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Hey, a guy's got to keep fresh. Nothing keeps you chipper like the soothing chill of an Omtose Phellack timepiece up the kiester.
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Junk Science posted:I wholeheartedly agree. He's like the anti-Rothfuss. This is the perfect description of him, thank you.
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Mar 26, 2015 04:29
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I just finished Dust of Dreams, and I'm left with a few questions. What's the deal with Anomander Rake? Hood and Draconus made it out of Dragnipur, so why didn't he? Why did Draconus' return obliterate two armies? Does the Adjunct ever become less boring of a character? Is Mother Dark an elder god, or something else entirely? Was the fact that the Nah'ruk attack happened right when the Bonehunters were marching by essentially just a giant coincidence? And not really relevant to the events of the book, but do we ever see Leoman again?
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Mar 26, 2015 05:52
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Eschatos posted:I just finished Dust of Dreams, and I'm left with a few questions. 1 as I understand it, he basically gave up his soul to help bring MD back, but...Assail spoilers chances look good he was resurrected - as a new persona. 2 Because he got launched the hell out of Dragnipur and had his warren unveiled when he landed on the battlefield. His Warren, like KG, being essentially the vacuum of space. 3 No, but her boringness becomes understandable (IMO, anyway) 4 Something else entirely. Read Forge of Darkness when you finish TCG. 5 Don't remember, want to say yes - to the extent that events occurring in which gods have meddled can be coincidences. 6 Yes, in Esselmont's work - but you'll pretty much wish you hadn't
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Mar 26, 2015 06:22
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I've been reading Glen Cook's The Black Company books lately and thoroughly enjoying them. They were one of Erikson's main influences on the series, and it shows.
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Mar 26, 2015 11:07
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I'm still amazed how it only took a few sentences at the end of The Crippled God (the necklace, scream, and "I lost her") to have everything fall into place regarding Tavore.
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Mar 26, 2015 14:32
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Eschatos posted:I just finished Dust of Dreams, and I'm left with a few questions. Unclear, it's implied that the Errant might have had a hand in that but never explicit, but several characters comment its the most ridiculous awful coincidence.
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Mar 26, 2015 21:23
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zeal posted:Hey, a guy's got to keep fresh. Nothing keeps you chipper like the soothing chill of an Omtose Phellack timepiece up the kiester. "And when I find Icarium, I'm going to shove that timepiece up his rear end. I, Kallor Eidermann Tes'thesula have spoken. One voice, three asses. Thus."
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Mar 27, 2015 16:42
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Regarding the Nah'ruk - I may be misremembering, but I think there's a bit in TCG that says the Forkrul Assail put them up to it.
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Mar 27, 2015 17:55
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Just finished Memories of Ice. Holy crap what a book. My favorite so far. Just non stop awesomeness from page one. Whiskeyjack, Itkovian, Bridgeburners =( A drat sad ending. Can't wait to find out where things go from here. I guess House of Chains continues the Seven Cities stuff, then Midnight Tides is new stuff altogether, so I guess it'll be until book 6 until I see Genabackis again? Man, I really hope HoC has more Icarium/Mappo. I don't mind a host of new characters but it would be nice to revisit them at least. Also, I can't stop laughing at GRRM for the fact that in the same span of time it took Erikson to release his entire 10 book series, GRRM only managed to release 2 books without endings to his series. Jesus, what a loving joke GRRM is. Malazan is so loving epic and intricate and realized and Erikson still managed to put out like a book a year while GRRM can't even release a single loving book with an ending in 15 years. Think I'll read a quick Discworld before I hop into HoC, to decompress a little bit.
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Mar 29, 2015 05:00
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Erikson was at Emerald City Comicon today and I got my sub press Deadhouse Gates personalized. SE is a very humble down to earth cool guy. It was a pleasure to finally meet him.
