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Malazan Series
Posted on 1/23/12 at 12:00 pm
Posted on 1/23/12 at 12:00 pm
I just finished the Tales of Dunk & Egg, therefore exhausting all the material I could for ASOIAF. So, I need to start a new series. I've seen in a few threads that people have reccomended this series for people that like ASOIAF. So, what can I expect in comparison to ASOIAF? Will I be excited about starting each book, or will some in the middle seem like a chore. Thanks in advance for any input, and I guess we could also discuss some Dunk and Egg stuff in here. I really liked how GRRM was able to cover so much of the history mentioned in ASOIAF with little novellas about a minor character.
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Posted on 1/23/12 at 12:06 pm to DestrehanTiger
I have read about 100 pages of the first Malazan book and didn't get into it. Something I recently started and really like is the Dresden files by Jim Butcher.
Posted on 1/23/12 at 12:28 pm to chryso
I have read about 100 pages of the first Malazan book and found it to be fairly intriguing, but Dance With Dragons came out right after I started. I haven't gone back to it yet, but I plan to. The Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb is good.
Posted on 1/23/12 at 12:32 pm to DestrehanTiger
I read the first Malazan but it really didn't grab me enough to continue. I've been told they get better so I may return to it one day.
The supposedly final installment of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time is supposedly due in March. Very uneven, but parts are as good as Martin. It just needed to be cut by 6,000 or so pages.
The first three books of Jaqueline Carey's Kushiel series are pretty good. XXX-rated for lots of kinky sex. Her re-boot of Christianity is fascinating though. (She continues the story beyond the first three but without any of the compelling characters; by all means, stop at three.)
The supposedly final installment of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time is supposedly due in March. Very uneven, but parts are as good as Martin. It just needed to be cut by 6,000 or so pages.
The first three books of Jaqueline Carey's Kushiel series are pretty good. XXX-rated for lots of kinky sex. Her re-boot of Christianity is fascinating though. (She continues the story beyond the first three but without any of the compelling characters; by all means, stop at three.)
Posted on 1/23/12 at 12:33 pm to audodger
Malazan take a while to get going, and it jumps around in time and location between books. All the stories run concurrently, but you might abandon characters for an entire book. The entire mythology can get confusing. It's not a series for skimmers. You have to really pay attention and the cast is downright huge.
But you gotta love Whiskeyjack.
Farseer, Madship, and Tawny Man series are much easier reads. They are all connected and are told from a single POV. This can be a welcome change from epic multi-POV stories like ASOIAF.
Jim Butcher is fricking awesome. First 3 books are a bit slow but the next ten rock.
But you gotta love Whiskeyjack.
Farseer, Madship, and Tawny Man series are much easier reads. They are all connected and are told from a single POV. This can be a welcome change from epic multi-POV stories like ASOIAF.
Jim Butcher is fricking awesome. First 3 books are a bit slow but the next ten rock.
This post was edited on 1/23/12 at 12:35 pm
Posted on 1/23/12 at 12:34 pm to shinerfan
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The first three books of Jaqueline Carey's Kushiel series are pretty good. XXX-rated for lots of kinky sex. Her re-boot of Christianity is fascinating though. (She continues the story beyond the first three but without any of the compelling characters; by all means, stop at three.)
Wow, you are the first person I have ever met who read the Kushiel series besides myself.
Posted on 1/23/12 at 12:40 pm to PurpleandGold Motown
I remember buying the first one at a bookstore somewhere around Cinncinnati just after it came out. The girl at the counter maintained this uncomfortable eye-contact while she went on and on about how great it was; then I read the book and it sort of made sense. I guess she wanted a spanking; oh well, missed opportunities.
Posted on 1/23/12 at 12:46 pm to shinerfan
Here's a few:
The Kingkiller Chronicles - Patrick Rothfuss
- 2 of the 3 books are out starting with The Name of The Wind. Great books...trust me.
The Mistborn Trilogy - Brandon Sanderson
The Way of Kings - also Brandon Sanderson (first book in a 10 book series...this one takes a few hundred pages until it clicks, then it's awesome).
Acacia Trilogy - David Durham
The Kingkiller Chronicles - Patrick Rothfuss
- 2 of the 3 books are out starting with The Name of The Wind. Great books...trust me.
The Mistborn Trilogy - Brandon Sanderson
The Way of Kings - also Brandon Sanderson (first book in a 10 book series...this one takes a few hundred pages until it clicks, then it's awesome).
Acacia Trilogy - David Durham
This post was edited on 1/23/12 at 12:48 pm
Posted on 1/23/12 at 4:57 pm to PurpleandGold Motown
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Malazan take a while to get going, and it jumps around in time and location between books. All the stories run concurrently, but you might abandon characters for an entire book. The entire mythology can get confusing. It's not a series for skimmers. You have to really pay attention and the cast is downright huge.
But you gotta love Whiskeyjack.
Farseer, Madship, and Tawny Man series are much easier reads. They are all connected and are told from a single POV. This can be a welcome change from epic multi-POV stories like ASOIAF.
Agree with all of this.
I've only finished the first 3 books, but the scale of the characters, world, etc, is bigger than any other series I've read. If you don't pay attention for a chapter or so, you'll be completely lost. Stuff gone over in the beginning of the book might not click until something else happens at the end.
quote:Agree with this as well.
Farseer, Madship, and Tawny Man series are much easier reads. They are all connected and are told from a single POV. This can be a welcome change from epic multi-POV stories like ASOIAF.
Way easier reading than Malazan series but also really good.
Posted on 1/23/12 at 5:06 pm to PurpleandGold Motown
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Malazan take a while to get going, and it jumps around in time and location between books. All the stories run concurrently, but you might abandon characters for an entire book. The entire mythology can get confusing. It's not a series for skimmers. You have to really pay attention and the cast is downright huge.
But you gotta love Whiskeyjack.
Farseer, Madship, and Tawny Man series are much easier reads. They are all connected and are told from a single POV. This can be a welcome change from epic multi-POV stories like ASOIAF.
Jim Butcher is fricking awesome. First 3 books are a bit slow but the next ten rock.
All this in a nutshell pretty much. Malazan is one of my favorite finished series of all time, but it's nothing like ASOIAF. The first book can be difficult to jump into as well. I'd actually suggest people read the second book of malazan first, then start the first after if they like the second. The series isn't for everyone, but the worldbuilding is amazing. Outside of the first book being disjointed and hard to get into though, the series is of very consistent quality however. If you like the second and third books, you should like the whole thing. Huge cast of characters, massive world building, high magic and lots of battles are trademarks.
I'd second the love for Butcher's Dresden files. The first three are just decent, but after that series becomes outstanding, one of my favorite books series, and very quick and fun reads.
If you really are looking for Martin style gritty character oriented books, I'd suggest The first law trilogy and best served cold by joe abercrombie, and the lies of locke lamora by scott lynch. Both are excellent.
This post was edited on 1/23/12 at 5:21 pm
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