OT: Malazan Book of the Fallen

[Stryke11]

Oh heck, I didn't even consider Toc Younger. That's a good example!

When I say Tool I mean how he basically got hammered by the Seguleh but then was "resurrected" as a tribesman.

[MaxWilson]

That was just a classic "saved-in-the-nick-of-time-by-your-sister" event, though. Hardly a resurrection.

I do not think we have seen the last of Toc. K'rul predicted two future meetings with Kilava, one of hardly any consequence (which we saw in RG), and one more... momentous. It's possible of course that K'rul read the future wrongly. (Either way, I don't think he'll reappear before the end of MBotF.)

-Max

[Sleet]

Great series, on the House of Chains book right now. I like the changing/emerging character of Karsa Orlong.

This is a series where I need to take a break after each to.. soak in the gory and glorious details.

[DonCorazon]

I think this is perhaps the best example of a series that begs to be re-read as you need to know the story before you can really understand everything you are reading. I am still working my way through it (on Reaper's Gale) and it is definitely starting to get interesting, but I look forward to the second run through.

[Masquerade]

Best fantasy series I've ever read by a long, long way. I picked up Gardens of the Moon just before a flight to Turkey, hadn't heard anything about it or Erikson just knew I needed a book for the holiday.

Whilst playing the Dominions demo I couldn't help notice how similar in feel the game was to Erikson's series, if the pretenders weren't actually linked to any set nation and could pick and choose as the game went on then it would pretty much be identical in a way.

[MaxWilson]

Hmm. Including the possibility of pretenders stupidly getting killed by mortals.

-Max