George R.R. Martin’s Darkstar, Steven Erikson’s Crippled God, and Zahn’s Thrawn at Dungeon Manual
Another pointer to Dungeon Manual, which had 3 new entries this week bookended by two of the day’s lauded epic fantasy choices. The first was a look at Darkstar, George R.R. Martin’s semi-controversial character is A Feast For Crows (game of Thrones fans you will get there!), the fourth book in his “A Song of [...]
Steven Erikson’s Crippled God, David Lapham’s Mongrel and Ninjak at Dungeon Manual
Just a quick pointer to some low-budget and boring blogging I’m doing at Dungeon Manual. Kicked it off with three posts, one the first in a series of thoughts I had after reading Steven Erikson’s The Crippled God concluding chapter of his sweet “Malazan Book of the Fallen” cycle. It’s largely a several page review [...]
Malazan Ascendancy – Gardens of the Moon: Chapter 1, part 3
This installment actually only covers a short bit, but it is notable and it’s one that made me smile when I got to it. That’s right, Aragan! * please note that this feature will subject you to massive spoilers from later in the book and BEYOND it. This is not a clean-slate walkthrough, but rather [...]
Malazan Ascendancy – Gardens of the Moon Reread: Chapter 1, part 2
Continuing the re-read of the first chapter that I posted last week. This post will cover the introduction of Lorn and her meeting the now grown Ganoes Paran, who we first met in the prologue, who we know was 12 back then. This takes place 7 years later (1161st Year of Burn’s Sleep,103rd Year of [...]
Malazan Ascendancy – Gardens of the Moon, Pale: Chapter 1 (part 1) Reread
Editors Note: I started chronicling my reread of Gardens of the Moon at another blog, but have decided to bring it over to and continue under the Gestalt Mash banner. For those who don’t know, I’m a huge fan of the series, as you may be able to tell via the interviews I’ve conducted with [...]
Malazan Ascendancy – Gardens of the Moon: The Prologue Reread
Editor’s Note: I started chronicling my reread of Gardens of the Moon at another blog, but have decided to bring it over to and continue under the Gestalt Mash banner. For those who don’t know, I’m a huge fan of the series, as you may be able to tell via the interviews I’ve conducted with [...]
Malazan Ascendancy – Gardens of the Moon read moves to Gestalt Mash
Just wanted to drop a note here alerting people that I’ve moved and will continue Malazan Ascendancy, the re-read of Steven Erikson’s Garden of the Moons — the first book in his ‘Malazan Book of the Fallen’ series over to Gestalt Mash. It just makes the most sense for me, adding to the content at [...]
Malazan Ascendancy – Gardens of the Moon pre-Reread
Editors Note: I started chronicling my reread of Gardens of the Moon at another blog, but have decided to bring it over to and continue under the Gestalt Mash banner. For those who don’t know, I’m a huge fan of the series, as you may be able to tell via the interviews I’ve conducted with [...]
Steven Erikson’s Gardens of the Moon Re-Read
Back to my re-read of Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson! I know, I know, it’s been awhile, but you have to give me a break, as I actually have an excuse running the BSC Deathstar AND recently launching Gestalt Mash. Rest assured, as soon as I posted this latest entry, I started on [...]
Swords and Dark Magic – edited by Lou Anders and Jonathan Strahan – review
I grew up reading fantasy. More than that, even, I had fantasy read to me before I could read for myself (clearly, I never had a chance). There was a point, though, in adolescence, where I stopped reading epic, heroic, sword-wielding fantasy because it all seemed so…endlessly the same. The irony of my timing (the [...]
Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson – re-read continues
It’s been month, but I just put up the latest installment of my re-read of Steven Erikson’s Gardens of the Moon. This is a fun, little portion before the action starts picking up in Pale. I just chat a bit about the infamous Aragan and (I think–not so sure myself!) clear up a minor confusion [...]
Steven Erikson’s Gardens of the Moon re-read
Just a note letting you know I updated my re-read of Steven Erikson’s Gardens of Moon that I told you about last week. I’m planning on going through all of the works of Steven Erikson and Ian Cameron Esslemont (if I live long enough), so obviously this is set up to be long term project. [...]
