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#1 Son of Father Light

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Posted 09 September 2012 - 10:52 PM

Hello fellow Malazans

Is it possible to read the trilogy without getting spoiled even though not having read past midnight tides yet ?

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Posted 09 September 2012 - 10:55 PM

I would imagine so. It is a prequel trilogy, so it's set way before the main series.

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Posted 09 September 2012 - 10:56 PM

3 mins after the first post! HOW'S THAT FOR A QUICK ANSWER?!

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Posted 09 September 2012 - 11:07 PM

Well, I bought the ebook on my IPad and read the Dramatis Personae and discovered that Hood is a Jaghut. That really irritated( I imagine it was revealed in the other books) and pissed me off. I can always read it latter if there are similar revelations.

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Posted 09 September 2012 - 11:26 PM

Is it really not revealed by MT that Hood is a Jaghut?

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Posted 10 September 2012 - 12:18 AM

Hood-as-Jaghut is not definitely confirmed until much later than MT if memory serves, but there has always been enough hints of it.

It's difficult to say if the trilogy will spoil the main series for you, as the entire trilogy has not yet been published. There could well be spoilers in the next two books. On the other hand, the trilogy (or at least FoD) does answer a LOT of "what is"/"who are"/"why did" questions which may otherwise plague and/or confuse you. I'd still advise finishing the main series first though.

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Posted 10 September 2012 - 03:50 AM

I think there's a slight hint that Hood is Jaghut in Memories of Ice, a more substantial hint in The Bonehunters, and it's more or less revealed in Reaper's Gale. I don't think it's actually straight-up said until Toll the Hounds or Dust of Dreams, though.

I would hold off on reading The Forge of Darkness until you've completed the main series. I haven't read it yet myself, but from what I've heard there's a lot of stuff in Forge that you won't fully appreciate unless you've read the other books.

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Posted 10 September 2012 - 04:24 AM

Don't read FoD until after the main series for two reasons:

Yes, you will spoil things for yourself, particularly for Reaper's Gale and The Crippled God I reckon.

But mainly, don't read FoD before the main series because you won't get the same satisfaction from it. There are many things in FoD which foreshadow events and conversations in MBotF.., things which will make you grin when you recognise it. You won't get the same level of understanding and appreciation of the events without already knowing what happens in the future. I know that sounds contrary to most series, but.hey, this is SE

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Posted 10 September 2012 - 08:23 AM

Seriously, don't even touch Forge of Darkness until You finish the main series. It will spoil a lot of background information (eg. Hood is jaghut). There won't be many spoilers for the story itself, but if You read FoD after the Crippled God, You will get a ton of "oh snap!" moments. Knowing FoD before books 6-10 will totally take those moments away.

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Posted 10 September 2012 - 09:01 PM

Thanks for the feedback. I'll finish the main series first

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Posted 10 September 2012 - 09:19 PM

Son of Father Light, on 10 September 2012 - 09:01 PM, said:

Thanks for the feedback. I'll finish the main series first

But read the main series back to front. The time line works then.

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