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Memories of Ice

Memories of Ice

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  • Author：Steven Erikson
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Summary

A terrifying force has emerged from the ravaged continent of Genabackis。 Like a tide of corrupted blood， the Pannion Domin seethes across the land， devouring all who fail to heed the word of its prophet， the Pannion Seer。 In its path stands an uneasy alliance: Dujek Onearm's Host and Whiskeyjack's veteran Brigdburners alongside old adversaries - the warlord Caladan Brood， Anomander Rake and his Tiste Andii。 Outnumbered and mistrustful， they must get word to potential allies， including the Grey Swords， a mercenary brotherhood sword to defend the besieged city of Capustan at all costs。

But more ancient clans are gathering。 In answer to some primal summons， the T'lan Imass have risen。 For something malign threatens this world: the Warrens are poisoned and rumours abound of a god unchained and intent on revenge。。。

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Dani ，

An actual conversation with myself I had around page 750。"Man。。。。everyone dies in these books。 Why does everyone die？。。。 Wait。。。 Malazan book of the *fallen*。 Oh。 I'm an idiot。" An actual conversation with myself I had around page 750。"Man。。。。everyone dies in these books。 Why does everyone die？。。。 Wait。。。 Malazan book of the *fallen*。 Oh。 I'm an idiot。" 。。。more

Toni FT ，

Memorias de Hielo。 Por algo este es mi libro favorito。Relectura terminada y madre mía。 Vaya maravilla todo。 Captas decenas de detalles que se te pasaron por alto， insinuaciones de cosas que ocurrirán en futuros libros。 Ahora que lo ves de una forma global， la saga como un todo， es imposible no maravillarse por el colosal trabajo de Erikson。Aquí empieza todo， es el final del ciclo casi cerrado que forman los tres primeros libros de la decalogía， pero yo lo considero el fin del prólogo， pues la ve Memorias de Hielo。 Por algo este es mi libro favorito。Relectura terminada y madre mía。 Vaya maravilla todo。 Captas decenas de detalles que se te pasaron por alto， insinuaciones de cosas que ocurrirán en futuros libros。 Ahora que lo ves de una forma global， la saga como un todo， es imposible no maravillarse por el colosal trabajo de Erikson。Aquí empieza todo， es el final del ciclo casi cerrado que forman los tres primeros libros de la decalogía， pero yo lo considero el fin del prólogo， pues la verdadera historia de Malaz: el Libro de los Caídos， empieza de este final。Algunos de los mejores personajes que he leído， uno de los mundos más fascinantes e inmensos de la ficción， una historia a una escala colosal。 Todo esto lo tiene Malaz， es una saga que cuesta lo suyo， pero como vale la pena。Sin embargo， lo que he de destacar de esta saga y de este libro， el mejor en mi opinión， es su emoción。 El sentimiento que se transmite es apabullante。 Temas que te hacen reflexionar， que te conmueven profundamente。 Escenas desgarradoras， instantes de ternura， momentos de puro humor y clímax de una epicidad inmesurable。Esto es Memorias de Hielo， esto es Malaz。 Esta emoción， todo lo que transmite。 A día de hoy， el mejor libro que he leído nunca。 。。。more

