Doobie_wop said:
That Malazan series is a long one, I've always heard good things, but I find it hard to jump into a series so late into it's life, is it worth reading through the whole thing? |
That's cool. I generally like the way she formulates a story but without getting caught up with too much random spiel. I've met George R.R Martin at a book signing. He seems like a pretty nice guy. I get the feeling a lot of the fantasy authors are generally pretty decent people. Must be something to do with the genre, lol.
As for the Malazan series, it is a long one! I would personally say it's worth it, but it is a difficult series to read. It's very much a love it or hate it series. It's pretty different and shoves you in at the deep end with a large array of concepts (concerning magic, gods, life after death, different races etc.) and expects you to catch up.
He doesn't describe events in the traditional sense either and often goes into philosophical writings from different characters points of view rather than describing a scene in huge detail. The series also has a massive cast of characters and some of them suffer because of it, but the events that befall them are highly memorable and you'll quickly pick out your faves. The best things about the series though is the set pieces and the way he builds up these massive events. The entire second half of Book 2 is simply incredible. I will warn you though, that Book 1 (Gardens of the Moon) isn't the best and is a difficult intro to the series, but it rapidly improves.
