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I always find it interesting what scenes get chosen for cover art. It seems like a tricky balance, finding something that is evocative and enticing, but not too spoilery or chaotic. With Malazan, IMO the original hardcover artwork often kind of missed the mark... They made a lot of weird, not very exciting choices of scenes, like with TBH or RG and the art style is frankly kind of subpar sometimes. The mass market covers generally look a lot nicer, the typography is sleek, and the illustrations are better executed and have a nice mood. But I think they sometimes feel a little... generic or nonspecific to the books. Lots of buildings and faceless people with weapons (with RG being the standout exception, my favorite of the batch.)

I think in general, Subterranean Press has been knocking it out of the park. They're going for the more painterly approach in contrast to the mass market editions, but those paintings are often dynamic as hell, and definitely seem to come from someone who has actually read all the books and knows what a good scene will be (granted they did go off the deep end with DG spoilers.) And, they seem to fit together as a cohesive set more than the previous versions. If I had, literally, more than a thousand dollars to throw at books then I would be all about this set.

As for this particular cover, I quite like it and I think it will look incredible in the set with the others. I think it actually captures the mood of TTH better than the original which is more capitalizing on the last, what, fifty pages or so? With this one, we are on the boat, moving slowly toward the looming city... It feels pensive and anticipatory, much like the majority of the novel. That said, focusing strictly on the cover itself divorced from the content of the novel, this might just be the one rare case where the original hardcover art is my favorite across all editions. Of course the Subpress copy will for sure have a bunch of incredible interior illustrations...

The Malazan Book of the Fallen is the main series with 10 novels written by Steven Erikson.

The Novels of the Malazan Empire are the side novels written by co-author Ian C. Esslemont (ICE for short) and are complementary to the main series (though Erikson says they hold just as much weight to the series as his own)

On the Amazon Kindle store, there is the Complete Malazan Book of the Fallen that has all 10 of the main novel series. Otherwise, there's no box sets or anything, each book is bought separately.

There is an ultimate reading order that includes ICE books and other Erikson novellas as an option. But I suggest only reading the 10 novel main series first because it's really long and a re-read is awesome.

If you have a Kindle, you can download the Fictionary for the Malazan series which is a custom dictionary for Malazan universe words.

Read this author's preface if the version you buy doesn't have it, to know what Erikson's intention and ambition for writing the series.

It's a huge world with a lot of characters and events happening all over the world. You'll feel like you just got attached to a group of characters and then forced to jump to a new set of characters. Happens every novel, sometimes several times per novel. Don't sweat it or feel stressed. It's necessary for the large scope of the series. But as large as the scope is, there is still a story everyone can follow. Enjoy it for what it is: an awesome Fantasy series!

I had this same dilemma when I started. Got the first two books in paperback because a) well I just like the feel of the book, and b) felt like a series like Malazan would need flipping back and forth etc.

But ever since I finished DG, I've read the rest off of my Kindle and it's been great!

Wow, you weren't kidding!

https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Malazan-Book-Fallen-ebook/dp/B00HL0MA3W/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1467310482&sr=8-2&keywords=malazan#navbar

This is pretty fantastic.

I've been looking online and can't seem to find anything. I searched google for "Visigoth primary sources" and just found some law texts that they wrote out and a little bit of history "The history of Jews in Spain" which I don't think would be very inspirational for writing an epic fantasy.

Buy by the sound of it, you might be interested in this one book The Sagas of the Icelanders .

I really enjoyed it, give it a shot.

Wait just the regular hardcovers or those special ones? I bought all 10 books HC last spring and besides Crippled God I paid 5-15$ for each of them all good condition/brand new. Amazon used books & Ebay.

Bonehunters:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0765310066/ref=tmm_hrd_used_olp_sr?ie=UTF8&condition=used&sr=8-10&qid=1425618693

Toll the Hounds:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0765310082/ref=tmm_hrd_used_olp_sr?ie=UTF8&condition=used&sr=8-7&qid=1425618693

Reapers Gale:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0765310074/ref=tmm_hrd_used_olp_sr?ie=UTF8&condition=used&sr=8-8&qid=1425618693

House of Chains:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/076531004X/ref=tmm_hrd_used_olp_sr?ie=UTF8&condition=used&sr=8-4&qid=1425618693

Yeah there should be plenty of trade paperbacks used on amazon. I bought the entire series in trade paperback used via amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0765310031/ref=tmm_pap_used_olp_sr?ie=UTF8&condition=used&qid=1518069321&sr=8-1

try that link

Stonewielder

Orb, Sceptre, Throne

Blood and Bone

All mass market paperbacks. Although looking at the bibliographical data that Stonewielder is a different size to the others.

So yes, they already are.

Is this version any good?

https://www.amazon.com.br/dp/B00HL0MA3W/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=1CAJXJO6ETUHE&coliid=I2RIJR9JTLGD5

Kellanved's Reach is currently scheduled for February 2019.

The Second Tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach is out in October 2018.

The God is Not Willing doesn't have a release date yet. Erikson is apparently cranking it out though, so late 2019 seems plausible.

I wanted them all in one ebook - they have that on the amazon store in the US and I wondered if I could buy it in the UK

this is what I mean

You are indeed correct - LINKY

UK Amazon gives the same date too

It's here:


Malazan Omnibus

Malazan Empire All in One Kindle Edition

There you go!

Maybe this will help you on your journey to recovery.

Is this not it?

Forwarned... This is an expensive book and it's gotten more expensive since I bought it a the end of January (about $60 then, more than $80 now -- And a really strange price at that)

Kindle Link

Search for "The Complete Malazan Book of the Fallen" at your favorite ebook store.

That's nothing like the cover I have on mine

Also, I feel like it's a potential spoiler to say what if anything is going on, what character(s) that is on the cover, or whether it's a metaphor or not. Suffice it to say you're wrong about what will give you the feels when that time comes

I don't know what country you're in. I know things were wonky when I lived in Canada despite having access to Amazon.com and amazon.ca, issues would pop up.

Here's the link on Amazon.com, I bought this just a few weeks ago: The Complete Malazan Book of the Fallen https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HL0MA3W/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_rA.PzbAVQF7JZ

I bought the entire series in those editions straight from Amazon. I can give you the ISBN's, so you know you have the correct ones:

DH: 978-0-553-81311-1

MoI: 978-0-553-81312-8

HoC: 978-0-553-81313-5

MT: 978-0-553-81314-2

BH: 978-0-553-81315-9

RG: 978-0-553-81316-6

TtH: 978-0-553-82446-9

DoD: 978-0-553-81317-3

tCG: 978-0-553-81318-0

These are the ones I have, all the same style of covers. Do mind you, TtH, DoD and tCG have bigger dimensions. The rest are mass markets, but I couldn't find any others at the time sadly.

No sir: it appears to have different release schedules based on region. Up here in Canada, us kids are only getting it on march 22nd at the earliest.

THE UNHAPPINESS IS REAL.