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I don't know what I expected from Dejim Nebrahl after that prologue chapter but it sure wasn't wandering around for half a book, getting his rear end kicked by every character he meets (including Pust and a random Malazan soldier), then being used as Deragoth bait.
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Illinois Smith posted:I don't know what I expected from Dejim Nebrahl after that prologue chapter but it sure wasn't wandering around for half a book, getting his rear end kicked by every character he meets (including Pust and a random Malazan soldier), then being used as Deragoth bait. Dejim Nebrahl did separate Mappo from Icarium, so it had one win. 
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Aug 27, 2015 18:02
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It's kind of a recurring theme through all ten books that the guy who used to be the biggest badass of all history might not be 150,000 years later.
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Aug 27, 2015 18:26
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Oh, speaking of unexpected developments, Karsa befriending a nerdy witch is loving delightful.
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Aug 27, 2015 19:03
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Karsa is loving delightful.
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Aug 27, 2015 19:40
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pile of brown posted:It's kind of a recurring theme through all ten books that the guy who used to be the biggest badass of all history might not be 150,000 years later. Seriously. Anyone read the Esselmont books? I've really been enjoying them.
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Aug 27, 2015 21:38
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Chain_of_Dogs posted:Seriously. You might be in the minority there... I like to think of ICE's books as the Hollywood Tours of the Malazan series. Nice for sightseeing the world but not much substance otherwise.
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Aug 27, 2015 22:15
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I think they have some really great parts, the only one I thought was a bit boring was Blood and Bone. But to each their own.
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Illinois Smith posted:Oh, speaking of unexpected developments, Karsa befriending a nerdy witch is loving delightful. It's like the Taming of the Shrew in reverse, but over multiple books.
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Aug 28, 2015 19:12
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Chain_of_Dogs posted:I think they have some really great parts, the only one I thought was a bit boring was Blood and Bone. But to each their own.
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Aug 28, 2015 20:04
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No, no, there is that other guy in this thread - Baudin maybe? But those are the only two. They are our Beaks. 
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Aug 28, 2015 22:17
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Although I still haven't read all of Assail, I do dig the way he writes the sailing stuff.
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Aug 28, 2015 22:30
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anilEhilated posted:You might be the only person ever who actually liked Assail, then. I probably am. I thought it was great actually. I've been told I have terrible taste in pretty much everything though.
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Habibi posted:No, no, there is that other guy in this thread - Baudin maybe? Wow rude. I think. I can't work it out because Beak is actually pretty awesome despite his... uh... limitations.
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Tommofork posted:Wow rude. Like Beak, they are lovable but slightly touched.
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Aug 29, 2015 04:54
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The cover of "Fall of Light" looks awful. Doesn't seem like there's a UK variant either. Dissapointing since these are the only books I prefer to have hard covers for.
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Aug 29, 2015 21:01
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Way to be helpful, jay
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Aug 30, 2015 08:33
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Well, it does have some implications - maybe we'll finally get to see what the mess with T'iam was about.
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Aug 30, 2015 10:12
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That cover doesn't look so bad...
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Aug 30, 2015 22:38
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It's cool except I keep waiting for it to start bellowing "Dead by dawn, dead by dawn!"
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Aug 30, 2015 22:54
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Nothing can be as bad as the "Santa's sleigh" Bonehunters cover.
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Juaguocio posted:Nothing can be as bad as the "Santa's sleigh" Bonehunters cover. Ha-ha the most Wheel of Timey Malazan cover.
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The Trygalle Trade Guild doesn't give a gently caress.
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Aug 31, 2015 02:24
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Is it March yet?  Guess I should be grateful I still have time to finish my reread.
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Juaguocio posted:Nothing can be as bad as the "Santa's sleigh" Bonehunters cover. 
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Aug 31, 2015 12:42
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Whiskeyjack gonna wrench his arm trying to draw that sword.
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Aug 31, 2015 14:12
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I hate this cover, but it's the cover on my signed first edition, so I'll tolerate it I guess.
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Ergonomically, I don't think he can actually get that sword out of its scabbard. 
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Aug 31, 2015 15:14
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Juaguocio posted:Nothing can be as bad as the "Santa's sleigh" Bonehunters cover. I remember when I first read that book and I was confused as to just what the hell that scene was supposed to be. Then I got to it and it was such a minor thing that I had to close the book and check the cover again. Why was that chosen?
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Ynglaur posted:Ergonomically, I don't think he can actually get that sword out of its scabbard. He launches it out of his scabbard like a javelin and catches it on the way down. Because he's loving Whiskeyjack, that's why. Also is that supposed to be Sorry? My GotM cover has that WJ image but it's been cropped to cut her out.
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Aug 31, 2015 16:56
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Isn't she supposed to be like thirteen? That's some artistic license.
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Wait, I thought it was supposed to be Anomander Rake but the artist just screwed up the rendition.
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Ynglaur posted:Wait, I thought it was supposed to be Anomander Rake but the artist just screwed up the rendition. Which of the horse, the dude, or the girl did you think was supposed to be a seven foot tall, literally black-skinned, silver-haired not-quite-elf?
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Habibi posted:Which of the horse, the dude, or the girl did you think was supposed to be a seven foot tall, literally black-skinned, silver-haired not-quite-elf? Maybe he really screwed up the rendition.
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Habibi posted:He launches it out of his scabbard like a javelin and catches it on the way down. Because he's loving Whiskeyjack, that's why. Adjunct Lorn and Ganoes Paran maybe? The only reason I think Ganoes is due to the prominence of the sword. I can't remember anything about Lorn tbh. Habibi posted:Which of the horse, the dude, or the girl did you think was supposed to be a seven foot tall, literally black-skinned, silver-haired not-quite-elf? I laughed pretty hard at this. I also can't remember Anomander ever riding anything that wasn't a giant floating rock, but if the artist blew it that hard...
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I finished TCG last week, well on my way into Forge of Darkness. Poor Cuttle. Erikson's ruminations on childhood always do me in.
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anilEhilated posted:Isn't she supposed to be like thirteen? That's some artistic license. i think shes supposed to be about 18 but still
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Tommofork posted:Adjunct Lorn and Ganoes Paran maybe? The only reason I think Ganoes is due to the prominence of the sword. I can't remember anything about Lorn tbh. Oh, right. I remember thinking originally it might be Ganoes. Not sure why I settled on WJ, but really I feel like he's depicted too old to be one and too young to be the other. Maybe he is supposed to be Anomander. 
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Well I just finished Willful Child. A brisk read as they say but hilarious. I loved the captain getting his shirt torn (nearly) every time and then replacing it with some other outfit from the various Starfleet incarnations. Erikson managed to pack in way more Star Trek references than I'd expected, including his name in the font.
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Probably my favorite scene out of that book is Hadrian complaining about how going through hyperspace doesn't have any kind of cool visual effect on the bridge's command screen - and solving it by installing that one old Windows screensaver with flying pixels. Haven't laughed that hard in quite a while. I need to reread that book.
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