Phil ，

While I have enjoyed the first two novels in the Malazan Book of the Fallen sage， this is the first one where I started to piece together things and understand concepts more。 This is partly， I think， because I am going through the books on Audible - and for me， things sink in better when I get to see it （read it） rather than hear it。 But in book three， things started to connect a bit。Memories of Ice is much more linear than its predecessor， which I found enjoyable。 The Crippled God is making a r While I have enjoyed the first two novels in the Malazan Book of the Fallen sage， this is the first one where I started to piece together things and understand concepts more。 This is partly， I think， because I am going through the books on Audible - and for me， things sink in better when I get to see it （read it） rather than hear it。 But in book three， things started to connect a bit。Memories of Ice is much more linear than its predecessor， which I found enjoyable。 The Crippled God is making a return， and old foes must forge new alliances to combat the new threat。 The cast is largely familiar from Gardens of the Moon， except for some of the characters' stories already addressed in Deadhouse Gates。 And we also see the return of some previously lost characters which is a pleasant surprise。I am definitely interested to see where things go from here。 Memories of Ice was the first time where I felt real connection to some of the characters and felt loss when they perished （at least by all appearances）。 Some characters are simply great individuals with great backstories。But sometimes the stories are a bit too convenient。 With the power of the Gods， I can never be sure whether someone is truly dead or not。 All-in-all， that is somewhat a problem with the overarching plots as we are dealing with forces so formidable that things can see arbitrary。Final Verdict: 4。1 out of 5I found this one much more enjoyable than Deadhouse Gates。 I'd concede that the DG had some moments that surpassed anything in MoI but I also just did not feel too much of a connection to the primary characters in DG。 I will continue to make my way through these books， but thus far， while I feel that they are enjoyable from a high-fantasy standpoint， I have not felt that they are in the class in which they are 'must-reads' and/or among the 'best' high fantasy novels。 。。。more

Amanda Nieves kellerhouse ，

This book took me almost a month to read。 It's the kind of book that you can't miss even one detail。 I definitely plan to continue the series。 This book took me almost a month to read。 It's the kind of book that you can't miss even one detail。 I definitely plan to continue the series。 。。。more

Micah Jakubowicz ，

Magnificent！！！

Albert ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 It took a while， but at least I finished the last third of the book in one go。 The campaign against the Pannion Domin was grueling and intense。 Lots of losses， lots of my emotions extracted and laid bare。 The background politics are intriguing。 I may have missed a lot of detail， but one can do only so much。 One almost have to study the books and not only read them。 With this volume， more things are made clear， even through multiple character points of view as well as repitition。 The events of th It took a while， but at least I finished the last third of the book in one go。 The campaign against the Pannion Domin was grueling and intense。 Lots of losses， lots of my emotions extracted and laid bare。 The background politics are intriguing。 I may have missed a lot of detail， but one can do only so much。 One almost have to study the books and not only read them。 With this volume， more things are made clear， even through multiple character points of view as well as repitition。 The events of this book follows those of Gardens of the Moon。At the end of the book， I wondered， what are those Malazans up to？ What in the name of a random deity are the "main" protagonists up to。 I can't wait to experience more reveals and more intrigue。For me， Ganoes Paran is one of the most frustrating accidental main protagonists I have had the pleasure of coming across。 He is clearly suffering from depression :PI will continue the series。 It might take a long time， but I'm not prepared to leave it be yet。 I love the story too much。 。。。more

Kris ，

Absolutely！ Fantastic！ The conversations， the detailed descriptions， Gods and monsters， and so much more。 Thank You！！ （note: how do you raise the helm twice without first lowering it in between？ Checking the page numbers again。。。which are 808 & 809）

