excellent
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another great title from erikson, this series has never dipped in its excellence, every novel is a steady progression an end we have known was coming. the scope of Reapers Gale is breathtaking and the twists and turns the plot takes leave you gasping for more. An epic novel and a worthy edition to the tales of the fallen.
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disappointing
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I couldnt wait for this book to end. The most exciting plot lines (Redmask and the Awl'dan, Karsa and Icariam) are continually interrupted, just as progress is made, by the drearyness of the remaining confusing sub plots - Silchas, Tehol, Bugg, the Errant, the invading bonehunters. The previous books are all excellent, but for me, this was very poor. I hope there is a return to form with the next book
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Excellent
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As with the rest of the Erikson ooks this one does not dissapoint.Dragging you even more into the world of fantasy that can not even be likened to tolkien, the depth and descriptive language used in all of eriksons books never fails to amaze and you'll find yourself not being able to put the book down. his concept and visualisations of characters and places leaves you breathless and gasping for more. an absolute must buy and if you haven't got or read an of the other books you need to buy them, NOW.
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Tailing off
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This book is rated so highly based solely upon the first four books of the series, which were excellent. In those books, the drudgery of slogging through the seemingly endless adolescent political and philosophical musings were adequately compensated by the excellent set pieces and characterisations. Not so here. This is without doubt the dullest of the seven so far. At this stage there appears to be a multitude of characters; in fact there are only a handful or so of archetypes. The comedy is music hall and the writing is getting lazier and more perfunctory as the series goes on. If new to the series, then avoid - there is better out there.
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the epic continues
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Continuing Steven's Malazan Book of the Fallen series we return to the Letherii Empire. As has come to be expected from Steven's work its not a book for the uninitiated and as such is not a tale that you can jump into without starting from the beginning. For fans it's a cracking book and one that will keep them glued to the end. Perhaps one of the biggest epics to hit in recent years Eriksons work is one that is set to be a benchmark and as such means that others will attempt to imitate.
For me many an hour was happily passed reading this latest offering, leaving me with many questions and possible thoughts in regard to how it will continue to develop. As I said not a book for people to begin with but if you're a fan a must have. Cracking development with great characters.
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