[flintorama]

Just went down to the Chapters and picked up the first Assasins book by Robin Hobb, and finally found the first of the Erikson books, "Gardens of the Moon". I am very excited!

What sucks however is I am right in the middle of "memory thorn and sorrow" but am not sure whether I want to finish this series. Williams is okay, but I definitely enjoyed his "Otherland" series more than this standard "young man saves the world" stuff!

I work in an industry that is entirely predictable for the most part, so predictability becomes the last thing I want in my books! Perhaps this is why Martin has become my favorite of all time! Hmmmmmmmm, I could be on to something here.

Well should I ditch or what?

[Vladimir]

of course!

you can't go wrong with Erikson :) as he's anything but predictable and what not

[Obtuse]

Well Hobb is definitely great reading, and although I haven't read Erikson's stuff yet, I understand it is also really good. That said, I still think you should stick with MS&T. Not that it is necessarily better, but it is certainly worth reading. Look at it this way, Erikson and Hobb will still be there when you get done with Williams.

[Richardb]

Of course it all comes down to taste. I loved MS&T, have read it several times through. I recently picked up Erikson, and gave up 300 pages into Gardens of the Moon, just did not enjoy it. I was really disapointed after all I have heard.

[ChrisW]

Richardb, the first part of Gardens is hard to get into(most people say that) but if you keep going you will not regret it imo. Plus you will be missing out on Deadhouse Gates and it's "Chain of Dogs" which is one of the best running battles i've ever read, not to mention the other books.

[flintorama]

Oh now Caldazar c'mon. You should know me well enough by now to know that a "running battle" isn't what I read books for.

But I think I will stick with it! I will just read it really fast and spend ten bazillion hours a day until they are all done!

Also as a proud(no thats not the right word) as a happy Canadian I was suprised to find out that Erikson is one of us!

[snake0024]

Unless you hate M, S, and T, finish it, then read GotM. If you cant get into it, then read Deadhouse Gates, and go back to it.

[ChrisW]

Oh now Caldazar c'mon. You should know me well enough by now to know that a "running battle" isn't what I read books for. Wasn't speaking to you.:eek:

[Eurytus]

Originally posted by flintorama
You should know me well enough by now to know that a "running battle" isn't what I read books for.



The movie "The Seven Samurai" is effectively centred around a battle and yet I can't think of a better one. The film Spartacus contains many battles, and again it doesn't harm the movie or make it an "action movie".

Believe me, the Chain of Dogs sequence within the book is excellent and does not simply churn out page after page of descriptions of fighting.

[alan empty]

Hobb's Farseer books reminded me of Williams' MS&T when I read them. I can't remember why - something about the writing style I think. So I'm not going to recommend you drop MS&T to read the Assassin book! To be honest I'm not a massive fan of either Williams or Hobb, but I know I'm in a minority there.

I love Erikson but, as Caldazar says, Gardens of the Moon isn't the easiest book to get into. I enjoyed it enough to get Deadhouse Gates but it was that book that made me a fan. I then re-read Gardens and enjoyed it a lot more. Richardb - give it another go!

So, Flint, finish MS&T, read Erikson, then read Hobb I reckon. Or just read Erikson.