Justin Kisluk ，

Fantastic， one of the best single volumes of a series that I’ve read。

Whitney Jamimah ，

*Takes an even bigger sigh than I did when I finished Deadhouse Gates*I finished this monster is 12 days which is a proud moment for the way that I read。 I'm a 50 pages a day kind of gal here peeps since I work full time and I don't read all that fast。I feel like I don't know what to feel after this book。 Maybe if I sat with this book for a week and wrote a review it would be completely different than what I am going to write today。This book brings us back around the Genabackis and as we are rea *Takes an even bigger sigh than I did when I finished Deadhouse Gates*I finished this monster is 12 days which is a proud moment for the way that I read。 I'm a 50 pages a day kind of gal here peeps since I work full time and I don't read all that fast。I feel like I don't know what to feel after this book。 Maybe if I sat with this book for a week and wrote a review it would be completely different than what I am going to write today。This book brings us back around the Genabackis and as we are reading we find out that everything that is happening in this book， Memories of Ice is happening congruently with the events of Deadhouse Gates。 The Pannion Domin is invading Genabackis and the Tiste Andii， T'lan Imass and Dujek's campaign have allied to take down the threat that are the Pannions。 Again， this is a multi-POV plot line。 I'll keep it even more simple than I did for the last book as there is less to talk about without spoiling the series。 I am probably going to be one of the odd balls that preferred Deadhouse Gates over Memories of Ice but both were still good。 I've known this series was HUGE from the start but but I feel like this third installment really sealed that deal for me。 At times I felt like Joy in the Pixar movie Inside Out trying to hold all the core memories and not having enough room in her arms for all of them。 There was so much going on here， for better or for worse。 Not saying that I didn't enjoy it but I'm already seeing that I won't be able to fully appreciate this series for all that it is without a re-read at some point and that is equal parts exciting and daunting。 I am a character driven reader to my absolute core。 I'm not going to be one of those guys that says Erikson fails at character development but he doesn't develop characters in the vein of a Robin Hobb or a Stephen King which is the way that I prefer it。 There is a clear sense of who each character is and I even felt connected to a multitude of them but， due to the focus on the plot as opposed to the characters， there were big events （not just the obvious one everyone who has read this book is thinking of） that I didn't feel as emotional about as I would have if this was a Hobb or a King story。 I really appreciated how we got a much more expanded look at the magic in this installment。 Quick Ben is an absolute savage and one of my favorite characters in the series and if he dies， I too will die。 The warrens and everything surrounding them are finally making a foundational level of sense and I can't wait to learn more about the magic。 I'm not really a military fantasy lover， I have read enough military fantasy to understand it but it's not my preferred， I tend to prefer my fantasy when its heavy in magic （hard or soft）。 In Malazan， Erikson gives me enough magic to sustain me through the military heavy bits。 The ending of this book was HEAVY and that might be why I am feeling a little bit dour in general about this series right now。 I feel like so So SO much happened in this book but there are so many questions still to be answered too。 We're just still kind of getting out toes wet in the world of Malazan even though so much has already happened。 I am so glad I am following Mike's schedule for this series read through or else I'd be so burnt out binging this series I probably wouldn't even finish it。I hear this series reads as such: 1-3 are like the first trilogy then book 5-6 are kind of like prequel books， hence it makes sense that Memories of Ice had such an epic finish。 Overall， I am happy that I read it， I am still enjoying the series but I will be glad to take a little break and read books that are of a more familiar and accessible style than Malazan and when the time comes to read House of Chains I'll be ready to dive back in headfirst。 。。。more

Omar Amat ，

Great book。 Will let it sink before a review。 Great book。 Will let it sink before a review。 。。。more

Olaf ，

Rereading it was great， even though I've streatched the final part of the book not wanting to get to the end。Parts that I remembered being too gory and generally turned out to be less frequent and not so horrible as I remembered。 Rereading it was great， even though I've streatched the final part of the book not wanting to get to the end。Parts that I remembered being too gory and generally turned out to be less frequent and not so horrible as I remembered。 。。。more

Alan ，

A masterpiece in story telling， character work， and engagement。 A truly one of a kind book that will stick with you forever in how grand a story is told through the text。

