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Thank you. I think I am getting the clear picture of what to expect from Malazan. But I guess I will consider starting with Stormlight then, I haven't read epi

Thank you. I think I am getting the clear picture of what to expect from Malazan. But I guess I will consider starting with Stormlight then, I haven't read epic fantasy in a while. Interesting, I read that Sanderson's book are more like each book is concluded by the end like you described for the Eriksons'. Would I be at a disadvantage of not knowing anything about Malazan world or its tabletop RPG?

beezlebroxxxxxx 3y ago
> Would I be at a disadvantage of not knowing anything about Malazan world or its tabletop RPG? No. My understanding is the RPG world was entirely private and there is no published campaign or book about the specific RPG world at all. It was just what Erikson made before he started the Malazan series. It's not required at all. Malazan is decidedly more demanding as a reader though than Stormlight. I would say if you find Stormlight complicated or demanding then you might not enjoy Malazan, which is operating on a fundamentally more complex (on sheer number of characters, for an example) and mature level than Stormlight on almost every level. There is a reason Malazan is often brought up when discussing the greatest fantasy series of all time. (I still would put neither Malazan or Stormlight as really complex books though. They're fairly straightforward compared to more creative and formally interesting books like Ulysses or Finnegan's Wake, for instance. In general people who read fantasy tend to be rather hyperbolic when it comes to how complex the books are.)