Malazan Empire: polishgenius - Viewing Profile - Malazan Empire

To take the discussion away from the other topic and put it in a place where it's not getting tied in with, you know, the evil stuff.



One thing I wanted to note is that having finally had the thought to check if Flat Earth is available on ebook in places other than Kobo - it is, on google play books at least- I read the sampler for the first one, Night's Master. I imagine I will not be the only one put off by the fact that the opening ends in a sex scene with a 16 year old boy who's been stolen and groomed from a literal baby by the titular demon lord. Getting past it it becomes pretty clear that Lee is in no way making this a positive or romantic relationship, at all, but it isn't a comfortable opening.

That said once you get past that the prose is gorgeous and the setting is fascinating. I'll be honest, I haven't decided if I want to continue it, based on that opening, but like I say, it's not a positive depiction in the end.



The book of hers that I've actually given a real go to is Cast a Bright Shadow, the first in the LionWolf trilogy. It's also got a fascinating setting (a sort of dying-earth, though not actually Earth, in a world where some cultures retain high magitech but others are more regressed, in basically an ice age) and great prose. Both times I'm not really sure why I stopped reading, and I do intend to get back. Just for starters, I've not got so far as the actual LionWolf of the title - the son of the initial protagonist- being introduced.

It is worth noting that the book doesn't shy away from sexual violence, so approach with caution if you don't need that right now.

I've also tried The Silver-Metal Lover, which is probably her most renowned work, but I wasn't really feeling that. Iirc, the lead character opens as the kind of unlikeable I find hard to read about, and though I gather part of the point is her getting over that, the book didn't initially give me enough of interest past that to get there. That one is, as far as I know, pretty much a straight-up romance, not an epic fantasy adventure or collection of stories like the other two, so probably a bit more niche to the interests of this board.