Bryan ，

Similar quality and epic levels as book 2。

Paul Walpole ，

Totally Epic， an amazing continuation of a fantastic story。

Stefano G。 ，

***4。5/5 Stars*** Another great tale in the Malazan Book of the Fallen but what a heart-breaking ending！ No Erikson！！！ But maybe？ RAFO xD。。。 Highly recommended book to epic fantasy readers， can't stop reading， on to the next！！ Back on the continent of Genabackis， timeline wise just after the events in Book 1。。。 we get to see some of our favorite characters again in Whiskeyjack and Captain Panroe！ As well as some great characters from Book 2， such as Kruppe。。。Loved the new additions in the Grey ***4。5/5 Stars*** Another great tale in the Malazan Book of the Fallen but what a heart-breaking ending！ No Erikson！！！ But maybe？ RAFO xD。。。 Highly recommended book to epic fantasy readers， can't stop reading， on to the next！！ Back on the continent of Genabackis， timeline wise just after the events in Book 1。。。 we get to see some of our favorite characters again in Whiskeyjack and Captain Panroe！ As well as some great characters from Book 2， such as Kruppe。。。Loved the new additions in the Grey Swords （what an amazing cult！）， the Tiste Andi， Caladan Brood forces and other mysterious entities are converging， as the story reaches another level of epic and complex。 The Pannion Seer is the "Big baddy" in this book， controls a disturbingly twisted army that makes you feel sick just reading about them。。。 I don't know how Erikson does it but the level of intertwined plots that somehow come together is just incredible。。。 And the twists！！！ What is really important to note is that the prologue is always very important to the overreaching story arc of the book - read that as well as you can！ Some things I didn't like:- The story was a tad too prolonged for my taste， though in many cases it may have been intended as part of the atmosphere creation in weaving the story。 - I was also totally not liking Korbal Broach and Baucherlain story lines， considering there is a series on these characters， after this read I'm not so inspired to read those books。。。！ 。。。more

Derek W ，

Gotta sit with this one for a bit。 Right now， it feels like one of the best books I’ve ever read。

Daniel ，

This book took me awhile to finish， since I've had more school and work lately， but it was definitely worth it。 I loved this book in its entirety， especially all the parts with Paran。 But do I like it more than Deadhouse Gates？ That might be a question that I would have to dwell on a little more。 But right now I can say for sure that the impact of Deadhouse Gates was superior to that of Memories of ice。 Plus I understood everything in Deadhouse Gates a lot better， and don't get me wrong I like M This book took me awhile to finish， since I've had more school and work lately， but it was definitely worth it。 I loved this book in its entirety， especially all the parts with Paran。 But do I like it more than Deadhouse Gates？ That might be a question that I would have to dwell on a little more。 But right now I can say for sure that the impact of Deadhouse Gates was superior to that of Memories of ice。 Plus I understood everything in Deadhouse Gates a lot better， and don't get me wrong I like Mr。 Erikson's style of writing where you have to wait for answers and in turn are provided with a sense of wonder。 But its nice to feel fulfillment every once in awhile。 One thing that I can say for sure however is that It was better than Gardens of the moon， as was Deadhouse Gates。 。。。more

Farhad Shawkat ，

This one slots perfectly into the 4 ½ star category。 I decided to rate it 4 stars because that’s what it mostly felt like， with some really epic 5 star moments that could easily have influenced my rating。 The Darujhistan gang returns， or at least some of them do。 Kruppe was at his best， still my favourite character in the series so far， though Quick Ben had his moments too， and perhaps just sneaked into the lead。 These two characters， in my opinion， had the two most jaw dropping scenes in the bo This one slots perfectly into the 4 ½ star category。 I decided to rate it 4 stars because that’s what it mostly felt like， with some really epic 5 star moments that could easily have influenced my rating。 The Darujhistan gang returns， or at least some of them do。 Kruppe was at his best， still my favourite character in the series so far， though Quick Ben had his moments too， and perhaps just sneaked into the lead。 These two characters， in my opinion， had the two most jaw dropping scenes in the book。 And Itkovian。 A new favourite emerges in Memories of Ice。 Plenty of big hitters in this one， old and new， but in between， this book for me was the most confusing of the three， and also the one that dragged on the most。 This book has it all。 Battle dinosaurs， serial killers， and I can’t even describe the Pannion Domin’s army without a trigger warning。 But this book， like the previous ones， is also about courage， sacrifice， honour， and compassion。 Even in the midst of all the death and carnage， there is hope。 This fantasy series hits you harder than any other。 The stakes keep rising， and no one is safe。 Be very careful not to get too attached to characters。 Enjoy their presence while you still can。 And Steven Erikson connects the dots so perfectly， can’t imagine a better series to reread。 Need to finish the whole thing first though。 。。。more

