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Kildace · 11-14-2006, 03:05 PM

Fantastic series. Erikson outdid Martin in my eyes, and I read through Ice and Fire 4 times. Book 3 especially is probably the best fantasy book I've ever read. I'm up to 5 now, which I liked less at first because it was apparently not about the Bridgeburners at all, but after the first 100 pages I really got into it and it's a testament to Erikson's skill that he managed to make this book as captivating as the others while telling a story in a near-vacuum, almost completely separated from the main intrigue, in the middle of a 10 book saga.

It's a difficult read, it's a very complex world and you won't start to truly understand the magic and ascendants and deck systems before book 3, thats 1k5 pages in, but it's so worth it it's not even funny.

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Kildace Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Paris Posts: 1,077 +0 Internets	Fantastic series. Erikson outdid Martin in my eyes, and I read through Ice and Fire 4 times. Book 3 especially is probably the best fantasy book I've ever read. I'm up to 5 now, which I liked less at first because it was apparently not about the Bridgeburners at all, but after the first 100 pages I really got into it and it's a testament to Erikson's skill that he managed to make this book as captivating as the others while telling a story in a near-vacuum, almost completely separated from the main intrigue, in the middle of a 10 book saga. It's a difficult read, it's a very complex world and you won't start to truly understand the magic and ascendants and deck systems before book 3, thats 1k5 pages in, but it's so worth it it's not even funny. Last edited by Kildace : 11-14-2006 at 03:09 PM.