BOOK THINK #11: Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson with special guest Jimmy Nutts! 

Thanks for having me, I was super excited to chat with you and talk Malazan!

Just got the chance to watch this, great discussion!

I'm currently just about to read Toll the Hounds for the first time. Currently Gardens of the Moon is in the dead center of my ranking of the series. It's a solid 9/10 with not many weak parts imo

Gardens gets better as the series moves on. Then on a reread, it's better still as you see all of the foreshadowing laid down for the entire series. After the final epilogue in CG, I did go back to re re read the prologue to GotM. It was difficult to stop. Eagerly anticipating Walk in Shadow for hopefully more info on the Azath. But apparently, this Karsa guy took precedent, so Erickson is forgiven.

I'm always on the verge of a Malazan re-read. I live on that edge. It makes me feel alive!

Thanks for talking about one of my favorites ever. ❤ I have Fall of Light and Path to Ascendancy left. After that I'm rereading!

I like how Jimmy referenced the idea of ranking these books against each other, and how some people feel that Gardens is the "weakest" book of the series. Well, if this is the book that started you on a three and a half million word journey, then I find myself hard pressed to say it's the weakest, and loath to even considering the idea of ranking them. Also, this is just the start, in the end it's, what, 37 books?!

Well done, gentlemen. I've been hemming & hawing about restarting my stalled Malazan re-read, and listening to you two convinced me. Reaper's Gale here I come!

Great discussion. I loved the discussion of the epigraph... although I think that you and Jimmy have now replaced me. I don't need to do any more videos ... 😭😭