Edosa Omoruyi ，

Masterpiece in every sense of the word！

Celeste ，

Actual rating: 4。5 starsErikson crafted something truly spectacular in his Malazan novels。 The setting is unlike anything I’ve ever read。 The magic is wild and terrifying and surely among the most fascinating in fiction。 But what truly makes these books shine are the characters within them。 The character development here is fairly unique in that we get most of from external opinion instead of internally within the characters themselves。 So many of these characters have a level of nobility and co Actual rating: 4。5 starsErikson crafted something truly spectacular in his Malazan novels。 The setting is unlike anything I’ve ever read。 The magic is wild and terrifying and surely among the most fascinating in fiction。 But what truly makes these books shine are the characters within them。 The character development here is fairly unique in that we get most of from external opinion instead of internally within the characters themselves。 So many of these characters have a level of nobility and courage and selflessness that they not only never expect but never acknowledge within themselves。 We see these attributes through the eyes of others， which makes them even more worthy of respect。 These characters are what both draw readers in and make them hesitant to continue， because you can be sure that any character to whom you grow attached will either die epically or endure the level of trauma that can break the strongest of minds。 That knowledge， garnered over the course of the first two novels in the series， is precisely why it took me almost a solid month to read Memories of Ice。 This series is so dark and heavy that I have to slowly pace myself through them， balancing them out with lighter fare so as not to sink into a fictionally-triggered depression。 I was also suffering some severe battle fatigue by the halfway point。 However， I was invested in so many character arcs that there was never any question of my finishing the book。 There were some truly epic， immensely powerful scenes that had me in tears at the end。 Some were almost expected， but others completely blindsided me。 If I was rating this book strictly on its most powerful moments， it would be a solid 5 stars。 It’s going to take me a while before I can even consider moving forward in the series， but that’s definitely not due to any failing on Erikson’s part。 I just need some emotional distance and fortitude before I can continue。 。。。more

Brent ，

My journey so far with Malazan has been a bit of a mixed bag。 People told me I may not like Gardens of the Moon and I did quite a bit。 People told me Deadhouse Gates was much better， and I dnfed it once and slogged through it on a second attempt before finding the ending to be good。 I was told that I should at least read through Memories of Ice before deciding to continue on with the series because it had an amazing reputation。 I'm glad at least this time those people were right。Memories of Ice My journey so far with Malazan has been a bit of a mixed bag。 People told me I may not like Gardens of the Moon and I did quite a bit。 People told me Deadhouse Gates was much better， and I dnfed it once and slogged through it on a second attempt before finding the ending to be good。 I was told that I should at least read through Memories of Ice before deciding to continue on with the series because it had an amazing reputation。 I'm glad at least this time those people were right。Memories of Ice picks back up with all （or almost all） of the characters I loved most in Gardens of the Moon。 That being the case I was hooked pretty much right off the bat。 I also liked being back on the continent of Genabackis where a new threat has emerged that has united the Malazans， the Darus， Caladan Brood， and Anomander Rake。 They teamed up to meet the threat and it did not disappoint。 All of the military warfare stuff in this book I absolutely loved。 Unlike， Deadhouse Gates， I never once felt bored or that I'd rather be reading something else。 There is a reason I finished this （almost） 800 page book in hardcover in a single week。 Book/part 3 of Memories of Ice was absolutely incredible and is the real reason I gave this book 5 stars。 Absolutely enthralling to read and made it easier to overlook some of the problems。 Also， we finally start to get some reveals and explanations in this book which was something I've really been missing in this series that has held me back from being invested。That leads me into my criticisms of the book （and honestly the series） though。 Even though we got some reveals or I guess what would be the Erikson version of info dumps in this book things can still be really hard to understand。 There was one section in particular where I knew something was being explained to us， and I re-read it 5 times and still needed to ask for help。 Also， there is plenty of really out there stuff in this book in terms of the different gods， ascendants， and magic， and I found it pretty hard to follow a lot of it。 Going on the Malazan wiki after each chapter and reading the recaps without clicking any extra links really helped me out and kept me spoiler free。 Overall， though I kind of hate that I have to do that。 It was a conscious choice to write these books in such a fashion that things are concealed or difficult to understand or grasp， but I have to admit it keeps me from enjoying it as much as I otherwise would if we got just a touch more clarity as to what is happening。 The good news is as I read more of the series and get more used to this storytelling and writing style it is becoming easier to digest and get invested。Bottom line this is a great book with some of the best military combat I've read in fantasy。 Also， as is the trend with Malazan it has some absolutely heart wrenching stuff as well that will be in your mind long after finishing。 As of right now I'm back on the Malazan train， and excited to continue the series hopefully reading 1 per month until I finish the main 10 books。 。。。more

