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Yes and No Wibble Send a noteboard - 27/12/2012 02:10:16 PM
So, is there a general arc or goal for the 10 book series? Like Harry defeating Voldy or Rand and the LB?


If you are looking for a clear cut - this is a good guy, this is a bad guy, welcome to our journey of the good guy beating the bad guy...then no, absolutely not. The complete opposite in many regards, as the books spend a lot of time dealing with viewpoints and the motivations of all sides.

One of the reasons why I haven't picked it up is because a bunch of my friends said that the series has a lot of great moments, but lacks cohesion or a overall purpose. Any thoughts about this?


This however is false. Erikkson and Esslemont have spent a lot of time building their world, the back history and planning the stories they will tell. Their is a definite purpose to the story and a definite arc over the 10 books. You may not always know what that is, it may flip on you when you don't expect it, but the author clearly knew where he was going.

Once I complete AMOL, I'm looking for something to fill my time as Sanderson's Stormlight Archive gets going.
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Are the Malazan books any good? beetnemesis - 25/12/2012 05:05:46 AM 1390 Views
Yes. *NM* jh - 25/12/2012 10:07:26 AM 483 Views
They're among the best fantasy series out there, yes. Legolas - 25/12/2012 07:02:39 PM 988 Views
What makes it so good, your opinion? Also, does it have a satisfying conclusion? *NM* Anonymous2000 - 26/12/2012 10:50:53 PM 379 Views
Good questions. Legolas - 26/12/2012 11:30:14 PM 1167 Views
Great info, thanks! A few more questions..... Anonymous2000 - 27/12/2012 12:30:39 AM 958 Views
I actually haven't read the last two books yet, but my answer has to be a no A Deathwatch Guard - 27/12/2012 07:37:36 AM 892 Views
Yes and No Wibble - 27/12/2012 02:10:16 PM 988 Views
There is one main arc, but it's not easy to spot badassashaman - 27/12/2012 05:12:20 PM 1029 Views
Do it! MonCul - 26/12/2012 03:09:41 PM 1088 Views
I started Gardens of the Moon recently. j-whitt987 - 26/12/2012 09:45:58 PM 1211 Views
Thanks to everyone for their feedback. I'm thinking of starting Malazan after AMOL as well. *NM* RandAllThor - 28/12/2012 03:39:34 PM 451 Views
I liked the first one; the second one, not so much. I haven't read beyond that. Stephen - 28/12/2012 07:24:35 PM 1008 Views
Yes. Yes, it does. Legolas - 28/12/2012 10:41:17 PM 898 Views
I liked the first one... *Major Book 2 Spoilers* Wibble - 28/12/2012 10:51:09 PM 961 Views
Felisin always kinda sucked, but the second point was one of the best parts! A Deathwatch Guard - 29/12/2012 02:29:08 AM 903 Views
The complaints about Felisin have always had me shaking my head Larry - 29/12/2012 02:38:03 AM 953 Views
No, it's true, it makes sense enough. Legolas - 29/12/2012 08:34:24 AM 942 Views
Perhaps the biggest problem Wibble - 01/01/2013 12:20:18 AM 967 Views
I think it's just indicative of general misogyny in the fantasy readerbase, myself. *spoilers* Ghavrel - 30/12/2012 09:51:08 AM 965 Views
General misogyny? lol A Deathwatch Guard - 31/12/2012 05:50:15 AM 904 Views
I liked Felisin's stuff. Stephen - 29/12/2012 04:15:04 PM 903 Views
Just adding my bit here... vandevere - 29/12/2012 04:42:21 AM 1047 Views
sausagefest of a post up in here temeraire - 09/01/2013 04:43:38 PM 891 Views
Sadly, most posts here are that Larry - 09/01/2013 05:31:40 PM 1014 Views
Not much mystery to that, is there? Legolas - 09/01/2013 05:52:09 PM 949 Views
Nope, no mystery at all Larry - 09/01/2013 06:12:17 PM 946 Views
Of course, the genre as a whole has more male readers. Legolas - 09/01/2013 06:32:34 PM 879 Views
Genre? No. Opposite for the whole Larry - 09/01/2013 06:41:54 PM 946 Views
Re: Genre? No. Opposite for the whole DomA - 10/01/2013 01:11:27 AM 878 Views
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