GotM BEGINNER'S Guide | Malazan Book of the Fallen | Gardens of the Moon Ep. 2

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In the second episode of our Gardens of the Moon series, we go over the critical background information and discuss the key things to focus on. There is a lot going on in the Prologue and the first chapter or so, so don't get too bogged down in the details. Think about the players in broad strokes in terms of their allegiances and maximize your effort focusing on the events at the very beginning, what the empire is up to, and what is going on in Darujhistan.
The other stuff will make more sense over time and that's ok. I think of GotM kind of like a mystery. There's 2 key events that happen up front, and then the rest of the book is essentially trying to connect the dots to figure out what happened and what it means for the future.
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►2. Memories of Ice
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►7. The Jhistal
►8. Midnight Tides
►9. Night of Knives
►10. Gardens of the Moon
►11. Deadhouse Gates
►12. Memories of Ice
►13. House of Chains
►14. The Bonehunters
►15. The Tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach, Volume 1
►16. Reaper's Gale
►17. Return of the Crimson Guard
►18. Toll the Hounds
►19. Dust of Dreams
►20. Stonewielder
►21. The Crippled God
►22. Orb Sceptre Throne
►23. Blood and Bone
►24. Assail
►25. The God is Not Willing
►26. The Tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach, Volume 2
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@IskarJarak 4 года назад

The beginning has some of the best stuff of the series. You really start to get the epic vibes right off the bat. Battle for Pale up next! Who’s pumped??

@bryanjturner21 2 года назад

What happened to your Towers of Midnight book, you should showcase your Malazan books on your shelf.

@simonbellamy67 2 года назад

Just started the GoTM audiobook and it's just as hard to follow along as it would be if I was to read it so your channel is really helpful and hopefully your advice will applie the just the same too the audiobook. 1 question I have, is there a protagonist or antagonists or both in this series?

@gh0sthouse 4 года назад

You should post these to the Malazan subreddit for exposure!

@IskarJarak 4 года назад

Thanks for the heads up! I don’t want to be super shameless... is that what other people do??

@GibbonStreet 4 года назад

I'm already eager for your inevitable Warren breakdown

@IskarJarak 4 года назад

That’s a good one! I have a huge list of videos that I want to do! Now I just need to find the time to record them all 😂

@thatbandicoot 3 года назад

I'm currently watching these GotM videos as a refresher in preparation for my read of Deadhouse Gates, and I have to say you're doing a wonderful job of breaking down the complexity of the world and the plot into easy-to-follow guideposts. Very well done!

@CarlosGFlores 2 года назад

That's cool I'm doing it as well

@yoyek69 3 года назад

Well...because of Your videos now i need to make my 3rd approach to GOtM 😜

@Sirchud68 4 года назад

Thanks for posting these! More people should know these books!

@IskarJarak 4 года назад

Couldn’t agree more-thanks so much for watching!!

@mavrickmiller2755 3 года назад

On my first read through now, I would say my top five favorite characters are Tattersail, Quick Ben, Kalam, Kruppe, and Crokus. I am about 2/3 of the way through GOTM :) I really have been enjoying your videos.

@JamesI88 3 года назад

Thinking of it as a mystery is very interesting and fitting. Learn to go with the flow and accept you wont understand everything right away, but have to piece it together over time.

@IskarJarak 3 года назад

It helps ease some of the anxiety people might have about not knowing everything up front.

@matthewmurfitt 3 года назад

I went through the main series four years ago and remember how lost I felt not being able to keep track of all the various characters and their positions in time. You reinvigorated my interest in this series. Time to tackle this Epic again.

@IskarJarak 3 года назад

Music to my ears! That’s why I make the chapter by chapter stuff instead of just exploring themes and doing deep dives-I want to help people get through those first few books a little easier so Malazan can sink it’s hooks into you nice and deep! Thanks for watching and keep us posted how you progress-we love reliving the journey with the first timers!!

@execbb9939 Год назад

I am starting the GOTM and i appreciate the videos. Thank you! The story seems intense but also very interesting. I can definately see the mystery angle you speak of. Theres is definately more going on than we initially get to see and I am looking forward to unveiling more of this epic!

@despizzaandmore 2 года назад

I'm just a starting this huge task and you were so helpful

@nickholsomback 2 года назад

These videos are so helpful. I'm really bad at keeping my pace with these books. I'm half the way through book 4 and had to pause to rewatch these videos to freshen up.

@fjuran1 3 года назад

Well I came upon your channel thru Phillip Chase's. It's now going to be my third reading of GOTM. However, this time your guides have helped me already see it more clearly before I embark again, on this journey thru Malazan. Thank you.

