Midnight Tides
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Nenad Pavlović
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People say that the first Malazan book is the hardest one to get into， but I'd say this one takes that title。 For the first quarter of the book I had no idea wtf was happening and was seriously considering on giving up on it。 I'm very glad that I didn't though。Unlike many fantasy writers that churn up more of the same cr4p every time， Erikson experiments， and I like that。 If you liked the part with Toblakai from the last book， you are going to love this one。 The book is basically divided into tw People say that the first Malazan book is the hardest one to get into， but I'd say this one takes that title。 For the first quarter of the book I had no idea wtf was happening and was seriously considering on giving up on it。 I'm very glad that I didn't though。Unlike many fantasy writers that churn up more of the same cr4p every time， Erikson experiments， and I like that。 If you liked the part with Toblakai from the last book， you are going to love this one。 The book is basically divided into two narratives， one， almost horroric in its tragedy， and the other basically Discworld。 Oh， and it's a prequel， to everything。Highly recommended。 。。。more
Cory Densford
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Best yetBest in the series so far。 Some people complain about shifting points of view but it's perfectly executed in this book。 Best yetBest in the series so far。 Some people complain about shifting points of view but it's perfectly executed in this book。 。。。more
Richard Swartz
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Really good。 A great story， even as a standalone （don't）， but also advances the reader's knowledge of this crazy， crazy world。 Really good。 A great story， even as a standalone （don't）， but also advances the reader's knowledge of this crazy， crazy world。 。。。more
OTAKU READS
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We have a talent for disguising greed under the cloak of freedom。 As for past acts of depravity， we prefer to ignore those。 Progress， after all， means to look ever forward， and whatever we have trampled in our wake is best forgotten。” ― Steven Erikson， Midnight TidesSuch a good book filled with rich history of Taste edur and war。Do not seek to find hope among your leaders。 They are the repositories of poison。 Their interest in you extends only so far as their ability to control you。 From you， th We have a talent for disguising greed under the cloak of freedom。 As for past acts of depravity， we prefer to ignore those。 Progress， after all， means to look ever forward， and whatever we have trampled in our wake is best forgotten。” ― Steven Erikson， Midnight TidesSuch a good book filled with rich history of Taste edur and war。Do not seek to find hope among your leaders。 They are the repositories of poison。 Their interest in you extends only so far as their ability to control you。 From you， they seek duty and obedience， and they will ply you with the language of stirring faith。 They seek followers， and woe to those who question， or voice challenge。 ‘Civilization after civilization， it is the same。 The world falls to tyranny with a whisper。 The frightened are ever keen to bow to a perceived necessity， in the belief that necessity forces conformity， and conformity a certain stability。 In a world shaped into conformity， dissidents stand out， are easily branded and dealt with。 There is no multitude of perspectives， no dialogue。 The victim assumes the face of the tyrant， self-righteous and intransigent， and wars breed like vermin。 And people die。” ― Steven Erikson， Midnight Tides 。。。more
Rumi Bossche
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3。5 stars。 Still beautifully written， but so hard to follow at times。 Everyone seems to love this one， and i really liked it aswell but still， i just wanted to continue the story and not get another new world and story。
Livia
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It's been a couple of days since I finished it and the more I think I bout it， the more I like the book。 I feel the writing is at Erikson's peak up until this point， the same with the humour。 Again， relationships depicted beautifully and moments that hit you so hard in the feels。 My favourite book this far， together with Memories of Ice！ It's been a couple of days since I finished it and the more I think I bout it， the more I like the book。 I feel the writing is at Erikson's peak up until this point， the same with the humour。 Again， relationships depicted beautifully and moments that hit you so hard in the feels。 My favourite book this far， together with Memories of Ice！ 。。。more
Ester
