Part of the point of the series is that the readers DON'T know all about the world or what is going on. If that just isn't your cup of tea, well you probably won't enjoy Erikson. He does reveal more as the series goes on, but there are always mysteries and questions.
I rank Deadhouse Gates and Memories of Ice as two of the very best epic fantasy novels that I have read. Midnight Tides follows just a bit behind those two. Deadhouse starts out a bit slow, but it is one heck of a wild ride after that.
I rank Deadhouse Gates and Memories of Ice as two of the very best epic fantasy novels that I have read. Midnight Tides follows just a bit behind those two. Deadhouse starts out a bit slow, but it is one heck of a wild ride after that.
Does Erikson get better?
- 12/01/2010 05:29:51 PM
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I read somewhere that reading Erikson involves being completely lost for the first half of the book-
- 12/01/2010 05:41:35 PM
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I agree with the Brandon Sanderson suggestion.
- 12/01/2010 05:43:27 PM
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You didn't like Robin Hobb?
- 12/01/2010 05:49:19 PM
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I don't.
- 12/01/2010 05:55:25 PM
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I think Liveship is the best of her series, so you should give it a try
- 12/01/2010 06:40:51 PM
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Her strength is her characters, IMO.
- 12/01/2010 07:44:23 PM
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See, I think her characters are weak, at least the main characters.
- 12/01/2010 08:48:10 PM
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LIVESHIP isn't first-person, which is a big plus in its favour. *NM*
- 13/01/2010 04:19:42 AM
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Where in Deadhouse Gates?
- 12/01/2010 05:41:36 PM
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Beat you by a second. *NM*
No. Burn it. Erikson is horrid. Read Sci-Fi instead. Start with KSR and Alastair Reynolds. *NM*
- 12/01/2010 07:49:14 PM
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i couldn't read erikson. same reasons. i read about a hundred pages and was like screw this...
- 12/01/2010 11:06:04 PM
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Keep in mind that Erikson was an archeologist and anthropologist.
- 13/01/2010 02:06:01 AM
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