@cameronsinclair5878 4 года назад

Dude these videos are awesome! As a new reader to the series these are helping me so much. You're extremely well spoken and clearly know a lot about the series. well done man and keep them coming!

@IskarJarak 4 года назад

Wow, thank you very much. I don’t know as much as I wish I did, I just really like the series and hope more people give it a shot. Glad you are liking the videos-thanks for stopping by to leave a comment!!

@oniflrog4487 4 года назад

Great to see more Malazan content on the 'tube. Looking at Malazan (the main 10) as a bit of a mistery novel is very useful. One starts to make questions and try to figure them out ( Like who are these two shady guys in robes that leads these superpoweful Hounds? Ammanas and Cotillion? Isn't Cotillion the name of a Dance? Why would they want to strike the heart of The malazan mainland?). Hopefully this becomes a motivation to push forward until one has a more wide knowledge on what is actually happening in the series ( Around MoI I would say). Also, The author does through the reader in the middle of the action/world with little explanation. But he is very conscious of it. One doesn't need to remember every name, every character's role and every political implication from the first time they appear/are mentioned. If something is important, it will come back later, and more often than not with some additional context spoken by some other character. Some stuff are explicitly stated by characters one or two books later. So things do eventually become more clear.

@IskarJarak 4 года назад

This is great-I totally agree. You’re kind of learning the world together with the characters who also have either false, or vastly incomplete information, so it ends up being a journey for everyone!

@InWeCome 4 года назад

I think the author actually explains his choices for the first book in the preface. He kind of feels like spending half a book explaining the world is a waste of time and expects the reader to pay some attention instead, even if some readers would not be able to get into it. He had a lot of trouble selling his book to publishers too. This idea of throwing the reader into the deep sets the tone for many first-time readers and you'll find most reviews talk about how 'difficult' or 'complex' it is. The whole series certainly requires careful reading and the world building is complex, but this first book really is a conscious exaggeration on that.

@IskarJarak 4 года назад

That’s interesting, thank you for the thoughtful comment!

@InWeCome 4 года назад

@@IskarJarak If you want to read more, i used some copy pasta magic to create an excerpt of the preface where this is discussed, written by Erikson himself, obviously much better than i could have ever explained: pastebin.com/Cvi98Jvd

@martindavies87 3 года назад

Love these videos mate, thanks a lot. Halfway through GotM now, and was feeling a bit overwhelmed at times, but these videos are great. Your channel was recommended on a Facebook group, so glad I stumbled across it. I've mentioned you to a couple of friends as well, so you may be getting a few new followers from Middlesbrough, North East England :-) Thanks again, looking forward to getting through your other videos.

@ianthomas2728 2 года назад

Hi Martin Just a hello from Australia. I was born in Grangetown in the 50’s and have heaps of relatives in Middlesborough. I always smile when I see news or comments from the Northeast. Like you I am a big fan of the Malazan books. Take care. Ian

@martindavies87 2 года назад

@@ianthomas2728 hi Ian. Great to hear from a fellow Teessider! Seems so many have made the trip over there from these parts. Do you ever get back? Glad you’re enjoying the series - I’ve just finished book 1 - a lot going on! Lol. This channel has been a great help!

@martindavies87 2 года назад

@@ianthomas2728 also, you may enjoy my brother’s RU-vid channel, ‘The North Yorkshire Wanderer’. Only early days for him yet, but he’s put 5 or 6 videos together around the area. Sure you may recognise one or two of them 🙂 take care.

@TheInderTaker 3 года назад

Subscribed!! finally my kind of channel

@IskarJarak 3 года назад

Too kind, thanks so much!

@TheInderTaker 3 года назад

@@IskarJarak thank you for the content and thank you for keeping up with the channel. Keep on, keepin’ on!

@ryankoliba8711 3 года назад

Just starting GOTM now for Mike’s read along. Awesome videos my man! I hope you continue to make these for the whole series because they are extremely helpful. Love the channel, keep up the good work!

@IskarJarak 3 года назад

Glad these are helpful!! Thanks for stopping by and hope you enjoy the read along!

@Michael_L_Morrison 3 года назад

So am I. In book 3 of the novel. These vids do help.

@IskarJarak 3 года назад

👌

@Michael_L_Morrison 3 года назад

By the way this is my second stab at this book. I DNF’d about a third of the way about 5 years ago. I’m finishing it this time.

@Claycanplay Год назад

Thanks for posting these! Man, it’s really dense… Also, just as a sidenote, your mic is picking up the lap slapping.