Chris ，

Man， the ending of this really felt like a series finale。 The final battle is really epic and then it's followed up with a bunch of bittersweet moments。 The Seven Cities story and the Crippled god story are still open but it feels like Genabaris is done。 There's seven books to go so I doubt that's true but it had that wistful feel。Anyhow， I really liked it。 It does a similar story telling approach to the first two where it ranges over multiple story lines across a large geographic range。 It's di Man， the ending of this really felt like a series finale。 The final battle is really epic and then it's followed up with a bunch of bittersweet moments。 The Seven Cities story and the Crippled god story are still open but it feels like Genabaris is done。 There's seven books to go so I doubt that's true but it had that wistful feel。Anyhow， I really liked it。 It does a similar story telling approach to the first two where it ranges over multiple story lines across a large geographic range。 It's difficult to keep track of sometimes （and the writing style can make it hard to keep up with what exactly is happening） but it's cool to see how it all weaves together at the end。The biggest downside to this is in the structure too。 So much of the book relies on changing your understanding of an earlier scene but it's hard to go back and re read that scene because the story is jumping around and might only take a page or so to check in on a storyline so it's difficult to go back and find a specific scene。But， what happens in here is so darn cool。 Like the T'Lan Imass are this nation of mummified zombies that are dedicated to committing genocide over the course of 300，000 years。 That's pretty darn metal。 The K'Chain Che'Malle are undead velociraptors with sword arms。 And it's played seriously， they're very serious murder machines。And the way that the divine conflict， the local geopolitics on Genabaris and the T'Lan's ancient grudge mesh together is interesting。 You've got characters that only care about one level of those conflicts but the three （probably more actually） conflicts all interact and effect each other and it's fun to see how they fit together。One thing that did bother me about the ending was （view spoiler）[ how there's no communication between the allied armies。 I don't know if things would've gone better had the Malazans communicated their plans to Brood's army but the way it went， the Malazans tried to force everyone's hand by splitting their force and sending most of their army ahead to Coral。 It's hard to believe that Dujek and Whiskeyjack thought acting unilaterally wouldn't piss off their allies。 And what's Rake's deal？ I thought he got along with Brood at least。 It seems like it would've made a heck of a lot more sense for the three forces to talk and plan and agree when they'll converge on Coral instead of this Leeroy Jenkins stuff。 （hide spoiler）] I don't know， maybe this will get explained or there'll be some explanation later in the series。 。。。more