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Ci ho messo decisamente parecchio tempo per finirlo， ma sono piuttosto sicura che sia stato tutto necessario per assimilare poco alla volta tutto quello che succede。Veniamo piazzati in mezzo a un conflitto tra Edur e Letherii， senza informazioni o personaggi familiari al di là di Trull Sengar （che ancora non riesco a collocare）。Questo libro centrale credo sia fondamentale all'interno di tutto l'affresco che Erikson ha in mente per Il libro dei caduti。 Sono comparse divinità mai nominate prima （M Ci ho messo decisamente parecchio tempo per finirlo， ma sono piuttosto sicura che sia stato tutto necessario per assimilare poco alla volta tutto quello che succede。Veniamo piazzati in mezzo a un conflitto tra Edur e Letherii， senza informazioni o personaggi familiari al di là di Trull Sengar （che ancora non riesco a collocare）。Questo libro centrale credo sia fondamentale all'interno di tutto l'affresco che Erikson ha in mente per Il libro dei caduti。 Sono comparse divinità mai nominate prima （Mael）， altre hanno acquisito corpo e agency （Dio Storpio ed Errante） e sono stati introdotti personaggi che prego riappaiano più avanti perché sono così criptici e interessanti che non posso fare altro che sperare di conoscerli meglio （Tehol， Bugg e Iron Bars）。Resta comunque l'opinione generale che ho di questa saga: non ci sto capendo in tubo ma non riesco a smettere。 。。。more
Gargamel1991
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More than anything， this book is incredibly funny for a fantasy book。 Like， really really funny。it's a new continent and is a prequel to gotm/dhg/moi and sets the stage for the final confrontation against the cripple，so you might find it a pain to have a prequel with a whole new continent as #5 in a book series but once you just roll with it， it's really amusing。 More than anything， this book is incredibly funny for a fantasy book。 Like， really really funny。it's a new continent and is a prequel to gotm/dhg/moi and sets the stage for the final confrontation against the cripple，so you might find it a pain to have a prequel with a whole new continent as #5 in a book series but once you just roll with it， it's really amusing。 。。。more
Alan
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Rating between 4。5 and 5Another enjoyable entry in this series。 This time the story follows the fortunes of 2 peoples - the Letherii and the Tiste Edur that are on the path to war - through the lens of two sets of brothers from both sides， the Tiste Edur Sengar's and the Letherii Beddict's。I found both story lines interesting and engaging， and the duo of Tehol Beddict and his servant Bugg one of the best partnerships （？！） in the series so far。 Even if it doesn't take long for the questions regar Rating between 4。5 and 5Another enjoyable entry in this series。 This time the story follows the fortunes of 2 peoples - the Letherii and the Tiste Edur that are on the path to war - through the lens of two sets of brothers from both sides， the Tiste Edur Sengar's and the Letherii Beddict's。I found both story lines interesting and engaging， and the duo of Tehol Beddict and his servant Bugg one of the best partnerships （？！） in the series so far。 Even if it doesn't take long for the questions regarding the true nature of Bugg to surface。The nature of Lether is the closest so far to our world in the not at all veiled references to greed， power and control over others through debt， freedom being purely relative （and subjective）。 It nearly becomes the 'greed is bad'/'greed is good' argument which perhaps isn't surprising as it was written and published during the mid-late 2000's。 At times it does become a bit wearisome as this aspect is reinforced multiple times every chapter when it is unnecessary to do so， and doesn't really advance the story line that much。But it didn't detract from the book enough for the rating to go down to a 4 overall。 The story not only expands this world in a lot of directions， it also shows that the Crippled God's plans will potentially bring major changes and destruction to the entire world。 A lot of fantasy books/series tend to only concentrate on a small part of the world （whether just a town， city， country or whatever） whilst this book drags the whole world into the coming conflagration。The series started small， but the actions of some gods and the ripple effect of those actions spreads everywhere。Overall a definite recommendation。 Read it slowly and carefully to appreciate the world building even though by the end it becomes a bit of a page turner。 。。。more
Santiago
