I've heard good things about this author, so I'll make a start on reading his stuff. I just want to which order I should buy and read the books in. So, what should I get first? :)

Brilliant stuff. Start with "Gardens of the Moon". Reviews of most Steven Erikson books can be found on the Boards in the Booktalk forum.

You will have to start with _Gardens of the Moon_ to really understand the huge structure that Erikson has crafted. But it's a great book. Erikson is, IMHO, the best writer working in the fantasy genre, ATM - at least that I have encountered.

Ok cheers chaps, I'll get that one :) . Ta :thumb:

While Erikson is probably my favourite author, I will admit I did have problems getting into Gardens of the Moon. The first time I tried to read it I ended up putting it down for several months (maybe even years) before I picked it up again and finished reading it. By the time i was finished I was hooked though... now if only he would hurry up and write faster! Well actually that his publisher would pushlish the book he finished months ago. :-\

I also found Gardens of the Moon the hardest to get into and I'll be the first to admit that I had no idea what was going on half the time. But I still think it is well worth the effort in the end!

I liked Gardens of the Moon a lot. After the first couple chapters I was completely hooked. But the plot does move very fast, and there's a lot happening at once. It's well worth the effort, especially as the series unfolds.

Aye, there's no doubt the world is rich and complex, but after reading Gardens and through to the House of Chains i found it lacking something. When you look at it, characters, especialy good ones are too much of a copy of themselves. Take One arm's host for example.

On another note, there's some things that seem to be taken for a fact, eventhough there's really no reasonable grounds for them.
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I especialy did not understand why were the Malazans and Brood's host so intent on reaching the Pannion seer so fast. They actualy raced there, for what reason, i still do not know. Of course, the malazans were the ones to make it first and bear the grunt of the battle. Seemingly out of impossible odds they carved yet another victory. It's rather foolish for commanders as celebrated and experienced as One arm (forgot his name) and Whiskeyjack to endanger their army so recklessly. As if they're trying to get into as much trouble as possible, just to emerge a few hours later, heroes once again.
More like artificial adding of thrilling action.


Thoughts?