Evan ，

Epic。

Zandt McCue ，

Four months of Tragedy later: I am finally done reading this book！ Personal stuff aside， I applaud Erikson for creating a work that I could put down for an extended period and pick it up again without finding myself completely lost。 This is a dense series and when I realized that I wasn't done with this one I was almost dreading it。 I had no difficulty。There's only so much I can say without rehashing myself but what I enjoyed about Memories of Ice was that even though this is a ten-book series， Four months of Tragedy later: I am finally done reading this book！ Personal stuff aside， I applaud Erikson for creating a work that I could put down for an extended period and pick it up again without finding myself completely lost。 This is a dense series and when I realized that I wasn't done with this one I was almost dreading it。 I had no difficulty。There's only so much I can say without rehashing myself but what I enjoyed about Memories of Ice was that even though this is a ten-book series， this felt like the conclusion of a trilogy。 Sure， the majority of the over-arching plot is still developing but there is also a heavy sense of closure that hung over the whole thing。 I appreciated the fact that Erikson decided to make books two and three mostly concurrent with each other and how you start to see how the pieces of one book weave into the other。 Someone reading this is going to point out that that is pretty much how all books in series work。 I mean it from a timeline perspective。 Remember， concurrent。 You can see the shift when things suddenly change because of actions that don't take place here and it's well done。 Another thing I liked， and I swear I don't wake up each day planning to take potshots at Abercrombie， is that Malazan is unlike The First Law。 The sieges and battle scenes are memorable without being step-by-step technical。 People lose limbs， get their heads blown off， and are hacked to pieces but it doesn't feel gritty for the sake of it。 There is a finesse。 It was also during one of these battle scenes that I started wondering why every major fantasy book has to have a battle or war and everything has to be grand final stand feeling。 An adult fantasy book without war then falls into what category？ Comedy， right？ Discworld， Xanth。。。 I can't think of any that are generalized。 Maybe some romance crossovers？ I wouldn't know， the thought turns me off。 I'm enjoying Malazan and its developing story but at the same time wondering if I'm growing tired of Wars。 The characters themselves certainly are。Everything is better in book three。 I truly hated Paran's sister in book two。 I may not remember a good chunk of it， but I remember my extreme dislike of her。 Memories has tons of female characters that are well written， developed， and enjoyable。 There are a lot of different personalities at play from all the characters and we get a lot of internalization to the point where I believe they transcend the page。 What I'm saying is that this is really ******* good。 The end is heartbreaking。 I saw it coming and still suffered right along with everyone else。 Talk about making a reader feel something。 Even as I'm typing this， I'm replaying different scenes in my head and just sighing。 There's a lot of heaviness at the end。 And it's earned。 I think everyone knew what they were getting into， and each character in this book has choices to make。 If you made a list of each one， I don't think there's one character that Erikson left off where some decision had to be made that affected everything overall。 I'm really glad I found time to finish this。 I will be taking a break from Malazan to cover some other long-delayed books but I am not done with this series。 I will see it to its end。 。。。more

Frank ，

Definitely ban incredible stort， bit it felt like it took so long to hold to what it wanted。 Definitely brutal， but realistic in what war means。 The characters are fascinating and have such interesting roles and perspectives。 Huge fan of the magic and love the small scenes that create such a huge impact in regards to the magic and its relationship to the world itself。