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7。5/10Con esta quinta entrega se alcanza el ecuador de la serie， de diez volúmenes， y si alguien se pensaba que a estas alturas Erikson lo iba a poner más fácil， que no iba a hacer un nuevo quiebro y abrir nuevos frentes en una obra ya de por sí con muchas frentes， se equivocaba， pues Mareas de medianoche contiene una historia que se aparta bastante de lo que el autor había ido mostrando hasta aquí。 Cierto es que la narración libro a libro no era， hasta el momento， en absoluto lineal o cronológi 7。5/10Con esta quinta entrega se alcanza el ecuador de la serie， de diez volúmenes， y si alguien se pensaba que a estas alturas Erikson lo iba a poner más fácil， que no iba a hacer un nuevo quiebro y abrir nuevos frentes en una obra ya de por sí con muchas frentes， se equivocaba， pues Mareas de medianoche contiene una historia que se aparta bastante de lo que el autor había ido mostrando hasta aquí。 Cierto es que la narración libro a libro no era， hasta el momento， en absoluto lineal o cronológica， sino que daba una serie de saltos temporales realmente destacables， cuando no desconcertantes， pero si hasta ahora se había dedicado a narrar episodios de la «Historia» del propio imperio malazano， aquí retrocede en el tiempo para situar la acción en un antecedente anterior， aunque no del todo lejano， a todo lo visto —aunque referencias variadas a lo ya conocido sobrevuelen por el texto de forma continua— y se traslada a un continente distinto， centrándose en viejos conocidos como los tiste edur y en un «nuevo» pueblo —al menos para los lectores， ya que tienen una historia milenaria que se remonta hasta el Primer Imperio—， los letherii。 Multitud de personajes nuevos en la saga， nuevos focos de enfrentamiento， nueva orientación， abundante carga crítica， mucho humor y un viejo conocido en una vida que el lector todavía no había conocido。Reseña completa en Sagacomic:https://sagacomic。blogspot。com/2021/0。。。 。。。more
Kaminsod
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This was the book， after which I knew， that MBotF is the best fantasy series， I've ever read。Once again， it is completelly different then previous Malazan books。 Not just because of the fact， that it takes place on new continent with new characters （seriously， there is just one main character from previous books）。 There is more to it。 The atmosphere is different， structure is different， themes are different， the portrayal of characters and magic is different。 And I understand that it can be anno This was the book， after which I knew， that MBotF is the best fantasy series， I've ever read。Once again， it is completelly different then previous Malazan books。 Not just because of the fact， that it takes place on new continent with new characters （seriously， there is just one main character from previous books）。 There is more to it。 The atmosphere is different， structure is different， themes are different， the portrayal of characters and magic is different。 And I understand that it can be annoying for some people， but I loved it。 Even more， than previous books。The conflict here seems super realistic， it trully is like something from a history book。 You see characters from both sides of the war， and you aren't really sure who to root for。 And you explore this beautiful continent， all these different cultures and it is sad to see them in this horrible time。 But there is also a lot of humor。 I laugh out loud several times reading this。 The finale maybe isn't so epic as the finale of MoI， but it si heartbreaking， brutal and so， so atmospheric。 Plus， I would say that MT is the most consistent Malazan book。 It doesn't really have a weak spot， it's super balanced and it would pretty much work like a standalone too。 I mean， most of Malazan books would， but MT would propably the most。 And when you combine all of that with the fact， that Trull Sengar is the main character of the book and he is my favorite Malazan character。。。 well， you got perfect 10/10 rating from me。I was pretty sure MT will remain my favorite fantasy book of all time forever， but。。。 there is one Malazan book that topped it。 But it is sitting on nice 2nd place。 。。。more
Nithya Nagarathinam
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I am not sure I could do justice with a review right now。 But I will say that this is one of my all time favorite fantasy novels。 I hope to return with a proper review some day。 The world， the multitude of characters and races， the portrayal of Gods， capitalist greed and civilization， everything is great。 Definitely recommend reading
Andrew Hanson
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Took me about 300 pages to begin to care about the characters。 The last 300 was a five-star book。 The middle 300 hundred osculated between these two extremes。 Midnight Tides is a book full of bloat and could have been widdled out 300 pages of it to make for a leaner more enjoyable read; however， this novel had many moments that rivaled the best this series has had to offer thus far。 Once I finished it， I immediately picked up Bonehunters off the shelf to continue the journey。
Ben Woodson
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This book took place on a completely different continent with a completely different set of characters than the previous ones。 It was good， if a bit confusing at times。
Tanmay Randhavane
