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The Black Company
Posted on 7/11/18 at 7:50 am
Posted on 7/11/18 at 7:50 am
Just finished the first book last night - took me about halfway through to realize what the frick was going on, but I really enjoyed the second half. Its also nice to be able to burn through these 300 page stories quickly - going to pick some more of the series up today.
Very different from most of today's fantasy series IMO, where you get tons and tons of information about the world you are in. TBC just sort of drops you in - no maps, no real information given about who is who or what is what.
Kind of nice to get each chapter as sort of a self-contained unit and then jumping forward to the next bit of story without needing to fill in on all the details in between. For example at the end of one chapter they are talking about having to go to Lords (a city) and do some defense there, and the next chapter is after the battle of Lords and they sort of just describe what happened there in conversation as opposed to actually seeing it in real time through the narrator.
Very different style than what I usually go for in that regard, kind of like the Foundation series, but once I figured it out I was able to pay closer attention and piece some of it together.
Very different from most of today's fantasy series IMO, where you get tons and tons of information about the world you are in. TBC just sort of drops you in - no maps, no real information given about who is who or what is what.
Kind of nice to get each chapter as sort of a self-contained unit and then jumping forward to the next bit of story without needing to fill in on all the details in between. For example at the end of one chapter they are talking about having to go to Lords (a city) and do some defense there, and the next chapter is after the battle of Lords and they sort of just describe what happened there in conversation as opposed to actually seeing it in real time through the narrator.
Very different style than what I usually go for in that regard, kind of like the Foundation series, but once I figured it out I was able to pay closer attention and piece some of it together.
This post was edited on 7/11/18 at 8:16 am
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Posted on 7/11/18 at 9:32 am to Sneaky__Sally
Great series. It gets pretty out there towards the end if i remember correctly. Glenn Cook inspired a lot of series like Malazan and First Law. If you really want to be thrown in without a rope, read Steven Erikson's Malazan series.
Posted on 7/11/18 at 9:41 am to YeauxGurt
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read Steven Erikson's Malazan series.
read it twice, my favorite probably. Malazan they actually explain shite about the world as it goes along though. With the first book of the The Black Company I feel like i have a good feel for the characters and all - but outside of that really don't know much about the set / setting.
I liked it a lot, just very different from the world building series like Malazan I'm usually attracted to.
First Law is on my "to read" list, which has been growing out of control lately.
Posted on 7/11/18 at 11:21 am to YeauxGurt
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It gets pretty out there towards the end if i remember correctly.
You remember correctly. Amazing series, and the ending is just....can't really describe it. Bittersweet is probably the closest, but even that doesn't really fit.
Posted on 7/11/18 at 1:14 pm to Centinel
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Bittersweet is probably the closest, but even that doesn't really fit.
Bittersweet would be pretty good I think. I was very satisfied by the ending. I've always found it weird that he's talked about another book continuing the series (not the coming prequel), as the series wrapped up very well with the last book.
Posted on 7/11/18 at 4:01 pm to auyushu
They didn't have the Black Company books i needed at the store so i am going to order off Amazon. Bought Lies of Locke to keep me busy in the mean time.
Posted on 7/11/18 at 5:34 pm to Sneaky__Sally
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They didn't have the Black Company books i needed at the store so i am going to order off Amazon. Bought Lies of Locke to keep me busy in the mean time.
Sounds like the problems I had buying all the books in the series back in the day, but there was no Amazon to order them from back then.
Though if it resulted in you reading Lies of Locke Lamora for the first time then it was probably a good thing.
Posted on 7/17/18 at 12:53 pm to Sneaky__Sally
Fans of Erikson and Cook should check out the Thieves' World series, which is good, gritty fantasy of a similar vein.
If you're not familiar with the concept, it was a shared world anthology where various authors developed characters in a dark city called Sanctuary. They'd each write a chapter/short story that tied into an overarching plot and often have their characters interact within their stories. It drew on some of the great masters of fantasy of that time, and I loved the hell out of it in my youth. I've gone back and read them since, and they're still pretty danged good.
If you're not familiar with the concept, it was a shared world anthology where various authors developed characters in a dark city called Sanctuary. They'd each write a chapter/short story that tied into an overarching plot and often have their characters interact within their stories. It drew on some of the great masters of fantasy of that time, and I loved the hell out of it in my youth. I've gone back and read them since, and they're still pretty danged good.
Posted on 7/18/18 at 10:44 am to Sneaky__Sally
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They didn't have the Black Company books i needed at the store so i am going to order off Amazon. Bought Lies of Locke to keep me busy in the mean time.
Considering you went from a masterwork to another masterwork, you will not be disappointed. Lies is straight up one of the best fantasy books written in 20 years.
Posted on 7/18/18 at 2:27 pm to LoveThatMoney
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Lies is straight up one of the best fantasy books written in 20 years.
Absolutely loved the first one of the series. I never finished the second one. It just didn't have the same feel for me
Posted on 7/19/18 at 10:08 am to CottonWasKing
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Absolutely loved the first one of the series. I never finished the second one. It just didn't have the same feel for me
The second lacks a certain je ne c'est quoi, but it was still very enjoyable for me. Particularly as it went along. But I like seafaring adventures. The third was better than the second.
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