Steven Erikson
Hardcover | Pages: 662 pages Rating: 4.13 | 7127 Users | 386 Reviews
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| Title | : | Forge of Darkness (The Kharkanas Trilogy #1) |
| Author | : | Steven Erikson |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 662 pages |
| Published | : | August 2nd 2012 by Bantam Press (first published July 31st 2012) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Epic Fantasy. Fiction. High Fantasy |
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Now is the time to tell the story of an ancient realm, a tragic tale that sets the stage for all the tales yet to come and all those already told... It's a conflicted time in Kurald Galain, the realm of Darkness, where Mother Dark reigns. But this ancient land was once home to many a power. and even death is not quite eternal. The commoners' great hero, Vatha Urusander, is being promoted by his followers to take Mother Dark's hand in marriage, but her Consort, Lord Draconus, stands in the way of such ambitions. The impending clash sends fissures throughout the realm, and as the rumors of civil war burn through the masses, an ancient power emerges from the long dead seas. Caught in the middle of it all are the First Sons of Darkness, Anomander, Andarist, and Silchas Ruin of the Purake Hold... Steven Erikson entered the pantheon of great fantasy writers with his debut Gardens of the Moon. Now he returns with the first novel in a trilogy that takes place millennia before the events of the Malazan Book of the Fallen and introduces readers to Kurald Galain, the warren of Darkness. It is the epic story of a realm whose fate plays a crucial role in shaping the world of the Malazan Empire.Mention Books Toward Forge of Darkness (The Kharkanas Trilogy #1)
| Original Title: | Forge of Darkness |
| ISBN: | 0593062175 (ISBN13: 9780593062173) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Kharkanas Trilogy #1, Malazan #1, Ultimate reading order suggested by members of the Malazan Empire Forum #1, Malazan Authors’ Suggested Reading Order #1 , more |
| Literary Awards: | Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fantasy (2012) |
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Ratings: 4.13 From 7127 Users | 386 ReviewsAssess Of Books Forge of Darkness (The Kharkanas Trilogy #1)
First things first. Do not read this before the main series. It will not have the same series impacting ramifications. With no frame of reference of where these characters go and the deeds they do it will lack the impact of ages. Second this is heavier on social-political theorizing than BotF. I know, how much heavier given if youve read it could it possibly be? I think the difference is this book lacks the levity given by the Marines and the Tehol and Bugg type relationships. Much like in theMagnificent. I feel like I needed this. Great writing from Erikson, I just love his prose. I really enjoyed this story. Not as exciting as the main series IMO but immersible non the less. It just ticked boxes, I finally get to learn more about the tiste, Kharkanas, Kurald Galain, Shake, Azath(finally!), so much lore! an absolute joy for a reader who's been so intrigued by these things from 10 amazing books. Characters: The amount of big names in this book is mouth watering. We have: Rake,
Book one of Erikson's new prequel trilogy that provides an easier access point for new readers to his 10 book Malazan series. Forge of Darkness is a Shakespearean influenced epic narrative detailing family, politics and the approach of civil war to a decadent empire. Again Erikson uses multiple character points of view of seemingly disparate events to weave an elegant narrative tapestry. The focus of the story is of mounting tensions, political and familial, in the realm of the Tiste. Yet the
Forge of Darkness displayed Erikson at the top of his prose but unfortunately, the book was bogged down by too much too much too much TOO MUCH philosophies.Before I get to that though, let me just say that its quite baffling that theres a list that recommends starting Malazan from Forge of Darkness instead of Gardens of the Moon. Ive read and loved the main series but this novel took the cake for being the most difficult to get into. If I havent read the main series, this would be at best a 2
Erickson has a habit of having inner monologues or dialogues that tend to ramble for pages as he tries to get across some philosophical point. Normally these are interspersed with good scenes, and especially towards the end of a book, lots of action. In this book it has gone overboard. I struggled just to finish it. We'll see if the next in the series picks up. I sure hope so.
Sadness! It is over!What can I say about Erikson's shit that I haven't said before?That y'all fuckers need to stop reading your YA and your classics and your ironic shit and read some Malazan goodness?That I don't understand how this fucker its not on those fancy award winning lists?Fuck! This is fucking brilliant! So many questions answered only to raise twice as many! !Anomander will come to understand that you cannot control anythingAndarist will known grieve.Silchas still scares me.
Forge of Darkness, the first book of Steven Erikson's Malazan prequel, The Kharkanas Trilogy, struck me in much the same way that Gardens of the Moon did so many years ago. In both cases, it took me several aborted attempts to get through the book. In fact, it was only the arrival of an ARC of Fall of Light that convinced me to go back and give this one more try.Normally, I wouldn't invest so much time or so many attempts in a book, but my persistence with his first series paid off. While
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