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Mar 29, 2015 07:24
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Damo posted:Just finished Memories of Ice. Holy crap what a book. My favorite so far. Just non stop awesomeness from page one. DG is the high point for Icarium/Mappo, so don't expect too much. They will return however.
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Mar 29, 2015 10:10
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Good, I didn't care about their stories at all. Same with Onrack and the edur in HoC that I'm reading atm. That said, what exactly is up with Tavore and Tamber? tamber's totally some elder god mindcontrolling her right also idgi why did apsalar leave crokus? Not Al-Qaeda fucked around with this message at 22:02 on Mar 29, 2015 |
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Mar 29, 2015 21:28
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Itkovian owns and is the main reason that Memories of Ice is so good
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Mar 29, 2015 22:15
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Not Al-Qaeda posted:Good, I didn't care about their stories at all. Same with Onrack and the edur in HoC that I'm reading atm. Also, Itkovian owns. And Bottle. Also Karsa. Definitely Toc. So much owning.
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Mar 29, 2015 23:03
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Not Al-Qaeda posted:
Apsalar does not have a high opinion of herself and Crokus' development exacerbated this.
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Mar 30, 2015 08:26
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Oh Snapple! posted:Apsalar does not have a high opinion of herself and Crokus' development exacerbated this. This, because Crokus becomes a straight up badass without having had a God teach him everything he knew. It's just straight up will and determination from some literally nobody street kid.
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Mar 30, 2015 21:04
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Captain Monkey posted:This, because Crokus becomes a straight up badass without having had a God teach him everything he knew. It's just straight up will and determination from some literally nobody street kid. I thought this had less to do with any level of badassery Crokus attains and more to do with the fact that he only becomes an assassin because Apsalar is one and he thinks that becoming one as well will bring him closer to her. What he doesn't realize is that she doesn't like who she has become and with every step down that path he takes she feels more and more guilty for causing him to follow in her footsteps.
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Mar 30, 2015 22:01
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Gravity Cant Apple posted:I thought this had less to do with any level of badassery Crokus attains and more to do with the fact that he only becomes an assassin because Apsalar is one and he thinks that becoming one as well will bring him closer to her. What he doesn't realize is that she doesn't like who she has become and with every step down that path he takes she feels more and more guilty for causing him to follow in her footsteps. This is very accurate.
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Mar 30, 2015 22:04
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I'd also argue that Crokus' level of badassery is actually very, very low (and it's better that way). The whole Cutter thing is meant to be awkward.
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Mar 30, 2015 22:24
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anilEhilated posted:I'd also argue that Crokus' level of badassery is actually very, very low (and it's better that way). The whole Cutter thing is meant to be awkward. Low compared to a living Tiger God and 800000 year old world-cracking Mage-gods, sure.
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Mar 30, 2015 22:29
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Someone really needs to make a badassery scale for this series. Bonus points if x-axis is actual badassery, and y-axis is how much the character thinks they're a badass.
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Mar 30, 2015 22:35
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It's about five years old but someone put together a list on the Malazan Empire forums.
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Mar 30, 2015 23:04
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anilEhilated posted:I'd also argue that Crokus' level of badassery is actually very, very low (and it's better that way). The whole Cutter thing is meant to be awkward. Its awkward as hell but the has maybe the best ending of anyone in the series, before the real ending that is also good
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Mar 30, 2015 23:33
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Ross posted:I just finished my second read-thru of Gardens of the Moon (read it first maybe a year ago) and still came away thinking this was one of the worst fantasy novels I've ever read. The cast is just too big, the backstory too sparse, too much happening off-camera or not explained at all, too many plots all going on at the same time that I think were supposed to link up in the end and maybe did but I really don't know. Just a mess. Quoting this to follow up and say I'm really enjoying Deadhouse Gates so far (a little under halfway through). I can't quite put my finger on what exactly, but something about it in terms of just the quality of the story-telling seems a lot better than GotM. I think the thing I'm struggling with in this series so far the most is that there's like four or five POV people/groups and the chapters are so long that when it switches to someone else, I've often forgotten where they are / where they're going / why / etc.
