Steven Erikson
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Steven Erikson
any of you ever heard of him?
He is the author of A Tale of the Malazan Book of the Fallen. The series is ten books, with a few novellas. The fifth book is being released in March, and the first book is Gardens of the Moon.
The books are available in most of Europe, Australia, and Canada, and they will be released in the States on the 20th of June
Here is a good fan site: www.geocities.com/stevenerikson2002/author.html
And here is the official web site, with the forums: www.malazanempire.com/
He is the author of A Tale of the Malazan Book of the Fallen. The series is ten books, with a few novellas. The fifth book is being released in March, and the first book is Gardens of the Moon.
The books are available in most of Europe, Australia, and Canada, and they will be released in the States on the 20th of June
Here is a good fan site: www.geocities.com/stevenerikson2002/author.html
And here is the official web site, with the forums: www.malazanempire.com/
I've read the first four, and really enjoyed them.
There's a cast of thousands, and it's a little tricky (at least it was for me) to figure out who is important and who is incidental cannon-fodder. Even the most minor characters have character, which I liked.
I think that it's good enough that when book 5 comes out, I'll not wait for the normal-sized paperback, but I'll buy the hardback. Probably.
Tom
There's a cast of thousands, and it's a little tricky (at least it was for me) to figure out who is important and who is incidental cannon-fodder. Even the most minor characters have character, which I liked.
I think that it's good enough that when book 5 comes out, I'll not wait for the normal-sized paperback, but I'll buy the hardback. Probably.
Tom
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Great books - up there with Mr Donaldson (although different in style). Complex and very original world-building.
I believe his books have been (or are about to be) published in the U.S.
Oh and Steve noted Lord Foul's Bane as one of his top 5 all time fantasy books.
www.Malazan.com also has a great forum. [/url]
I believe his books have been (or are about to be) published in the U.S.
Oh and Steve noted Lord Foul's Bane as one of his top 5 all time fantasy books.
www.Malazan.com also has a great forum. [/url]
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Well, book 5 (Midnight Tides) is out now, in big paperback. I thought that I'd buy it, but I've got another 5.3 Patrick O'Brians to read, followed by Ilium, Pandora's Star, Absolution Gap, and Forty Signs Of Rain, not necessarily in that order. By the time I've finished those, it'll probably be out in normal size.
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Gardens of the Moon is finally being published in america - before I link it I'd like to apologise for the terrible cover (it bears no relation to the story, and I will kill them if they change the cover of the next book, which IMO has the best book cover I've seen in a long time) and say that if any of you call the series 'Malazan Book of the Fallen' instead of it's real title 'Tales of the Malazan Book of the Fallen', I will hunt you down (the american publisher have decided 'A Tale of the Malazan Book of the Fallen' (9 words, 40 characters) is too long to go on the cover, so they've changed it to 'Book One of the 'Malazan Book of the Fallen'' (9 words, 43 characters).
Anyway:
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/ ... ce&s=books
Comes out 1st June in the US.
If you live somewhere else, or can't stand that cover, the first five books of the series are already out in many, many places. This series is definately a must-read.
Edit - Oh, and I know it's already been mentioned that SRD likes Erikson, but here's exactly what he said about Gardens of the Moon:
Anyway:
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/ ... ce&s=books
Comes out 1st June in the US.
If you live somewhere else, or can't stand that cover, the first five books of the series are already out in many, many places. This series is definately a must-read.
Edit - Oh, and I know it's already been mentioned that SRD likes Erikson, but here's exactly what he said about Gardens of the Moon:
Stephen R. Donaldson wrote:Steven Erikson is an extraordinary writer. I read Gardens of the Moon with great pleasure. And now that I have read it, I would be hard pressed to decide what I enjoyed more: the richly and ominously magical world of Malaz and Genabackis; the large cast of sympathetically-rendered characters; or the way the story accumulates to a climax that hits like machinegun fire. My advice to anyone who might listen to me is, Treat yourself to Gardens of the Moon. And my entirely selfish advice to Steven Erikson is, write faster.
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Hmm, I work in a bookstore as an accounts manager from time to time, and I've a pretty decent knowledge of what is good and what is crap in fantasy.
I've always wanted to pick up this series, something about the cover makes it look so amazing and the teaser on the flap is interesting as well. Well, finally we got a new shipment in, and usually the first book in the series is always out, but I managed to grab the first 4 books in paperback, so I have plenty of reading to do.
As I begin the story, I find myself in much the same boat as when I started George Martin. Kind of overwhelming with its length, and style, and characters, and so much ot take in, you'r ein the middle of an empire being taken over, and it takes a bit to get used to it, but I'm glad that I've picked up these oboks.
It's interesting that he would only have these publisehd in Canada and UK and not in the states up until now. Anyways, lucky that I'm a Canadian, Cheers.
I've always wanted to pick up this series, something about the cover makes it look so amazing and the teaser on the flap is interesting as well. Well, finally we got a new shipment in, and usually the first book in the series is always out, but I managed to grab the first 4 books in paperback, so I have plenty of reading to do.
As I begin the story, I find myself in much the same boat as when I started George Martin. Kind of overwhelming with its length, and style, and characters, and so much ot take in, you'r ein the middle of an empire being taken over, and it takes a bit to get used to it, but I'm glad that I've picked up these oboks.
It's interesting that he would only have these publisehd in Canada and UK and not in the states up until now. Anyways, lucky that I'm a Canadian, Cheers.
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That cover makes me giggle. That girl's lowcut armor is a hoot! I guess she hopes to be protected from her enemies by flashing her bosom at them!
Nonetheless, horrible cover besides, I have Gardens of the Moon on preorder from Amazon. I have heard so many great recommends, I have to give it a try. So much for my resolution to not start anymore unfinished series.
Nonetheless, horrible cover besides, I have Gardens of the Moon on preorder from Amazon. I have heard so many great recommends, I have to give it a try. So much for my resolution to not start anymore unfinished series.
Oh man.. i'm losing heart at all these accounts. For all the same reasons as u all [and cos a friend was bending my arm to breaking point] i got the first Malazan book recently.. and have been working myself up to get started. I'm a slow starter with most books.. and these do sound tough going to get into.. but doubtless i shall assay the task eventually