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Compared to the first five books in the series so far， Midnight Tides focuses on fewer characters。 While this does not necessarily give the characters more depth， it makes the events easier to follow。 The story is good but lacks memorable moments - moments that throw an emotional punch or provide an awesome fighting sequence。 These events would have elevated it to another level。 But it is still a pretty enjoyable 5-star book。
Nicolas Chinnapen
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Not as straight forward as House of Chains， Midnight tides is another story that Erikson draws us to with new characters that don’t seem to have any link to what we’ve read before but still we crave for them and we begin to see the lore coming back in the last 100 pages with an epic and dramatic finale that gives us the feeling that the introductions are over and the pkot can finally move on in the next books 。。 Can’t wait to see where all this is going 。。 Midnight tides is definitely a strange Not as straight forward as House of Chains， Midnight tides is another story that Erikson draws us to with new characters that don’t seem to have any link to what we’ve read before but still we crave for them and we begin to see the lore coming back in the last 100 pages with an epic and dramatic finale that gives us the feeling that the introductions are over and the pkot can finally move on in the next books 。。 Can’t wait to see where all this is going 。。 Midnight tides is definitely a strange but interesting continuation to the story of Malazan as it can be read as a stand alone book but Erikson knows how to make us remember that it is the same universe but stil it is deep and complex fantasy with philosophical elements coming in play between epic and political conflicts 。。 Erikson even introduces comic elements in his story which he hadn’t done before with two of his most interesting and strange creations : Tehol Beddict ans his servant Buggs 。。 As usual they are more than meets the eye 。。 Having finished Midnight tides i stil don’t know where this is going but i can’t wait to read the rest of the series and can confirm that it is definitely one of the boldest universe i have been given the chance to read in the fantasy genre 。。。more
Sean
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I've gamely soldiered on through the first five books in Erikson's Malazan series。 But I had some of the same problems with "Midnight Tides" as I did with previous collections。 Without actually taking detailed notes， or reading the entire book in one sitting， it's just very difficult to keep track of who all the characters are and what's going on。 It's particular hard to keep track of the various gods and their motivations， as well as how they align with the different races in Erikson's universe I've gamely soldiered on through the first five books in Erikson's Malazan series。 But I had some of the same problems with "Midnight Tides" as I did with previous collections。 Without actually taking detailed notes， or reading the entire book in one sitting， it's just very difficult to keep track of who all the characters are and what's going on。 It's particular hard to keep track of the various gods and their motivations， as well as how they align with the different races in Erikson's universe。The only thing that saves these books is the depth that some of the characters do have。 Once Erikson gets past describing legendary events and creatures， the day to day path of the main characters is fairly interesting。 。。。more
Faisal
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i wouldn’t mind if theol and bugg was the only pov chapters
Thomas Poldervaart
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On the distant continent of Lether， the Tiste Edur clans — recently united and supported by foul sorcery — prepare to wage war against the money-worshipping Letherii empire， told through the eyes of two families of brothers， one from each empire。 Although Midnight Tides takes a step away from the Malazan conquest of the previous four books， it is a successor （/prequel） in spirit。 This book probably won’t change your mind about the MBotF， as Eriksens’ style remains similar， and as such I thought On the distant continent of Lether， the Tiste Edur clans — recently united and supported by foul sorcery — prepare to wage war against the money-worshipping Letherii empire， told through the eyes of two families of brothers， one from each empire。 Although Midnight Tides takes a step away from the Malazan conquest of the previous four books， it is a successor （/prequel） in spirit。 This book probably won’t change your mind about the MBotF， as Eriksens’ style remains similar， and as such I thought it more useful to highlight one thing I noticed and loved， and another I noticed and disliked about Midnight Tides specifically。What I loved: Tehol & BuggWithout a doubt， the quirky genius Tehol and his （view spoiler）[secretly-an-ancient-god （hide spoiler）] manservant Bugg proved to be my favourite part in the novel。 