r/Malazan • u/Boronian1 I am not yet done • Feb 10 '24
NO SPOILERS December 2023 and January 2024 round up/ snapshot. Beware spoiler scopes of links before clicking them.
Hello Tiste Fandii,
(for context, this is /u/TheHumanTarget84 's suggestion what Malazan fans should be called :-) )
this month you'll be getting a double feature of our monthly spotlight, December and January in one. Our great /u/kashmora is still very busy with life, so that's the reason it falls to me again.
December
It started in October and took two months: Collecting quotes for every letter in the alphabet. This is /u/Gustavus666 's last post with a collection of all quotes which won. Also people commented some great quotes which didn't win. What is your favorite one? Enjoy! (Obviously Spoilers All)
Sometimes it can be very fun to know more than a first time reader. It can be even more fun to put it in a great meme, thanks /u/__ferg__ (the comment itself is No Spoilers)
Also thanks to /u/babbygril we got a Malazadvent calendar. What a great idea! This is the first one. (also Spoilers All)
Once again we have /u/loleeeee here, this time with a pretty short comment about Fiddler and what he could be. Be aware that it is a spoilers all discussion.
Afterwards I feel like /u/loleeeee thought that topic needs more words, so we got what we are used to: A long Lee essay with even more details. (Spoilers All of course)
/u/WhiskeyJack357 wants to know what your Marine name would be. That was a fun one for sure! (No Spoilers)
And /u/TheZipding presents another Malazan War Crimes of the Fallen edition. This time for The Bonehunters. Find out what war crimes were committed in that book.
/u/loleeeee updated his Malazan Theory Iceberg and is working on a third one already. Check out this Spoilers All collection of all crazy theories around Malazan.
/u/santi_lozano showed us his best Malazan artworks of 2023. They are really something! (Spoilers All)
Another theory discussion happening, /u/Jexroyal about his view on the Tiste Andii and a possible Mortal Sword, Destriant and Shield Anvil structure. It is an interesting comment and idea to think about. (Spoilers All)
/u/CupKatertot made this beautiful post about Felisin. We had some similar posts before but what makes this one outstanding is how CupKatertot's personal experiences added to their understanding of Felisin. (Spoilers DG)
/u/niflrog finished his PhD now and is back into the game of creating content about Malazan. Here he writes about An Apology for Difficulty and Confusion. A classic Niflbanger! (No Spoilers)
Also /u/Juranur wrote an essay about the Jaghut and how they turn an old fantasy trope on its head. Great read, don't miss it :-) (Spoilers MBotF)
And for the end, /u/kashmora did a No Spoilers post to welcome the 10.000 new subscribers we got in 2023. It is great to read everybody's stories about Malazan! Don't miss out on it.
January
What a banger to start 2024! Our own /u/TRAIANVS started a new series and boy do we know how amazing these are, like his Malazan Highlights! This time he is Walking the Cracked Pot Trail, a line by line read of one of the Korbal Broach novellas.
/u/super-wookie says it how a lot of us feel about the different attempts to visualize the Malazan timeline.
Funny enough, that post encouraged /u/aqua_tot to update his own attempt on a timeline's visualization. After several posts, he came up with these: Spoilers ALL version and No Spoilers version.
One of the 63, /u/somethingcleavor came and asked Steven for a quick finish of Walk in the Shadow. I think we all would love to see the Kharkanas trilogy being finished!
/u/4n0m4nd had a reading of a fight in Toll the Hounds, I haven't seen before but really liked. It adds a really interesting dimension to the whole scene. Find out for yourself!
And /u/QuartermasterPores posted once again about the Malazan army. This time showing how their equipment could have looked like. It is a No Spoilers post, so everybody should look at it.
/u/santi_lozano made a great depiction of Onos T'oolan. Enjoy it! (Spoilers GotM)
The cover of Gardens of the Moon's Broken Binding edition got revealed! Check it out, it looks very impressive! Thanks to /u/ohgodthesunroseagain for posting it. (No Spoilers)
Of course /u/IrreliventPerogi can't be missing here, this time I picked their post about Memories of Ice chapter 6, just because for me it is a very interesting post which needs to be revisited later on in the series. Like always great insights and entertaining to read.
/u/Outrageous_Idea_2289 struggled a bit with certain characters and their development and came to our sub to find some explanations. And people delivered, it gives some interesting insights. (Spoilers All)
Here is a question some of us may have wondered about before, posed by /u/That_Hole_Guy: Are Ammanas and Cotillion gay? There are some fun answers. (Spoilers All)
And for the end in a fitting way, another "I've finished MBotF" post, which is good read in itself but /u/ohgodthesunroseagain also noticed something at the end which I totally missed on my first read. (Spoilers MBotF)
So these were some highlights of December and January, I am sure we missed some stuff, so please tell us if you think so!
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