If you get dunked on in the dream, you get dunked on in real life
They're really solid books, although 'dense' is definitely the right word for them. I've never read another series that throws you right into the middle of things as much as that one does; the first book reads like you managed to somehow skip the actual first couple. Everything in it holds together incredibly well, though.
A couple fun facts (entirely non-spoiler):
1) The books are actually based on a D&D campaign he did with some friends.
2) Aside from being an author, he's an archaeologist and anthropologist, which shines through really clearly in how he does his world-building.
The 4th one has a bad ending too? Jebus.
Do any of the Malazan books have a happier ending?
If you get dunked on in the dream, you get dunked on in real life
I should've been more specific when referring to the 4th book ending. I was talking about 2 certain characters otherwise I found it to be a satisfying ending. But the more I read about the 6th book I do get a bit more upset about it.
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Have you just read the ten books in the main series?
I finally started reading The Left Hand of Darkness. I'd forgotten how dense Ursula K. LeGuin can be.
I saw a trailer to that new movie doctor sleep, it's based off a steven king's novel, does anyone know what books of his you need to read to before hand to completely understand that movie/book? I know a lot of his stuff is connected, and it looks like at the very least you need to have read the shinning but I was wondering if there was anything else to read to get the big picture?
If you're still interested, I just stumbled across this recommended reading order (though it's worth noting, the person posting this said they didn't think the books by the other author were as good):
Gardens of the Moon (Steven Erikson)
Deadhouse Gates (Steven Erikson)
Memories of Ice (Steven Erikson)
House of Chains (Steven Erikson)
Midnight Tides (Steven Erikson)
Night of Knives (Ian Cameron Esslemont)
The Bonehunters (Steven Erikson)
Reaper's Gale (Steven Erikson)
Return of the Crimson Guard (Ian Cameron Esslemont)
Toll the Hounds (Steven Erikson)
Dust of Dreams (Steven Erikson)
Stonewielder (Ian Cameron Esslemont)
The Crippled God (Steven Erikson)
Also started reading Jane Austen's Persuasion on my phone, because I'm a shitty girl nerd if I don't read more Austen.
The Left Hand of Darkness took a little getting into, but now it is fascinating.
The Left Hand of Darkness is one book, although it's set in a sci-fi setting that LeGuin sets a lot of her books in. It's also considered her Grand Art.
Basically: Imagine a planet where it's Winter almost all year, and also where people have no set gender. They're ambisexual most of the time, then once a month they can choose whether to be male or female when procreating with each other. To them things like sexism means nothing. This and other things like a complicated social system are what a regular human man must deal with when he comes to the planet as an ambassador to try to get them to join the intergalactic community. He gets pulled into some political machinations, so he has to deal with that while trying to get through an immense cultural barrier.
I was reading Gulliver's Travels (original) and War and Peace by Leo. 'tsk' don't laugh at me. I love old school books. But recently i'd taken a liking to web novels.
Reading novels for free is just flawless. But wordings are completely different from other novels but its not really a turn off.
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I've been reading a lot of Brandon Sanderson's books lately. Currently on the second book of the Misborn series. Love it!
I'm still reading my way through Arabian Nights. This is the most metal thing I've ever read:
Spoiler:
I'm currently reading Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami.
Finally finished Dust of Dreams and Stonewielder so gonna take a break for few days then read the prequels. Then I'll finish the remaining books left in the main series not gonna lie might shed a tear or 2 after it's over.
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