[OberynM]

Just finished the book..as i read and read its just my opinion that the plots in this book just get better from one to the next.Cant say there is a specific book better then the one before it but the epic in the last 200 pages blew me off...chained smoked 4 cigaretts:)) .Kalam in his last stand against the Claws is best fighting narration ever written in fantasy.Tough his ending/or is it? .....If he isnt dead then why does cottilion lose him as Shadowthrone says?..Guess it will be brought back .Laseen seems to be very troubled couldnt get a hold of her real feelings as Korbolo Dom and that obnoxious priest just kept getting in the way.Fiddler starting to play the violin and trull/onrack vs icarium broke my heart!!!Steven Erikson is a monster writer , Malazan word is a fantasy ganja in my opinion.Only the best for all you out there that follow the footsteps of this ascendant in literature.

Just some thoughts !!!

P.s Many more awesome moments but these one hot as hell

[Kanubis]

The last 200 pages of tBH are probably my favourite in the series.

And you know there's not a chance in hell of you getting any info on Kalam except for RAFO from the rest of us, right?

[Defiance]

The Bonehunters is my favorite book in the series (although Toll the Hounds follows very closely, and they're all incredibly good). There were so many aspects of it that I loved. Karsa taking on the K'Chain barehanded so that it would be a fair fight. Y'Ghatan, which was a climax in itself, taking place only 1/3 of the way into the book. Perrin taking down Poliel. The Jades falling from the sky. Fiddler doing his reading. Malaz City. The defense of the First Throne. In many series, the transition book ends up being the weakest. That wasn't the case with this book, however; despite the fact that the three different main plot characters/events are beginning to converge, things are stronger than ever. The book also took things in exciting new ways - given that the series is The Malazan Book of the Fallen, I did not see Tavore leaving the empire for good. Civil war, sure, but when she said that they were going to leave the Empire, probably never to return? Shivers down my fucking spine.

Oh, and perhaps above all, Cotillion. Shadowthrone and Cotillion were always interesting, and I really started liking Cotliion around the time he kicked ass in Bidythal's Temple with Kalam, but this book really served to show just how astonishingly human the patron of assassins is. The scene at the end of chapter 24, where Trull sees Cotliion sitting alone, head in his hands, is one of the most powerful moments in the series for me. So good.

[Spoilsport Stonny]

And you didnt even mention

- masan galani vs the trohlboral
- mappo losing icarium
- the heavies defending the wickans
- the perish thrones of war
- the trygelle trade guild
- qb kalam and stormy's dinner at the skykeeps
- pust vs the trohboral

Yeah the bonehunters is dense.

[worry]

Some are dense, some are vastly blank.

[Spoilsport Stonny]

worrywort, on 13 March 2013 - 02:08 AM, said:

Some are dense, some are vastly blank.

Indeed.

I also forgot about Hellian. I think I used to date her real world avatar.

[Overactive Imagination]

my favourite part of that book was Y'Ghatan and the aftermath in the tunnels. thinking back on how much insanely awesome stuff there was in that book i don't know why i didn't like it more. i think i just got lost a few times which must've put me off. or maybe i just sucked too much to really appreciate how amazing the book was.

[OberynM]

All in all the action seems to have cemented a few tales for the next book.I just hope that Erikson keeps the bar up (how could he not ) and delivers some amazing writing.BTW...didnt mention all the crazy/awesome dialogue scenes that at one time lose me:)) . The way it all blends : history,philosophy.geography,politics,religion into a massive fantasy just stands out in front of the usual platoon of books )
Tear shedding moments all through the book ..sorry i didnt mention all of them but was drunk last night after a 5 hrs bonehunters binge )

P.s Worrywort you are the quote-master with that blank,desne shit )

Stonny ...bro Hellian is a keeper !!

[End of Disc One]

The Bonehunters is an odd book. It's the only one in the series that is a transition book and doesn't build up toward a climax (DoD doesn't count). But it is full of tons of awesome moments.

[Abyss]

End of Disc One, on 13 March 2013 - 12:36 PM, said:

The Bonehunters is an odd book. It's the only one in the series that is a transition book and doesn't build up toward a climax (DoD doesn't count). But it is full of tons of awesome moments.

I dunno... leaving aside the fact that the firestorm and subsequent events at Yghatan, and the convergence around Paran vs Poliel are both massive events that are more or less mid-book climaxes, Kalam and Tavore's running battle against the Claw and related events made for a pretty big finish.

I agree with you that there is an element of transition to the book, but it still has a 'cimax'.

[End of Disc One]

Abyss, on 13 March 2013 - 03:47 PM, said:

End of Disc One, on 13 March 2013 - 12:36 PM, said:

The Bonehunters is an odd book. It's the only one in the series that is a transition book and doesn't build up toward a climax (DoD doesn't count). But it is full of tons of awesome moments.

I dunno... leaving aside the fact that the firestorm and subsequent events at Yghatan, and the convergence around Paran vs Poliel are both massive events that are more or less mid-book climaxes, Kalam and Tavore's running battle against the Claw and related events made for a pretty big finish.

I agree with you that there is an element of transition to the book, but it still has a 'cimax'.

I mean that the whole book doesn't build towards a climax like the others do. There are several build ups and peaks throughout the book. The biggest buildup was for Y'Ghatan which happened in the first half.

[OberynM]

Beeing my first read i just hope that the next ones have those climax moments mid section of the book...It just puts me off when the honey jar is at the end:) EVEN if its more rewarding.Erikson raised the read-reward system higher then his fellow genre writers.Yghatan was i think a cherry on top of the cake for all the fans that just couldnt make it to the end without a moment

[Ruthan Good]

Abyss, on 13 March 2013 - 03:47 PM, said:

End of Disc One, on 13 March 2013 - 12:36 PM, said:

The Bonehunters is an odd book. It's the only one in the series that is a transition book and doesn't build up toward a climax (DoD doesn't count). But it is full of tons of awesome moments.

I dunno... leaving aside the fact that the firestorm and subsequent events at Yghatan, and the convergence around Paran vs Poliel are both massive events that are more or less mid-book climaxes, Kalam and Tavore's running battle against the Claw and related events made for a pretty big finish.

I agree with you that there is an element of transition to the book, but it still has a 'cimax'.

Don't forget the Edur and Icarium showdown.

[BlackMoranthofDoom]

Spoilsport Stonny, on 13 March 2013 - 01:05 AM, said:

And you didnt even mention

- masan galani vs the trohlboral
- mappo losing icarium
- the heavies defending the wickans
- the perish thrones of war
- the trygelle trade guild
- qb kalam and stormy's dinner at the skykeeps
- pust vs the trohboral

Yeah the bonehunters is dense.

and Karsa vs the Nah'ruk