Ok so i might of mentioned reading these before, but i am not almost done with the malazan book of the fallen series.
I will say that if you like A song of fire and ice series, and/or the black company series you owe it to yourself to read this series.
The first book "The gardens of the moon" will be the main trial. Not because the book itself is lacking, but because you will probably be confused through most of the book.
The world, and events in this series are very complex, and intricate. The author really does not like spoon feeding information at all though so it takes a bit of getting used too.
The series pulls the great characterizations of a song of fire and ice, and puts in the grittiness of black company into a real awesome story.
To be honest i cant really begin to say exactly what the story is about because there is so many plot lines along the way that i cant say it is about one event, It is more about a series of event all leading upa possible reworking of what it is to be a god in this world (as i see it)
I am not one to rant for long so i will leave this with a link to a review and a short part of the review on it for people not wanting to read it. (i put it in spoilers to save space)
[spoiler]There is no doubt that Gardens of the Moon is in many ways a challenging book, and readers weaned on the ‘easy reading’ styles of Robert Jordan or Robin Hobb will find it difficult to get past the first few chapters. Erikson consciously avoided many fantasy plot, character and thematic stereotypes when building Gardens of the Moon, and this lends the book a level of difficulty which many will find offputting.
I personally have put Gardens of the Moon down several times over the past few years after reading the first several hundred pages.
And yet, like so many ‘difficult’ books, once the more advanced reader pushes past Gardens’ first few chapters and becomes more comfortable with what Erikson is trying to achieve, it becomes obvious that something rather remarkable and, to be honest, bloody awesome is going on. This is book that enjoys playing with the fantasy tropes that readers have come to expect – in a hilarious, sophisticated and overwhelmingly positive way.[/spoiler]
http://www.keepingthedoor.com/2009/11/2 ... on-review/