They’re vibrant， they’re hilarious; it’s an absolute joy to read them。 And not simply because of the humour， but also because of the way I think Erikson managed to give the impression of genius。 （view spoiler）[Thinking back on it， I feel like barely any of their scenes explain why Tehol is at good at economics as he is。 They’re often slightly strange and his goals are barely understandable， which is exactly why it works。 I doubt Erikson is a financial mastermind， so what it seems he did instead， is create an illusion of Tehol’s capability by showing him do things we can’t fathom， and then show they worked。 This makes us fill in the gaps。 The imagination of the reader’s mind will often be more powerful than that of the author themselves， and Erikson used this to his advantage to pull of the literary equivalent of a rabbit-out-of-the-hat trick to make us believe what Tehol can do makes sense。 I can only applaud。 （hide spoiler）]What I didn’t like: PreachingIn Midnight Tides I a part of Erikson’s writing style agitated me more than it had in the previous novels。 Regularly， characters will hold conversations （which are often close to monologues） on the essence of life， money， war， peace， slavery， etc。 To me， this feels like Erikson trying to give his philosophies to the reader through his characters。 Or one of his philosophies; a person can have multiple points of view on a topic that can interest them。 These scenes felt unnatural to me and like I was being preached to。 。。。more
Monicab
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Quizá el mejor hasta ahora， incluso mejor que el tercero。 Personajes geniales e ideas geniales。
Daniel Dylla
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This was a fantastic story that I almost never felt bored reading， and the ending was fantastic -- that's becoming a recurring theme with Erikson's writing。 Erikson isn't afraid to completely leave the two storyline's we've already seen in this series so far， and while I was skeptical at first， it definitely paid off。 The increased use of humor through Tehol and Bugg was well welcomed， and Erikson continues to add new ideas to his world that I struggle to pick up quickly， which is fun。 This was a fantastic story that I almost never felt bored reading， and the ending was fantastic -- that's becoming a recurring theme with Erikson's writing。 Erikson isn't afraid to completely leave the two storyline's we've already seen in this series so far， and while I was skeptical at first， it definitely paid off。 The increased use of humor through Tehol and Bugg was well welcomed， and Erikson continues to add new ideas to his world that I struggle to pick up quickly， which is fun。 。。。more
Pavol Mikula
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Piaty diel je silným doplnením série so zaujímavými novými postavami。 Oproti predošlým dielom ma príjemne prekvapilo že väčšine nových postáv som mohol ako tak fandiť aj keď boli na rôznych stranách a poväčšine úplne len na tej svojej， ale o to bol hlavný konflikt knihy napínavejší。 Napriek tomu že Leder bol popisovaný mnohými postavami ako hrozná ríša závislá na bohatstve， podvodoch a dlžníkoch， väčšina mojich obľúbených postáv bola práve odtiaľ。 Obzvlášť musím vypichnúť Tehola a Bugga， ktorých Piaty diel je silným doplnením série so zaujímavými novými postavami。 Oproti predošlým dielom ma príjemne prekvapilo že väčšine nových postáv som mohol ako tak fandiť aj keď boli na rôznych stranách a poväčšine úplne len na tej svojej， ale o to bol hlavný konflikt knihy napínavejší。 Napriek tomu že Leder bol popisovaný mnohými postavami ako hrozná ríša závislá na bohatstve， podvodoch a dlžníkoch， väčšina mojich obľúbených postáv bola práve odtiaľ。 Obzvlášť musím vypichnúť Tehola a Bugga， ktorých interakcie boli vrcholom tejto knihy。 Rovnako ma však bavila aj linka jeho mladšieho brata Brysa。 Edurovia boli pre mňa ťažšie sústo， s výnimkou Trula， ktorého ako jediného poznáme z predošlého dielu， tam nebol nikto kto by mal pre mňa osobne taký pozitívny efekt， avšak z hľadiska zaujímavosti deja to nehralo rolu。Dej sa naplno rozbieha okolo 8。 kapitoly a keď sa začnú diať veci tak už neskončia až do konca。 Posledná kapitola je skvelá， avšak podobne ako predošlé diely ma trochu vyrušovalo časté preskakovanie medzi jednotlivými PoV na konci。 Kým predchádzajúce kapitoly nemali problém byť celé vyrozprávané z jedného uhla pohľadu， v poslednej （kde sa deje aj najviac vecí） Erikson venuje postave 2 vety （ktoré vás však uzemnia a otvoria ústa） avšak potom hneď skočí na inú postavu。 Tento štýl typický pre jeho posledné kapitoly， aj keď veľmi dynamický， mi prišiel miestami frustrujúci。Každopádne， kniha rozhodne stojí za prečítanie， pokojne by mohla byť aj úvodným dielom série， keďže chronologicky by tam tak nejako aj sedela a v porovnaní s Mesačnými záhradami je to mierne ucelenejší príbeh， avšak držby， veštenie z doštičiek， komplexné vzťahy medzi postavami a panteónom by v konečnom dôsledku mohli pôsobiť rovnako chaoticky ako prvý diel， avšak keď už čítate diel piaty， tak ste na to ako tak pripravení。 。。。more
