Like the other commenter said, most people love it or hate it. It’s a very long book series with books that are very large by itself.
Erikson gives you a character POV of that moment in the story. There’s no exposure of what is going on and who is who. I love Malazan but I heavily struggled with that hard at first. Some people say you need to wait till book 3 before you can like it. And while by that point some of the rougher edges in the style are smoothed out I think it’s perfectly fine to say you don’t like it a couple chapters into book one.
Personally I liked it about a quarter into book one since I enjoyed the history being promised, and the very original magic system that I still didn’t quite understand but was fascinated by.
And then there’s people like Steven Erikson who pump out one of the best book series ever, imho.
Malazan? Was not aware of that book series I’ll check it out.
It’s a “love it or hate it” series.
Like the other commenter said, most people love it or hate it. It’s a very long book series with books that are very large by itself.
Erikson gives you a character POV of that moment in the story. There’s no exposure of what is going on and who is who. I love Malazan but I heavily struggled with that hard at first. Some people say you need to wait till book 3 before you can like it. And while by that point some of the rougher edges in the style are smoothed out I think it’s perfectly fine to say you don’t like it a couple chapters into book one.
Personally I liked it about a quarter into book one since I enjoyed the history being promised, and the very original magic system that I still didn’t quite understand but was fascinated by.