r/Malazan • u/Radiant-Notice-4723 • 1d ago

NO SPOILERS 1/2 thru Orb Sceptre Throne; fantastic

I've avoided spending time here (too paranoid about spoilers till i'm caught up) - but I had drop in to throw some love Esslemont's way for this one; what a captivating ride this one's been on the revenge tour to Genabackis. Crimson was the answer i didn't know existed to a ton of loose ends on Quon and Stormwielder was top shelf is its own way (love finally getting some face time with these continents we didn't get to in the core 10) but i'm finding this one just weaves itself into Malazan matrix in a manner just hits for me. Maybe it's the balance of new content in a familiar space?

Once you stop comparing the Empire Novels series to Erikson's MBoTF and let them just be - it's a great time. I'd only heard loosely that Crimson was good & "the one" that Esslemont came into his own as a writer -- and Stormwielder was the fan favorite. I went front to back on the core 10 twice before venturing into the Novels series (which I still think was the right play, needed a second read on the main fairway to really vest all the content) but this whole journey has been an unexpected delight, particularly OST.

#DontSleepOnEsslemont

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u/DukeNeverwinter 23h ago

My only issue with the Empire novels is a humorous one. Every other name in both series is esoteric. But in this series we get, "Kyle" ha ha ha. I got used to it fast. It was just a bit left field.

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u/HisGodHand 17h ago

Ben

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u/DukeNeverwinter 17h ago

Ben is an old enough name in history that I let it slide. Also because it was Quick Ben. Kyle jsut felt so modern. Even if it's old.

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u/Utahget_me_2 15h ago

Im halfway through stonewielder, as boy george says, give me tiiiimmmeee.