Seb ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This is easily the best book I've read so far this year。Memories of Ice is the best Malazan book for a lot of people。 And I see absolutely see why。 It was phenomenal without question。 I loved this book and the more I think about it the more I do。 Steven Erikson is at the top of his game here in all remarks。 Everything that made the last two books great is tripled here， and I'll be honest I was never bored one second throughout the nine hundred pages I read here。 There's nothing I can criticize t This is easily the best book I've read so far this year。Memories of Ice is the best Malazan book for a lot of people。 And I see absolutely see why。 It was phenomenal without question。 I loved this book and the more I think about it the more I do。 Steven Erikson is at the top of his game here in all remarks。 Everything that made the last two books great is tripled here， and I'll be honest I was never bored one second throughout the nine hundred pages I read here。 There's nothing I can criticize that isn't just me having a hard time connecting with the world。 And I didn't even have that much of a problem here even in that regard。 I found myself connecting much more with each character in this world which I become more and more fascinated by。 Erikson really does have a masterpiece here and if it continues to be like this I can't see why it couldn't become my favorite series ever。But now to get down to specifics。 I was really happy that this book brought us back to Genebackis because I much preferred this cast to the one from DG。 Because with Genebackis came characters I have really grown to adore， from Whiskeyjack， Quick Ben， Annomander Rake to new characters I really liked like Gruntle， Itkovian， or Koralt。 The Bridgburners get a lot of time in this book as does everybody else。 The Tiste Andii and T'lan Imass get way more depth with a lot of their history being revealed， you come to understand them more and I become fascinated with them。 The action in this book is great and kept me on the edge of my seat even when I was exhausted。Erikson's prose is great， they may not be beautiful like others I've read but they're still very good and he likes to just get to the point。 This book had no drag I felt。I want to talk about my favorite party of characters in this book for a second: Lady Envy， Toc the Younger， Tool， the Ay， and the Hound as well as the three Seguleh。 First and foremost the Seguleh。 One of my new favorite fantasy cultural groups because of how badass they are。 Their skill in combat is some of the coolest shit I've read in a while。 Tool continues to be awesome。 And Lady Envy while she can be a little frustrating at times she is still mysterious enough that I want to know more。The ending to this book is among the best I've ever read， be it from this ultra epic final battle to the gut-wrenching death of Whiskeyjack which absolutely destroyed me。 I didn't realize he had become my favorite character until he had died。 His relationship with Koralt was a very good one I had come to really like。 I needed to put the book down for a minute after I read that scene and I'm still reeling from the suddenness of it。 Is he really dead。 But he's so popular among the fandom how can that be if he dies in the third book。 I'm not saying one can't make an impression on people but I'm just surprised。 I mean damn。 Shit。 Wow Erikson you are ruthless。 The epilogue left my jaw hanging for more than a few minutes。 What！ He's alive！ Oh man， anyway Memories of Ice is the best book I've read so far and I'm looking forward to returning to Seven Cities in HoC。 。。。more

Hossein Yazdani ，

I didn't like any part of this book。 Confusing prose， awful narration， flat and bland characters， agonizing slow pace， too long， still no explanations whatsoever， still it's like a screenplay and not a book， many unnecessary pov and characters， intentional obscuring of the story， and worst of all resurrecting the dead proantagonist？ Really？I really liked the Deadhouse Gates' ending， such a shame now。So much potential is wasted only because how much arrogant and stubborn Erikson is。 But hey， if y I didn't like any part of this book。 Confusing prose， awful narration， flat and bland characters， agonizing slow pace， too long， still no explanations whatsoever， still it's like a screenplay and not a book， many unnecessary pov and characters， intentional obscuring of the story， and worst of all resurrecting the dead proantagonist？ Really？I really liked the Deadhouse Gates' ending， such a shame now。So much potential is wasted only because how much arrogant and stubborn Erikson is。 But hey， if you don't like Malazan then you're not smart enough for it。 。。。more

Magdalena Bielska ，

EpicThose books just never stop to surprise me。 The story line is so complex yet so entertaining I just can't seem to put them down。 If you thought that game of thrones was complex， give this a go and be amazed。 Mind you I needed to check the fandom pages every now and again to remind myself who is who！ EpicThose books just never stop to surprise me。 The story line is so complex yet so entertaining I just can't seem to put them down。 If you thought that game of thrones was complex， give this a go and be amazed。 Mind you I needed to check the fandom pages every now and again to remind myself who is who！ 。。。more

Jeffrey ，

Good continuation of the series， feels like it runs a little long。

Richard Swartz ，

Phenomenal。 Absolutely stunning。Memories of Ice is perfectly balanced - truly wonderful。This takes everything great from Gardens of the Moon and Deadhouse Gates， and smooths out the weaknesses， to create something so good it even makes the previous two books better in retrospect。 It's utterly jaw-dropping how good this book is。 Phenomenal。 Absolutely stunning。Memories of Ice is perfectly balanced - truly wonderful。This takes everything great from Gardens of the Moon and Deadhouse Gates， and smooths out the weaknesses， to create something so good it even makes the previous two books better in retrospect。 It's utterly jaw-dropping how good this book is。 。。。more

Reference

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