Fantasy Literature

T Roosevelt

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10. Absolutely better

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 11:55 AM

Nov 2012

Characters are deeper and more interesting. Even minor characters you still get a feeling for them and their situation, what they're going through. Scope is vast. I will say that the first book is not the best of the series - I'd actually put it somewhere near the bottom (though that may be simply because it was the first book, and didn't have a sense of the overall scope of the story).

As for timely manner, GRRM has failed in that one. It's taken forever from book 4 to the final ones. And now that all the Malazan books are out, there's no concern about having to wait for the next one.

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Okay, I'm Almost Done with A Song of Ice and Fire. Please Recommend Another Fantasy Series of Books [View all] Yavin4 Oct 2012 OP

Here is a list that may help Narraback Oct 2012 #1

R. A. Salvator (sp?) MynameisBlarney Oct 2012 #2

Uh.... TlalocW Oct 2012 #3

Other Series freedomrock1970 Oct 2012 #4

Narraback's list looks very intriguing... Kilroy003 Oct 2012 #5

+1 for Name of the Wind. Excellent book. Matariki Oct 2012 #6

Fantasy Literature: Xyzse Oct 2012 #7

The Malazan Book of the Fallen series by Steven Erikson T Roosevelt Nov 2012 #8

I have some of those books Xyzse Nov 2012 #9

Absolutely better T Roosevelt Nov 2012 #10

You may be right. Xyzse Nov 2012 #11

Definitely need to stick with this one T Roosevelt Nov 2012 #12

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