Jeff (and Lana) I've been doing a Malazan reread and watching these videos as I go. Today I've just watched your first Memories of Ice video from 10 months ago. Just wanted to comment on a new video to say I love this book club and it's so much fun seeing you guys enjoy these books for the first time.
I just wanted to let you guys know that last week Thursday and Friday were very important, but very hard days for me, and I had to keep happy and in high spirits. I cannot express the joy I felt on Thursday evening when I got the notification for the episode, earlier than the usual Friday morning (as it is usually for me). You made those two days for me and I cannot thank you enough for it!
Ok first time reader here and i DID read Night of Knives these past three weeks. Even from just opening the maps in bonehunters all the way through the end of chapter 2, im astonished by the connections so far. I dont feel like i know EVERYTHING but i can tell i definitely have more context then jeff and lana for some key characters in these chapters. 😂 Really glad i read it and it will be my recommendation moving forward. Cheers!
NICE, I'm finally caught up with your discussions. Hellian is great, Telorast and Curdle are great, Karsa and Samar Dev are great, everyone is great. Bonehunters is really just banger after banger after banger, what a book. This Steven Erikson guy really seems like he can write
So happy to be back! We're into the final 5 baby!!! It just ramps up from here guys. Some amazing characters on the way old faces and new. So excited to tag along with you two :)
Hey, Jeff! I enjoyed this episode so much! Just wanted to tell you: Keep the passage you read at the end in mind. It will matter later. And it's really interesting, and pleasantly surprising, that it caught your attention! It didn't catch my attention on my first read nor on my second read!
@@slidenaway YES! About Corabb! When Jeff was reading the passage, I was so stunned that I didn't catch it neither on my first read nor on my SECOND read!!! How embarrassing, am I right? 😭 Anyway, YES, it's unbelievable how relevant it is! Steven Erikson planted the first bread crumb of Corabb's arc right there in this passage!
Hi Jeff and Lana. You two are hilarious. I'm on my third read through of Malazan currently on Memories but I'm now reading along with you from this point out. I love your videos. Easily the best, most comprehensive Malazan content on YT.
I can't remember much of this book, except sadness for a certain character, great action and at least one epic battle... Almost feels like reading it for the first time! Thank you both for bringing laughter into my life again! And Jeff, your words at the end moved me very much ❤️
One thing I really admire about Erikson is that he introduced twelve (12) nameless ones with completely different voices per character and then kill eleven of them off at the end of the Prologue. What a skill! P.S. Lady Spite is the sister of Lady Envy -- daughters of Draconus (the one who wielded Dragnipur)
The Blackdog campaign isn't featured in any book (yet?). It was something Erikson and Esslemont gamed back in the day and it was also one of the two screenplays that the two tried to pitch before the release of Gardens. But so far, all we as the public know about it are a hand full of references in other books. I can't wait for you to hit some of the major events in this novel. Also, is that a Dishonored shirt, Jeff?
Unless I’m also misremembering, the Nameless Ones did not bring down the Crippled God, those were some mages from Jacuruku. The Nameless Ones worship the Azath houses and are responsible for keeping Icarium in check and assigned Mappo to follow him.
Yes your right buddy. Also to add onto the nameless ones stuff brought up, they were not the ones karsa attacked while making his sword. They were the tlan imass who were pretending to be the 7 faces in the rock :) who karsa thought were his gods.
You are remembering correctly, but I don't think they will learn about the mages in Jacuruku until they get into the Esslemont stuff, if they were not already mentioned in the flashback in Midnight Tides.
@@salomealhusami594 yeah I can’t remember exactly when that detail was specified but thankfully it’s not a huge spoiler or anything. Pretty meaningless without context lol
Not sure if this was discussed already. But a good intro topic could be: Do you like reading tie in novels. Novels that take place in established IP's (Magic novels, Dungeons and Dragons novels, etc...) With Malazan I always feel like these are tie in novels to an IP where they forgot to publish the actual original IP.
A Chaining is where several powerful entities gather and magically ensnare whomever is their target..Dragons, ascendants, weakened Gods, (Rake,Shadowthrone,Draconus,Osserc,Sister Spite or Envy,Caladan Brood were involved in Chaining The Crippled God along with others).One of the sisters (spite I think) was released from a chaining in Blood and Bone by ICE.
Tulas Shorn is the undead dragon Ges, Stormy & co. encountered in DHGates.Also the Blackdog campaign on Genebackis referenced by Quick B might be covered in Esslemonts next prequel Novel, more about the High Marshal Bole's too hopefully.
Watching this is a chore. You guys don't try to correlate your information. You make up head canon and just go with it. And you clearly remember things incorrectly and just go on like you are stating a truth. You saw an actual Dragon in book 1. The Eres al is NOT a dragon. The bone dragon is a bonecaster. Every bonecaster has an animal form. You are on book 6, at some point you have to understand what you're reading, but you keep showing that you don't. Osserc is soletaken. While I'm here I might as well say, soletaken and d'ivers are different things. Stop saying both of them at the same time and stop using them interchangeably. There are many more mistakes I can point out, but those were the ones that were starting to get to me.
As someone familiar with the entire series, baffling that you unable to identify with the experience of first time readers, especially ones that routinely bring such enthusiasm. There's just a lot. The joy of reading is not about passing a quiz.