@seanbarber6283 4 года назад

Fiddler is hands down the top of my top 5 favorites.

@IskarJarak 4 года назад

Fiddler is the character I aspire to be like IRL. Just a good dude! Sorry I missed this comment--I thought I was all caught up but I didnt see it on my phone for some reason!!

@Punktastic13 4 года назад

I love the complexity of the story and the arrogance leaders and Ascendants and Gods. I would probably worship Hood. He's probably a really fun guy.

@IskarJarak 4 года назад

Hood was definitely playing the loooooong game! I like the way that story line and that realm ended up!

@curtisgoldthorpe6656 3 года назад

@@IskarJarak hey man I know this was probably meaning well but I just finished gardens and now I feel spoiled as I know to keep an eye on hood

@IskarJarak 3 года назад

Because I said he was up to something and had a satisfying storyline? I’m sorry you feel that way. Probably best to unsubscribe from my channel and avoid any future vids because even my no spoiler stuff says I like X character or Y character has a really good storyline. If that’s gonna detract from the experience, probably best to look towards some other content or at least avoid the comments section of the vids!

@curtisgoldthorpe6656 3 года назад

@@IskarJarak I was not trying to be rude or mean. I love these videos so far and they are helping me digest my first reading of GotM. I just mean you said he was "playing the looooooonnnnggggg" game and I was worried that was something spesfic. (If I'm being honest it was dumb to say, as death always goes long. Or as gaimen would say "when the universe's winks out, I'll be the one to sweep up, turn off the lights and lock the door"

@IskarJarak 3 года назад

@@curtisgoldthorpe6656 no problem, I definitely don’t want to spoil you. My whole goal is just to get people into the books and also to be able to discuss them. My level of tolerance for what I consider a spoiler is different than anybody else’s so I was just saying if that level of discussion is off putting, then you may want to shy away because I only focus on not spoiling plot points and general thematic stuff that doesn’t detract from the story I still include because I’m trying to build context and such. You didn’t hurt my feelings, I was just giving you a heads up about my style/approach/philosophy because there might be more stuff you don’t wanna see.

@tragikk03 3 года назад

Man! I just finished chapter 3....RIP 🤣 I think Ammanas and Cotillion are my favorite characters other than Whiskeyjack and some of his guys. Although, I know practically nothing about them at this point except they're bad asses.

@IskarJarak 3 года назад

Such good god characters!!

@tragikk03 3 года назад

@@IskarJarak what happened in the next chapter (with the gods making a deal) was awesome and shocking. Hard to explain what part without a major spoiler lol

@malazisland300 3 года назад

Yeah those two are brilliant. I love their back and forths throughout the series.

@malazisland300 3 года назад

@@tragikk03 ah, is that the part at Hood's Gate you're referring to?

@coltseavers6298 Год назад

You completely left out the - _fishergirl, Rigga, Cotillion, Ammanas scene!_ 😞 I am in the middle of book#3 right now and I and checking *GotM* recaps to help better understand this great world, and that was the big one that I wanted explained a bit more.

@debdipchakraborty1340 4 года назад

Hey man! Amazing thing you got going. It's been 3 years since I finished the main series and I was planning on rereading the main Malazan Book of the Fallen series, and RU-vid recommendations came up. Haha. I'm thinking of holding back my reread for now, and focus on this commentary that you're providing, which is really amazing. Anyways, so my only question to you is do you remember/ seem to know why Laseen / Surly was trying to abolish sorcery in the first place?

@IskarJarak 4 года назад

I think it’s about control. Once you’re in power, you don’t want other people to have any!

@IskarJarak 4 года назад

So glad you are enjoying the channel but it’s also a lot of fun to do a reread because you appreciate all the little details so much more when you’re not bogged down trying to figure out what is going to happen!

@debdipchakraborty1340 4 года назад

Yes right. Thank you for clearing it up. I think I read somewhere that Erikson wrote the series deliberately like this for a reread. Also, I forgot to mention, your name it is really cool. Although, it can be a spoiler for some newbie readers. But, oh well. I guess, in this large scale of series, you got to get spoilers about something or the other.

@shanesteytler6888 4 года назад

It seems alot of people drop the series because of the chaos and confusion of this first book even though its a great book. Though the import of certain things from here are only revealed many books later therefore it is a book that gets better as you get further into the series and definitly is one that requires re-reading to fully catch everything

@IskarJarak 4 года назад

Agreed. I totally get the confusion and also the jumping around in MoI and DG and then introducing a bunch of new cast in HoC, it can be a little jarring, but this one is meant to be reread often so you can mine all those little gems when you go back and aren’t so focused on finding out what is going to happen!