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#21 buddhacat

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Posted 08 March 2021 - 07:37 PM

Macros, on 08 March 2021 - 12:04 PM, said:

Prologues timing is usually irrelevant to the timing of the main story. We've had prologues hundreds of thousands of years before the books setting

This prologue has Dayliss in it.

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Posted 08 March 2021 - 07:46 PM

From this we can infer that Dayliss clearly is an ascendant.

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Posted 08 March 2021 - 07:51 PM

I've forgotten who Dayliss is?

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Posted 08 March 2021 - 07:54 PM

I don't know either but my money is on an Elder God.

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Posted 09 March 2021 - 03:28 AM

Could be wrong but the legs look hinged backward and the fingers look too long... any ascended Assail unaccounted for?

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Posted 09 March 2021 - 05:02 AM

https://malazan.fand...om/wiki/Dayliss God bless Egwene :-)

Maybe Dayliss is the new Queen of Chains, probably seriously pissed off at Karsa.

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Posted 09 March 2021 - 06:41 AM

Red hair, dark bird wings, dour expression -- it's Dark Sansa.

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Posted 05 June 2021 - 01:56 PM

My review copy has arrived.

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Posted 05 June 2021 - 06:53 PM

Tease

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#30 Werthead

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Posted 08 June 2021 - 10:42 PM

It's a fun book, though a bit oddball. It's Erikson's shortest Malazan novel to date (473 pages) and the story is focused almost entirely on two concentrated plot threads taking place a constrained geographical area. It does feel like Erikson has tried to go accessible for this one, at least by his previous standards.

Rereading Book One of House of Chains may be a good idea, because although Karsa doesn't show up, a lot of the other characters and locations from that arc do. And you'll definitely want to be up to date on the status of the Empire after Return of the Crimson Guard and Stonewielder (and maybe Orb Sceptre Throne).

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Posted 09 June 2021 - 03:02 AM

Werthead, on 05 June 2021 - 01:56 PM, said:

My review copy has arrived.

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Posted 09 June 2021 - 11:08 AM

Since it takes place on Genabackis, I assume it finally has maps of Stratem and Umryg? /s

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Posted 09 June 2021 - 12:37 PM

Werthead, on 08 June 2021 - 10:42 PM, said:

I like this, sounds like the length and density of the Path of Ascendancy books, which are like bite-sized Malazan Chunklets. Can't wait to read it!

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Posted 09 June 2021 - 01:15 PM

Less than a month now, that's come up quick. I can forsee a scenario where I finish Fall of Light/the forum reread just in time to start this...

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Posted 09 June 2021 - 04:06 PM

FFS amazon, i'm going to have to order this from the UK....? Seriously?
SERIOUSLY?
Does no one remember what happened the last time that happened????
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FFS DID YOU IDIOTS EVEN FIND THE DAMN TRUCK EVER AGAIN????

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Posted 09 June 2021 - 05:33 PM

Abyss, on 09 June 2021 - 04:06 PM, said:

Chapters/Indigo has it as Aug 31st.

So the question is get it on Jul 1st from the UK and pay the shipping costs, or wait 2 months and get it from Indigo.

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Posted 09 June 2021 - 05:40 PM

I had no idea the book is coming out so soon.

28 USD for the Kindle version. Hmm... Hmmmmm...

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Posted 09 June 2021 - 07:47 PM

QuickTidal, on 09 June 2021 - 05:33 PM, said:

Abyss, on 09 June 2021 - 04:06 PM, said:

Chapters/Indigo has it as Aug 31st.

So the question is get it on Jul 1st from the UK and pay the shipping costs, or wait 2 months and get it from Indigo.

I just pre-ordered from the UK. Let's boost the sales numbers!

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Posted 09 June 2021 - 11:52 PM

Book Depository has it for $26 USD for the July 1 date. Got that preorder! I've never bought a new release from them, but a short delay won't kill me.

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Posted 10 June 2021 - 12:59 AM

worry, on 09 June 2021 - 11:52 PM, said:

Book Depository has it for $26 USD for the July 1 date. Got that preorder! I've never bought a new release from them, but a short delay won't kill me.

Thanks for the heads up, I’ll preorder from there too!

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