Paca Sad
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Im loving these books and not wanting them to end and yet still struggling with the many protaganists， gods， warrens， etc。 I still cant tell my Tiste Eldur from my Tiste Andii But this book had me again laughing out loud in places and again reminded me of Terry Pratchett humour， Tehol Beddict and Bugg and Shurq Elalle， Iron Bars my new favourite characters。 But I felt out of time， when did these events take place， as an aside just saw another online review also mentioned Terry Pratchett humour！！ Im loving these books and not wanting them to end and yet still struggling with the many protaganists， gods， warrens， etc。 I still cant tell my Tiste Eldur from my Tiste Andii But this book had me again laughing out loud in places and again reminded me of Terry Pratchett humour， Tehol Beddict and Bugg and Shurq Elalle， Iron Bars my new favourite characters。 But I felt out of time， when did these events take place， as an aside just saw another online review also mentioned Terry Pratchett humour！！！！ but as a negative where I found it clever 。。。more
Brew Schmuck
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Ironically the book that took me the longest was actually the best one。 There were no slogs and the characters of Tehol and Bugg felt very refreshing。 Alas we continue having the issue of refusing to have lasting emotional deaths， but by this point it doesn’t really matter， because five books in it’s pretty hard to care at all during an action scene with an important character。 This however doesn’t take stars off， simply because it’s an expected problem。After meeting the Edur I’d really like to Ironically the book that took me the longest was actually the best one。 There were no slogs and the characters of Tehol and Bugg felt very refreshing。 Alas we continue having the issue of refusing to have lasting emotional deaths， but by this point it doesn’t really matter， because five books in it’s pretty hard to care at all during an action scene with an important character。 This however doesn’t take stars off， simply because it’s an expected problem。After meeting the Edur I’d really like to know more about the Andii， hopefully we get to see something of the sort。 。。。more
Mary
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Well this was another instance of Erikson picking his readers up and plopping them in a completely new world with completely new characters。 I'm not going to lie it was hard getting past the first 100 ， pages， but luckily Erikson excels at making you fall in love with or at least understand every new character he introduces in his books。 MVPs were Bugg， Tehol， Brys， Udinaas， and Iron Bars。 Well this was another instance of Erikson picking his readers up and plopping them in a completely new world with completely new characters。 I'm not going to lie it was hard getting past the first 100 ， pages， but luckily Erikson excels at making you fall in love with or at least understand every new character he introduces in his books。 MVPs were Bugg， Tehol， Brys， Udinaas， and Iron Bars。 。。。more
Stephen Stewart
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Midnight Tides， by Steven Erickson， is the fifth book in the Malazan series and to me， a breath of fresh air。 A more streamlined story， new characters and a lack of baggage from previous books made this entry an engrossing and much easier read than its prequels。 Part of that is definitely chalked up to this book being Trull Sengar’s backstory， and while I was skeptical of having a full book being just an interlude， it works。 I was initially comparing it to Wizard and the Glass， the fourth book i Midnight Tides， by Steven Erickson， is the fifth book in the Malazan series and to me， a breath of fresh air。 A more streamlined story， new characters and a lack of baggage from previous books made this entry an engrossing and much easier read than its prequels。 Part of that is definitely chalked up to this book being Trull Sengar’s backstory， and while I was skeptical of having a full book being just an interlude， it works。 I was initially comparing it to Wizard and the Glass， the fourth book in Stephen King’s Dark Tower series， which is also a full novel of backstory， but I struggled with that book and didn’t like it， and this book was far more enjoyable and entertaining。 This book even describes how warrens work， which was fantastic to finally learn too。This books really is about two sets of siblings in two separate kingdoms on the brink of war with each other， and I think the clear dichotomy in character groups and locations really helps streamline the novel and make it easier to follow。 Having the characters navigate their sibling drama and strife while also surviving the escalating conflict between nations helped propel the story forward。 