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I really enjoyed GotM the first time I read it. Deadhouse Gates is a definite improvement though as it's a lot smoother than GotM. GotM gets a lot better on the second read, if you ever go back and reread the series. Of course so do the rest of them and then you pick up on lots of little things that you miss the first time through.
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Mar 31, 2015 01:37
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The Ninth Layer posted:It's about five years old but someone put together a list on the Malazan Empire forums. quote:Hounds of Bacon I think I just threw up in my mouth a little.
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Mar 31, 2015 02:13
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Gravity Cant Apple posted:I thought this had less to do with any level of badassery Crokus attains and more to do with the fact that he only becomes an assassin because Apsalar is one and he thinks that becoming one as well will bring him closer to her. What he doesn't realize is that she doesn't like who she has become and with every step down that path he takes she feels more and more guilty for causing him to follow in her footsteps. poo poo, could've just told him that and not leave your ~loved~ one behind.
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So apparently the 5th book is completely in a different time with all new cast? kinda tempted to skip it and continue with characters already introducedRoss posted:
This happens all the time for me, and trying to go back and find their chapter is impossible cause they're not titled like asoiaf.
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Not Al-Qaeda posted:So apparently the 5th book is completely in a different time with all new cast? kinda tempted to skip it and continue with characters already introduced Why would you skip it? Just read all of the books, in the order of print. edit: Oh, if you can't keep track of things very well then maybe sure, go ahead and do what you can, I guess.
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Drifter posted:Why would you skip it? Just read all of the books, in the order of print. because I want to know what happens to <name> NOW!! The Ninth Layer posted:It's about five years old but someone put together a list on the Malazan Empire forums. Karsa, the dude who killed 2 hounds of darkness is SECOND on that list in ascending order?
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Mar 31, 2015 02:36
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Eschatos posted:I think I just threw up in my mouth a little. Not Al-Qaeda posted:because I want to know what happens to <name> NOW!! I'm also taking a list where a character's dick and sword are listed as characters in their own right seriously.
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Mar 31, 2015 02:40
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Gravity Cant Apple posted:I thought this had less to do with any level of badassery Crokus attains and more to do with the fact that he only becomes an assassin because Apsalar is one and he thinks that becoming one as well will bring him closer to her. What he doesn't realize is that she doesn't like who she has become and with every step down that path he takes she feels more and more guilty for causing him to follow in her footsteps. Truth!
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Mar 31, 2015 03:01
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I'm so mad I'm not reading Fall of Light right now.
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Not Al-Qaeda posted:because I want to know what happens to <name> NOW!! Read Midnight Tides. It's a bit jarring at first, but its loving good. I would say of all the books in the series, it's the one that can stand best entirely on its own, has some of the series' most loved characters, and is going to provide a lot of background for upcoming books to supplement what you've already read. The timeframe isn't completely different - it just starts a few years before the rest of the series.
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Effectronica posted:I'm also taking a list where a character's dick and sword are listed as characters in their own right seriously. A list is also pointless anyway because it's basically Itkovian at the top and then everyone else can be whatever.
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Oh Snapple! posted:A list is also pointless anyway because it's basically Hell, I'd even put Brys Beddict and Trull on there. They both don't even know how good they are. Shockeh fucked around with this message at 12:02 on Mar 31, 2015 |
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Mar 31, 2015 12:00
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Wouldn't Icarium be way up that list too?
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And where the **** did they place Udinaas? Man deserves the top spot for being the only clear-thinking character in the entire goddamn saga.
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anilEhilated posted:And where the **** did they place Udinaas? Man deserves the top spot for being the only clear-thinking character in the entire goddamn saga. quote:Udinaas - anyone able to weaponise whining is a force to be reckoned with
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