Your favourite Malazan novel to date

[Lenny]

Currently, The Bonehunters is my favourite. I reckon Toll of the Hounds might knock it off the top spot eventually (if Reaper's Gale doesn't) - the reason for this is that I really like every second book in the series. DHG was my favourite, then HoC came in at second favourite, and now BH is top:

- The Bonehunters
- Deadhouse Gates
- House of Chains
- Midnight Tides
- Gardens of the Moon
- Memories of Ice

Just thinking about MoI, there were parts in BH that reminded me of MoI (I bet you can guess which).

[Rane Longfox]

Astonishing. Of those 6, my list goes something like:

Memories of Ice
Midnight Tides
Gardens of the Moon
Deadhouse Gates
Bonehunters
House of Chains


Takes all sorts eh

[Green]

Oooooh let's see. (I've probably already posted in this thread, but meh).

First time round:

MoI
DhG
HoC
GotM
MT
TBH
RG

second time around:

HoC
DhG
MoI
MT
( these three below are all about the same)
GotM
TBH
RG


Strange how things change second time around I think the emotional impact of MoI was lost, second time. There was still one scene that got me crying - the bit where Itkovian tells the Imass he'll take their sorrow, and all their thoughts and memories start flooding him.

One of them thinks something like, 'I dreamed I stood with the First Sword and denied the ritual,' and that really got to me. Beautiful.

But, for the second-timer, I think HoC is the best, info-wise. All those positions in the Houses, laid out and interplaying. Cool

[Wiggum]

House of Chains would prolly be my second favorite in the series, because I love me some Karsa, but the emotional impact that Memories of Ice had on me was something that hasn't happened since the Red Wedding.

The defense of Capustan is one of the most amazing story lines I have read in the fantasy genre.

[hammerhead]

Reapers Gale is top of the list for me,
Steve keeps getting better and better

[Connavar]

Gardens of The Moon is very good specially the Darujistan part.

Shame the second book is crap compared to it.....

[Perpetual Man]

Looking at the last few responses, it's funny how everyone is drawn to different books, guess that shows what a wide scope Erikson covers!

Personally I struggled through GotM, but saw enough there to make me carry on, and was rewarded with DHG which is probably my favourite still. I recently finished Bonehunters, and it took me 5 months to get through - there were many reasons for this, but one of them was that it did not keep me coming back to it. That being saids there were some stupendous moments, that were just un-put-downable!

In order:
Dead House Gates
Memories of Ice
House of Chains
Gardens of the Moon
The Bonehunters
Midnight Tides

Of course that might change as I think back over the books in the following months.

Have decided to take a little break from Erikson now for a few months, but will return! Doesn't mean I won't have a crack at the other Malazn novels by Esslemont