The one character whose story I initially loved the most， but fell flat at the end of the book， was Tehol Beddict。（view spoiler）[ I felt like I was promised a super savvy economics storyline， with the looming threat of Tehold upending the Lether economy。 That never happens though。 Instead， his story line peters out。 While I loved his narrative for the comedy it would interject throughout the story， his personal arc and many of the characters he interacted with， ended up feeling superfluous and tangential to the conclusion of the novel。 Still， his manservant， Bugg， was an unexpectedly entertaining character that did have a great turnaround at the end of the book。 （hide spoiler）] On the other hand， the character that surprised me the most was Rhulad。 （view spoiler）[ As soon as Rhulad is resurrected the first time with the sword， the story started getting really good and going in a direction I couldn’t predict at all。 （hide spoiler）]Overall， this series gave me a much needed steeping in lore and backstory （like I can finally tell the difference between Tiste Andi and Tiste Edur）。 I greatly enjoyed the plot and the characters， and while some of the plot lines didn’t pan out as I liked them too， this book makes me excited to pick up the sequel。 。。。more
Mac n cheese
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Malazan has yet to disappoint me
Joshua Curatolo
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One of my favorite books of the series so far！ I didn't know how much I needed Tehol and Bugg in my life！ Felt like the current of the book really picked up about a third of the way through and from there it was one hell of a ride！ Some questions answered more raised。 Though， Erikson has been great so far in tying everything together。 Halfway now and more excited than ever for the conclusion。 One of my favorite books of the series so far！ I didn't know how much I needed Tehol and Bugg in my life！ Felt like the current of the book really picked up about a third of the way through and from there it was one hell of a ride！ Some questions answered more raised。 Though， Erikson has been great so far in tying everything together。 Halfway now and more excited than ever for the conclusion。 。。。more
Ahmad Sardar
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Big heroes， epic battles， unexpected plot twists， betrayals， and a great climax。 This one had some humour too， such as discourses between Tehol and Bugg and the Rat Guild parts。 And character building was better than in previous books of the series。 I liked the characters Brys the king’s Champion， Tehol the financial wiz， Trull a Tissie Adur warrior， Bugg the manservant， Iron Bars from Crimson Guard， Shurk the undead。 And。。。less long journeys in dull warrens （kind of portals） unlike previous boo Big heroes， epic battles， unexpected plot twists， betrayals， and a great climax。 This one had some humour too， such as discourses between Tehol and Bugg and the Rat Guild parts。 And character building was better than in previous books of the series。 I liked the characters Brys the king’s Champion， Tehol the financial wiz， Trull a Tissie Adur warrior， Bugg the manservant， Iron Bars from Crimson Guard， Shurk the undead。 And。。。less long journeys in dull warrens （kind of portals） unlike previous books of the series。 So over all very enjoyable read and has everything you would want from an epic fantasy genre！ 。。。more
Sixten
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9。5/10。 ”Fallen。 Who tracks our footsteps， I wonder？ We who are the forgotten， the discounted and the ignored。 When the path is failure， it is never willingly taken。 The fallen。 Why does my heart weep for them？ Not them but us， for most assuredly I am counted among them。 Slaves， serfs， nameless peasants and labourers， the blurred faces in the crowd—just a smear on memory， a scuffing of feet down the side passages of history。Can one stop， can one turn and force one’s eyes to pierce the gloom？ And 9。5/10。 ”Fallen。 Who tracks our footsteps， I wonder？ We who are the forgotten， the discounted and the ignored。 When the path is failure， it is never willingly taken。 The fallen。 Why does my heart weep for them？ Not them but us， for most assuredly I am counted among them。 Slaves， serfs， nameless peasants and labourers， the blurred faces in the crowd—just a smear on memory， a scuffing of feet down the side passages of history。Can one stop， can one turn and force one’s eyes to pierce the gloom？ And see the fallen？ Can one ever see the fallen？ And if so， what emotion is born in that moment？There were tears on his cheeks， dripping down onto his chafed hands。 He knew the answer to that question， knife-sharp and driven deep， and the answer was…recognition。” 。。。more
Reference
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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Midnight Tides&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Midnight Tides&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0