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You have to be the only person I've ever met who prefers Erikson's first book over the second. Legolas Send a noteboard - 21/12/2010 06:42:40 PM
Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson...Probably one of the most intense fantasies I've ever read. I like the plot, the many characters and the writing style. The second book was not nearly as good, yes I still enjoyed it, but it brought my rating of the series from about a nine to a six. the third book is redeeming it however.

The third book is fantastic and among my favourite ever fantasy books, but most people would rank The Deadhouse Gates not too far below. Interesting that you like it so much less than GotM... want to explain why?
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What are your top ten reads of 2010? Rebekah - 20/12/2010 12:07:54 PM 1323 Views
My top 10. Rebekah - 20/12/2010 12:43:04 PM 1199 Views
Taking a look at the list... jh - 20/12/2010 05:48:23 PM 917 Views
I'll give you a top five. I only read about 25 books so the top 10 isn't necessarily "good". Tom - 20/12/2010 07:26:41 PM 858 Views
Let's see, this is an interesting exercise... Legolas - 20/12/2010 08:48:20 PM 1136 Views
I enjoyed Mahfouz, but I agree the translation wasn't stellar Tom - 20/12/2010 11:27:39 PM 732 Views
I read a Dutch translation, so presumably not the same one as yours. Legolas - 21/12/2010 06:38:29 PM 731 Views
Okay, have to add Yourcenar's Memoirs of Hadrian in there somewhere, see my review. *NM* Legolas - 29/12/2010 09:41:22 PM 342 Views
My first RAFO post Zeran - 21/12/2010 01:32:47 AM 885 Views
Welcome, then! Legolas - 21/12/2010 06:47:56 PM 803 Views
Literature schmiterature Darth_Katie - 24/12/2010 03:26:07 PM 790 Views
Hmm.(New) ? - 21/12/2010 02:21:40 AM 1035 Views
You have to be the only person I've ever met who prefers Erikson's first book over the second. Legolas - 21/12/2010 06:42:40 PM 766 Views
Well. ? - 21/12/2010 09:19:42 PM 907 Views
Re: I'm with you on Felisin. Boring. Danae al'Thor - 25/12/2010 12:45:03 AM 753 Views
Agreed. *NM* ? - 25/12/2010 12:49:14 AM 345 Views
Yeah. Whenever I think of DH- it's always the Chain of Dogs. Chas - 26/12/2010 09:47:49 PM 851 Views
Re: Yeah. Whenever I think of DH- it's always the Chain of Dogs. ? - 26/12/2010 11:49:49 PM 720 Views
850? So you have the best 200 pages left? *NM* jh - 27/12/2010 11:55:21 AM 352 Views
Hey hey hey no. ? - 27/12/2010 02:07:38 PM 751 Views
Oh. Some american edition, then. *NM* jh - 27/12/2010 07:07:02 PM 348 Views
Apparently so. ? - 27/12/2010 07:22:41 PM 693 Views
LMAO! rebelaessedai - 24/12/2010 05:05:07 AM 807 Views
Re: Hmm.(New) ? - 29/12/2010 08:55:03 PM 760 Views
My top eight in no particular order, as well as my two most disappointing books for the year. Brian - 21/12/2010 06:19:00 AM 1070 Views
2010 Top 5 Maria - 21/12/2010 10:51:10 AM 773 Views
I don't think I have time to even read ten books this year random thoughts - 21/12/2010 02:17:01 PM 720 Views
So far... (because the year is not yet over) Camilla - 21/12/2010 03:12:06 PM 1027 Views
You should do a review of Room with a View Darth_Katie - 24/12/2010 03:27:38 PM 738 Views
Hmm. Lions of Al-Rassan may take the space of one of those Camilla - 28/12/2010 01:20:47 PM 715 Views
No particular order, also incomplete Stephen - 21/12/2010 10:57:36 PM 833 Views
Top ten-ish, no particular order rebelaessedai - 24/12/2010 05:00:20 AM 770 Views
In no particular order Darth_Katie - 24/12/2010 04:27:27 PM 766 Views
Sorry but... ? - 25/12/2010 12:52:49 AM 727 Views
Looking at my list and in order read: Chas - 26/12/2010 09:40:53 PM 935 Views
Yay! rebelaessedai - 28/12/2010 04:37:50 AM 765 Views
In a particular order ranagrande - 29/12/2010 08:53:43 PM 931 Views
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