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You think they killed a lot of people you got to know in book 2??? jh Send a noteboard - 26/03/2010 08:44:10 PM
My other semi-gripe is the endings to the books. Book one ended okay as there was some closure. However, book two kind of pissed me off. Not to say it was a bad ending but damn they killed off darn near everyone I got to know over the course of the book what the hell? And the ending confrontation with Empress Laseen and the assasin was kind of a let down as well, it was far too easy for him to infiltrate her hideout/fortress.

All in all I'd give the series so far 4 out of 5 stars.

What do you guys think? Am I way off on my assesment? Do they get more integrated later on in the series? A little faster paced maybe?


integration is better later on in the series, from book 6 and onwards.... the books are all fairly often about a slow build up, and then a mother of a blow out on the last 300 pages or so.

Also, learn not to grow too attached to the characters. in book 2, at least half the interesting cast survived...

But really. book 2 and 3 take place at the same time, so there is little in common between those. book 4 is a continuation of book 4, after you get through the first 200 pages or so at least, book 5 is something completely different, and then you start to follow the storyline from book 4 rather closely while the others are intertwined... with the exception of book 8, of course :P
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The Malazan Book of the Fallen *Spoilerish* Kalazor - 26/03/2010 07:57:01 PM 1144 Views
Yeah, no, the pace kinda stays that way. Legolas - 26/03/2010 08:38:07 PM 731 Views
Re: Yeah, no, the pace kinda stays that way. Kalazor - 26/03/2010 09:09:46 PM 728 Views
one more try. Send me a noteboard. and you are not *the* resident Husker fanatic *NM* Deadsy - 05/09/2010 09:16:01 AM 280 Views
You think they killed a lot of people you got to know in book 2??? jh - 26/03/2010 08:44:10 PM 794 Views
Kind of... Kalazor - 26/03/2010 08:56:09 PM 756 Views
I very much enjoy the series. LiterateDog - 27/03/2010 01:42:20 AM 732 Views
Book 8 has quite a bit of pontification A Deathwatch Guard - 27/03/2010 01:47:01 AM 680 Views
Wonder if you'll still think the same after Toll the Hounds. Legolas - 27/03/2010 01:49:04 AM 718 Views
I think they're excellent A Deathwatch Guard - 27/03/2010 01:57:25 AM 712 Views
Re: The Malazan Book of the Fallen *Spoilerish* urizen - 27/03/2010 10:04:45 AM 746 Views
Re: The Malazan Book of the Fallen *Spoilerish* TheUltimateReality - 03/04/2010 10:24:06 PM 745 Views
Bah... fionwe1987 - 04/04/2010 05:26:12 PM 710 Views
i lied. 2 more tries *NM* Deadsy - 05/09/2010 09:16:20 AM 276 Views
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