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troutman · 01-03-2008, 06:56 PM

Best fantasy series ever for my money:

http://www.sfsite.com/08a/bh229.htm

If you haven't been following Steven Erikson's Tales of the Malazan Book of the Fallen, you've sadly been missing out on some of the best fantasy fiction being written today. With six out of a projected ten-volume series, each a hefty tome unto itself, I can see why you might consider this to be an imposing reading project. Don't let the sheer page count deter you; Erikson's prose rips along at full gallop -- his characters are delightful, his ideas and story concepts inspired, and his firm control of an unfathomably vast web of plot is nothing short of masterful.

http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/06/12/150850.php

These are not books for the faint of heart (or weak of stomach in places, because he holds no punches in describing the horrors of what men and women do to each other in times of strife); and those looking for a little light escapism should look elsewhere.

01-03-2008, 06:56 PM	#45
troutman Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Crowsnest Pass Exp:	Best fantasy series ever for my money: http://www.sfsite.com/08a/bh229.htm If you haven't been following Steven Erikson's Tales of the Malazan Book of the Fallen, you've sadly been missing out on some of the best fantasy fiction being written today. With six out of a projected ten-volume series, each a hefty tome unto itself, I can see why you might consider this to be an imposing reading project. Don't let the sheer page count deter you; Erikson's prose rips along at full gallop -- his characters are delightful, his ideas and story concepts inspired, and his firm control of an unfathomably vast web of plot is nothing short of masterful. http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/06/12/150850.php These are not books for the faint of heart (or weak of stomach in places, because he holds no punches in describing the horrors of what men and women do to each other in times of strife); and those looking for a little light escapism should look elsewhere. Last edited by troutman; 01-03-2008 at 07:01 PM.