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Re: Malazan Book of the Fallen
« Reply #45 on: April 01, 2010, 03:24:37 AM »
Thanks I bought the other novlleas by import 50 dollars a pop but now I'm on a college budget and married ..And I think kids would rather have fun then me spend 50 dollars on a book...

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Re: Malazan Book of the Fallen
« Reply #46 on: April 01, 2010, 05:08:27 PM »
that is an awful lot to spend on a novella. they are out soon in the US.


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Re: Malazan Book of the Fallen
« Reply #47 on: April 01, 2010, 11:41:55 PM »
You realize that Return of the Crimson Guard isn't a novella right?  It is a full length novel.  It is quite large.  I'm not quite sure what "novella" you are talking about (since there aren't any) that cost you $50 to import, but whatever it was, you got ripped off.   I import all of the Erikson/Esslemont novels, and I don't pay near $50.  You should import from Book Depository. 
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Re: Malazan Book of the Fallen
« Reply #48 on: April 02, 2010, 12:12:12 PM »
I take it the books come out in england first. what is the gap in release time.

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Re: Malazan Book of the Fallen
« Reply #49 on: April 02, 2010, 03:54:31 PM »
For Erikson, lately the gap is around 6-8 months.  It used to be longer.  For Esslemont?  About a year and a half.  Hence why I import.  Esslemont has a new novel being released at the end of this year in the UK.  I'll import it for about $14--yeah, cheaper than the US version when it is released.
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Re: Malazan Book of the Fallen
« Reply #50 on: June 15, 2010, 12:51:36 PM »
I am about 100 pages from finishing Gardens of the Moon. It has not been a page turner for me. I started it like 2 months ago (been busy too). I don't know what to think of it. I am still fairly confused. I understand the characters, but the interactions with the gods are wierd. From what I read on here and on the Elitist review site and others, you don't really know what is going on for a few books. Book 3 is supposedly the break through book.

If not for the good reviews on this board and from Elitist reviews, I would probably not be finishing. It may be me. I just went through about 16 fantasy books and I generally get bored with the same thing after a while.

I don't really Grok the whole god interaction with people thing yet. I did read that he is basing his gods on babylonian myths. I get that.

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Re: Malazan Book of the Fallen
« Reply #51 on: June 15, 2010, 03:11:00 PM »
the first 2 books of this series I found to be especially difficult to read. It took me until the middle of teh 3rd book before I really grasped what was going on and the characters. I like the story, I like the books and it was interesting the whole time, if you didnt try to understand it too much right away.

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Re: Malazan Book of the Fallen
« Reply #52 on: June 17, 2010, 05:39:21 PM »
SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS

As far as I can tell this is the current deck of dragons and the persons occupying the positions (if you can help me fill the blanks):

High House Life
King- Brys Beddict
Queen- Queen of Dreams
Champion- Lostara Yil
Priest-
Herald- Ubala Pung
Soldier-
Weaver-

High House Death
King- formerly Hood now unoccupied
Queen-
Knight- Baudin
Magi-
Herald- Toc the Younger
Soldier- Second Seguleh
Spinner-
Mason- Hedge
Virgin- Sinn

High House Light
King-
Queen-
Champion- Osserc
Priest-
Captain-
Soldier- Kyle
Seamstress-
Builder-
Maiden-

High House Dark
King-
Queen- Sndalath Drukorlat
Knight- Anomander Rake
Magi- Quick Ben
Captain-
Soldier-
Weaver-
Mason-
Wife-

High House Shadow
King- Ammanas
Queen-
Assassin- Cotillion
Magi-
Hound-
Knight-

High House Chains
King- Skinner
Consort- Poliel
Reaver- Kallor
Knight- Toblakai
The Seven Unbound- The Unbound
Cripple-
Lepper-
Fool- Banaschar

High House War
King- Togg
Queen- Fanerday
Hunter- Treach
Herald- Toc the Younger
Army- Bonehunters
Guardians of the Dead- Bridgeburners

Unaligned
Oponn- Oponn
Obelisk- Bottle
Crown-
Scepter- Grubb
Orb- Gesler
Throne- Stormy
Chain-
Master of the Deck- Ganoes Paran
« Last Edit: June 19, 2010, 03:50:59 AM by Oponn Kaz »
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Re: Malazan Book of the Fallen
« Reply #53 on: June 18, 2010, 03:06:28 AM »
what do you mean by deck of dragons?

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Re: Malazan Book of the Fallen
« Reply #54 on: June 18, 2010, 03:51:02 PM »
what do you mean by deck of dragons?

It is one of the main elements of the series.  As Robert Jordan used to say, "Read and find out!"
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Re: Malazan Book of the Fallen
« Reply #55 on: June 18, 2010, 04:29:05 PM »
Dude, Kaz, flag your list with a massive *SPOILERS* warning.  I'm on book three, and just seeing how the deck has shifted spoiled some minor plot twists for me.  Luckily I have a little self control and stopped reading after I saw that Hood no longer sat on Death's throne.
this is the way the world ends,
not with a bang, but a whimper
~T.S. Eliot

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Re: Malazan Book of the Fallen
« Reply #56 on: June 18, 2010, 07:33:27 PM »
Ditto everything that Cynic said.
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Re: Malazan Book of the Fallen
« Reply #57 on: June 19, 2010, 03:54:28 AM »
Sorry I thought the CURRENT deck of dragons bit would be understood as up till Dust of Dreams. Oh and Steve when does the Return of The Crimson Guard take place b/c it seems to me to take place before and after Dust of Dreams from giveaways from things like the elder gods conversations about Mael's High Priest and his post in Malaz in DoD.
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Re: Malazan Book of the Fallen
« Reply #58 on: July 15, 2010, 06:12:10 PM »
You should all know this, but over at Tor.com they are doing an in-depth read-through of the series.  So far it has been terrific.
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