases in particular?
Yesterday, upon the stair, I saw a man who wasn't there. He wasn't there again today. Oh, how I wish he'd go away.
#225
Posted 29 September 2014 - 05:10 PM
worry, on 22 September 2014 - 01:10 AM, said:
My advice is get a job with 3-day weekends so you can finish faster.
I am feeling that. I started reading back in June/July, and currently I am only on the beginning of the 3rd book. I only get to read it about 1 hr 30 mins a day, so at this rate I will be reading for over a year to finish the series
#226
Posted 24 November 2014 - 11:29 PM
Hi everyone. I just finished The Crippled God,.......... and I am kinda lost and wanting more. I enjoyed the 10 books. Sometimes the pace slowed, other times to fast but always , always enjoyable.
So now I imagine I will haunt this site to get my fix.
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So now I imagine I will haunt this site to get my fix.
#227
Posted 25 November 2014 - 07:38 AM
coldhands, on 24 November 2014 - 11:29 PM, said:
Hi everyone. I just finished The Crippled God,.......... and I am kinda lost and wanting more. I enjoyed the 10 books. Sometimes the pace slowed, other times to fast but always , always enjoyable.
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So now I imagine I will haunt this site to get my fix.Hello and welcome to the forums Have you thought about checking out the novels of the malazan empire? They are definitely worth the read in my opinion.
Do you think God stays in heaven because he too, lives in fear of what he's created?Steve BuscemiSpy Kids 2
#228
Posted 27 November 2014 - 04:41 PM
Hey everyone! I've been reading Malzan for about a year now, and I'm almost halfway through ICE atm, been loving it so far.
I've just finished The First Collected Tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach, and I have to wonder why they aren't getting more attention! Really enjoyed them, especially the political/satirical aspects of The Healthy Dead.
I've read a fair bit from different series before (All of Eddings, Jordan, Pratchett, for example) and Malazan is definitely my favourite so far!
I've just finished The First Collected Tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach, and I have to wonder why they aren't getting more attention! Really enjoyed them, especially the political/satirical aspects of The Healthy Dead.
I've read a fair bit from different series before (All of Eddings, Jordan, Pratchett, for example) and Malazan is definitely my favourite so far!
#229
Posted 27 November 2014 - 05:51 PM
Creed, on 27 November 2014 - 04:41 PM, said:
Hey everyone! I've been reading Malzan for about a year now, and I'm almost halfway through ICE atm, been loving it so far.
I've just finished The First Collected Tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach, and I have to wonder why they aren't getting more attention! Really enjoyed them, especially the political/satirical aspects of The Healthy Dead.
I've read a fair bit from different series before (All of Eddings, Jordan, Pratchett, for example) and Malazan is definitely my favourite so far!
I've just finished The First Collected Tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach, and I have to wonder why they aren't getting more attention! Really enjoyed them, especially the political/satirical aspects of The Healthy Dead.
I've read a fair bit from different series before (All of Eddings, Jordan, Pratchett, for example) and Malazan is definitely my favourite so far!
Welcome to the forum Creed. Kick back, have as drink, and enjoy the banter.
#230
Posted 27 November 2014 - 06:12 PM
Welcome new members!
Trouble arrives when the opponents to such a system institute its extreme opposite, where individualism becomes godlike and sacrosanct, and no greater service to any other ideal (including community) is possible. In such a system rapacious greed thrives behind the guise of freedom, and the worst aspects of human nature come to the fore....
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#232
Posted 28 November 2014 - 01:21 PM
Tru, on 27 November 2014 - 05:51 PM, said:
Creed, on 27 November 2014 - 04:41 PM, said:
Hey everyone! I've been reading Malzan for about a year now, and I'm almost halfway through ICE atm, been loving it so far.
I've just finished The First Collected Tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach, and I have to wonder why they aren't getting more attention! Really enjoyed them, especially the political/satirical aspects of The Healthy Dead.
I've read a fair bit from different series before (All of Eddings, Jordan, Pratchett, for example) and Malazan is definitely my favourite so far!
I've just finished The First Collected Tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach, and I have to wonder why they aren't getting more attention! Really enjoyed them, especially the political/satirical aspects of The Healthy Dead.
I've read a fair bit from different series before (All of Eddings, Jordan, Pratchett, for example) and Malazan is definitely my favourite so far!
Welcome to the forum Creed. Kick back, have as drink, and enjoy the banter.
Thanks man! i'm a bit new to forums over al to be honest, allthough I've been on reddit for years.
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#235
Posted 02 December 2014 - 09:38 PM
Apt is the only one who reads this. Apt is nice.
#236
Posted 11 December 2014 - 01:44 AM
Hi there
im about to finish the first book on the series. it has been dificult to understand but is worth the effort. this is the greatest novel in scope for me since Tolkien.
im about to finish the first book on the series. it has been dificult to understand but is worth the effort. this is the greatest novel in scope for me since Tolkien.
i have seen this rumor born
a hundred thousand hunters of the heart
in a city bathed in blue light
a hundred thousand hunters of the heart
in a city bathed in blue light
#237
Posted 11 December 2014 - 02:04 AM
Welcome! Hope you enjoy the rest of the books. post whatever you don't understand in the Gardens of the Moon thread
#238
Posted 17 December 2014 - 08:42 PM
Hello all… yet another lurker who's decided to join the forum here. Currently on MOI and,as you may have guessed, loving it. So, here I find myself, among avid fans of a series that has affected me in ways other books haven't come close to. I write from my dinky office, where reading a book at one's desk is punishable by a hard smack to the back of one's head. Thus, frankness is vital: Thanks SE and the many fans who have posted about his work online- had it not been for you fans, I'd have never discovered SE in the first place (and what a nightmare that'd be).
This post has been edited by aeneas: 17 December 2014 - 08:44 PM
#239
Posted 17 December 2014 - 08:55 PM
I've had so many nightmares where I wasn't reading MBotF that I lost count.
They came with white hands and left with red hands.
#240
Posted 17 December 2014 - 09:12 PM
worry, on 17 December 2014 - 08:55 PM, said:
I've had so many nightmares where I wasn't reading MBotF that I lost count.
I discovered the Malazan series while contemplating the pros and cons of leaving graduate school. It was $ that made it unfeasible for me to continue…but I said to myself: "look on the bright side, if you leave school, you'll never see another syllabus again and subsequently you'd get to read whatever you want". Fantasy had been more or less put on the back burner as academic demands intensified, so I neglected my inner yearnings (to read fantasy). Thus, I then googled "worth while fantasy series'" and stumbled upon GoTM…
This post has been edited by aeneas: 17 December 2014 - 09:15 PM