Binuven

Ok, I'm on book six so far. His writing style is a little more long winded in the first few books, and this guy has a total hard on for multiple story lines (ala Robert Jordan), but I have to say this series ROCKS! Love it! The characters, though awesome, all have their flaws. There are parts that get your heart racing and others that make you laugh out loud. (If you do start reading wait till you read about Iskaral Pust...I'm not saying anymore, you'll have to find out for yourself).

If you're looking for a complex fantasy series to get lost in, I'd definately recommend picking up Gardens of the Moon (Book 1). It takes some getting used to, but you'll be eating it up in no time.

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Chanur

How does it compare to A Song of Ice and Fire by Martin?

Binuven

Don't think I've read that one yet. When I finish this series (I'm on Reapers Gale now, with the Hounds Toll as the latest released book in the series), I'll check it out for sure.

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Fandros

Picked up book 1 , he throws you off the deep end right away. You feel as though you are missing either an entire book or maybe a few chapters due to all the history of the characters being bandied about as though we should know it already.

Chanur

Well i'm ordering the first book in the series. Hope its as good as everyone says.

Binuven

Hehe, yeah, I found the first book started off a little helter skelter, but it'll mesh together. But trust me, if you love multiple plot lines ala Robert Jordan, you'll love this series.

My three favorite characters are Karsa Orlong aka Toblakai, Tehol Bennict and Fiddler aka Strings. Three totally different character types, not one of them a caster and all three kick total ass in their own way, with one of them not even lifting a finger. There are MANY others that make me laugh like an idiot in a crowded room, but these three are at the top. Wait till you read it, there's so many characters that you'll just love reading about.

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Fandros

Reading The BoneHunters now, it's really coming together now.

Lleauric

The "Chain of Dogs" sequence in Deadhouse Gates is probably the single best story line I have ever read in a book.

It was perfect.

I guess it is being shopped around to be a stand alone movie... that could rock.

Spoilers follow (highlight the area to read them):

Duiker saw Coltaine there, amidst a knot of Mincer's engineers and a handful of Lull's marines, his round shield a shattered mess on his left arm, his lone long-knife snapped to the length of a short sword in his right hand, his feather cloak glistening as if brushed with tar. The historian saw Commander Bult, guiding the retreat towards the hill's summit. Cattle-dogs surged and leapt around the Wickan veteran like a frantic bodyguard even as arrows swept through them in waves. Among the creatures one stood out, huge, seemingly indomitable, pincushioned with arrows, yet fighting on.

The horses were gone. The Weasel Clan was gone. The Foolish Dog warriors were but a score in number, surrounding half a dozen old men and horsewives - the very last of a dwindled, cut-away heart. Of the Crow, it was clear that Coltaine and Bult were the last.

Soldiers of the Seventh, few with any armour left, held themselves in a solid ring around the others. Many of them no longer raised weapons, yet stood their ground even as they were cut to pieces. No quarter was give, every soldier who fell with wounds was summarily butchered - their helmets torn off, their forearms shattered as they sought to ward off the attacks, their skulls crumpling to multiple blows.

If you didnt tear up when you first read that... you aren't human

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Turning and turning the widening gyre

Fandros

I loved that scene as he painted it with wonderfully crafted words. Could see the actual battle taking place and yes it was a emotion evoking scene.

Fandros

Reading Reapers Gale now and have firmly decided this series is a good read indeed!