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Beat you by a second. *NM* Gher Send a noteboard - 12/01/2010 05:42:27 PM
Part of the point of the series is that the readers DON'T know all about the world or what is going on. If that just isn't your cup of tea, well you probably won't enjoy Erikson. He does reveal more as the series goes on, but there are always mysteries and questions.

I rank Deadhouse Gates and Memories of Ice as two of the very best epic fantasy novels that I have read. Midnight Tides follows just a bit behind those two. Deadhouse starts out a bit slow, but it is one heck of a wild ride after that.
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Does Erikson get better? perringoldeneyes - 12/01/2010 05:29:51 PM 1533 Views
I read somewhere that reading Erikson involves being completely lost for the first half of the book- Gher - 12/01/2010 05:41:35 PM 949 Views
I agree with the Brandon Sanderson suggestion. Jacob - 12/01/2010 05:43:27 PM 932 Views
You didn't like Robin Hobb? Gher - 12/01/2010 05:49:19 PM 857 Views
I don't. Jacob - 12/01/2010 05:55:25 PM 882 Views
I think Liveship is the best of her series, so you should give it a try ursidae - 12/01/2010 06:40:51 PM 913 Views
Agreed. Cockatiel of Doom - 12/01/2010 11:06:07 PM 800 Views
I agree the live ship series is her best random thoughts - 22/01/2010 05:39:32 PM 685 Views
Her strength is her characters, IMO. Gher - 12/01/2010 07:44:23 PM 894 Views
See, I think her characters are weak, at least the main characters. Jacob - 12/01/2010 08:48:10 PM 846 Views
LIVESHIP isn't first-person, which is a big plus in its favour. *NM* Werthead - 13/01/2010 04:19:42 AM 347 Views
Yes. She's weirdly hit or miss. Chas - 13/01/2010 01:00:50 AM 842 Views
Re: I agree with the Brandon Sanderson suggestion. perringoldeneyes - 13/01/2010 12:36:58 AM 857 Views
Where in Deadhouse Gates? Jacob - 12/01/2010 05:41:36 PM 942 Views
Beat you by a second. *NM* Gher - 12/01/2010 05:42:27 PM 342 Views
A couple suggestions: (edit) Jacob - 12/01/2010 05:51:35 PM 1033 Views
No. Burn it. Erikson is horrid. Read Sci-Fi instead. Start with KSR and Alastair Reynolds. *NM* The Shrike - 12/01/2010 07:49:14 PM 414 Views
i couldn't read erikson. same reasons. i read about a hundred pages and was like screw this... temeraire - 12/01/2010 11:06:04 PM 803 Views
It could just not be for you A Deathwatch Guard - 12/01/2010 11:23:18 PM 872 Views
He gets a lot better and then worse Werthead - 13/01/2010 12:42:10 AM 851 Views
Abercrombie, Kearney, Wooding, Lynch and Rothfuss Taer - 14/01/2010 08:02:37 PM 855 Views
If you've hit Chain of Dogs Chas - 13/01/2010 12:58:14 AM 847 Views
Keep in mind that Erikson was an archeologist and anthropologist. everynametaken - 13/01/2010 02:06:01 AM 1023 Views
Yes! Convergence Demands It! Monkeyfister - 22/01/2010 04:03:13 AM 840 Views
welcome to board monkeyfister imlad - 24/01/2010 09:27:37 PM 711 Views
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