[DonCorazon]

Max - actually Arya is evolving into one of the coolest characters, apprenticed to a quasi-mystical group of deadly assassins (oh yeah - femme fatale!)

I love the Malazan books but also find sections confusing and actually am re-reading the series now. There is an amazing amount of philosophy and humor woven in and some of the dialogue, like Bugg and Tehol, is classic.

I enjoyed the first book by Bakker but the series dried up for me and I barely got through it.