While I agree with your points, I'd also add that it doesn't help when many epic fantasy fansites are male-dominated 
But as you mentioned, Erikson's readership seems even more skewed than that of Jordan or (debatably) even Martin. Which does seem unfair as in some ways he writes better women than either of them.
There are only a few rough estimates available (book sales, mostly), but it seems that only in certain subgenres of SF and fantasy (the grimdark type) are there still more male than female readers. As for Martin, GoT has a large female viewership (even my sister, who has never read any of the books and expressed surprised that I even knew of the series, is a fan of the HBO series), yet Erikson does not. But even then, there seem to be more female readers of the Malazan books than of Bakker's series, about which I've only encountered the rare woman who claimed to like the series after the first couple of books
I know several women who love Erikson, but it's true Erikson seems to have a much larger male readerships than most in the genre.
One or two of those are put off to an extent by the "military" vibe, but like the rest well enough, appreciate the depth of the themes etc.
But it's probably the most fundamentally "male" Fantasy series I've read, and I'm not sure I can explain what about it makes me feel like that.
Are the Malazan books any good?
- 25/12/2012 05:05:46 AM
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They're among the best fantasy series out there, yes.
- 25/12/2012 07:02:39 PM
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What makes it so good, your opinion? Also, does it have a satisfying conclusion? *NM*
- 26/12/2012 10:50:53 PM
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Good questions.
- 26/12/2012 11:30:14 PM
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Great info, thanks! A few more questions.....
- 27/12/2012 12:30:39 AM
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I actually haven't read the last two books yet, but my answer has to be a no
- 27/12/2012 07:37:36 AM
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Thanks to everyone for their feedback. I'm thinking of starting Malazan after AMOL as well. *NM*
- 28/12/2012 03:39:34 PM
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I liked the first one; the second one, not so much. I haven't read beyond that.
- 28/12/2012 07:24:35 PM
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Yes. Yes, it does.
- 28/12/2012 10:41:17 PM
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I liked the first one... *Major Book 2 Spoilers*
- 28/12/2012 10:51:09 PM
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Felisin always kinda sucked, but the second point was one of the best parts!
- 29/12/2012 02:29:08 AM
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The complaints about Felisin have always had me shaking my head
- 29/12/2012 02:38:03 AM
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I think it's just indicative of general misogyny in the fantasy readerbase, myself. *spoilers*
- 30/12/2012 09:51:08 AM
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sausagefest of a post up in here
- 09/01/2013 04:43:38 PM
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Sadly, most posts here are that
- 09/01/2013 05:31:40 PM
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Not much mystery to that, is there?
- 09/01/2013 05:52:09 PM
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Nope, no mystery at all
- 09/01/2013 06:12:17 PM
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Of course, the genre as a whole has more male readers.
- 09/01/2013 06:32:34 PM
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Genre? No. Opposite for the whole
- 09/01/2013 06:41:54 PM
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Re: Genre? No. Opposite for the whole
- 10/01/2013 01:11:27 AM
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