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#1 User is offline   Steve Halter 

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Posted 26 July 2012 - 04:14 PM

Chapter 1 of The Forge of Darkness and an intro to the book by SE just went up at tor.com:
Intro
Prelude & Chapter 1

Mod Edit: and more chapters
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5

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Posted 26 July 2012 - 04:21 PM

Coolness.... and i love love love this bit from the intro...

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...advance readers are weighing in (beware spoilers) on Forge of Darkness, with emphasis on perceived inconsistencies, none of which I was unaware. But as is often the case with only the first book of a series to arrive, and one drawing elements from a previous series (the Malazan Book of the Fallen), questions will arise, especially when salient details seem at first glance to be at odds. To be honest, a part of me wants to reach through the inter-ether, close hands on neck, and shout TRUST ME!While another part of me, railing even louder in my mind, wants to add a brain-rattling shake and say IT’S NOT AS IMPORTANT AS YOU THINK!

THIS IS YOUR REMINDER THAT THERE IS A
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ALLOWS YOU TO VIEW NEW CONTENT
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Posted 26 July 2012 - 09:30 PM

I want to hold off on reading the prelude and chapter 1 until I have the book in hand... but I know I won't be able to.

Also, the timeline is not important. It's a mantra by now, isn't it?
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Posted 26 July 2012 - 11:04 PM

I read Chapter One and I'm so glad I did! It just confirms for me this book will be as wonderful as I expected and will have those teases and clues we all love to catch, that will make it a rich reading experience for those who have finished the series including all ICE's books. I have already found several items that to me, directly relate back to mysteries in the previous novels and character identity. I won't go into details so as not to spoil anything for those who want to wait. The waiting for this novel is much harder now!
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Posted 26 July 2012 - 11:40 PM

View PostKanese S, on 26 July 2012 - 09:30 PM, said:

I want to hold off on reading the prelude and chapter 1 until I have the book in hand... but I know I won't be able to.

Also, the timeline is not important. It's a mantra by now, isn't it?


The timeline is suuuuper important!

But so far, by advance-reader accounts, nothing impossible has happened, just eyebrow-raising stuff. Still 2 more books to follow, so I hold trust in SE.

Also, Pat has mislead me before with his hints about timeline, gender and character name incosistancies, so I'll wait until I've got it myself before making any concrete opinions ;)

View Postworrywort, on 14 September 2012 - 08:07 PM, said:

I kinda love it when D'rek unleashes her nerd wrath, as I knew she would here. Sorry innocent bystanders, but someone's gotta be the kindling.
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Posted 26 July 2012 - 11:58 PM

Misled you!?!

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Posted 27 July 2012 - 02:02 AM

Just got mine from Tor as well .. ha, didn't even know these were coming. Been out of the loop for a spell, I guess, campaigning through RotCG still. The Malazan-verse live on! :)
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Posted 02 August 2012 - 05:27 PM

Chapter 2
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Posted 03 August 2012 - 05:02 PM

Well I read both chapters yesterday and I think that is enough to convince me to stick with my pre-order!
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Posted 09 August 2012 - 06:20 PM

Chapter 3
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Posted 09 August 2012 - 09:52 PM

I want to resist. But I know I can't.
Laseen did nothing wrong.

I demand Telorast & Curdle plushies.
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Posted 10 August 2012 - 02:47 AM

how is it that you can link to this here, but tor can't even do it on their own site?
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Posted 10 August 2012 - 12:50 PM

All of the Forge of Darkness posts are gathered in the Series posts at:
Forge of Darkness Series.

(Except for chapter 3 for some reason.:))

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Posted 13 August 2012 - 02:13 AM

View PostSteve Halter, on 10 August 2012 - 12:50 PM, said:

All of the Forge of Darkness posts are gathered in the Series posts at:
Forge of Darkness Series.

(Except for chapter 3 for some reason.:wallbash:)



Read them all, won't post spoilers but.... unghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh :(
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Posted 16 August 2012 - 04:31 PM

Yet another excerpt for all those who haven't got the book yet:
Chapter 4
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Posted 16 August 2012 - 09:40 PM

Well then.


Having read the rest of the series, this made me kinda (read: really) sad:

Spoiler

This post has been edited by Kanese S's: 22 August 2012 - 04:36 AM

Laseen did nothing wrong.

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Posted 21 August 2012 - 09:06 PM

FoD US Tour Dates
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Posted 21 August 2012 - 09:45 PM

I will have to endeavor to find Borderlands Books.
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Posted 21 August 2012 - 10:46 PM

View PostSteve Halter, on 21 August 2012 - 09:06 PM, said:



Damnation, couldn't he have put off leaving the UK for a little longer and done us a tour too?
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