The Battle Bar, Our Wretched Hive of Scum and Villainy

Originally posted by Korto Vos
I'm deciding between reading A Song of Ice and Fire by Martin or Malazan Book of the Fallen by Erikson in my spare time for the next year (which won't be much).

SoTaF will take you less time... Malazan will blow your mind as you try to figure out what the hell is going on and read through like 10 doorstoppers.

I haven't read a fantasy series in a long time, even though it is my favorite genre and has defined my childhood and adolescence lol.

I searched up the best fantasy series of all time and those two popped up at the top.

I'm edging towards Malazan because apparently it's Dragonball Z epic haha

Plus I like having complex plots with lots of characters. I also heard that too many people die in ASOIAF that it's hard to establish connections with the dramatis personae.

Originally posted by Korto Vos
Plus I like having complex plots with lots of characters. I also heard that too many people die in ASOIAF that it's hard to establish connections with the dramatis personae.

Then the Engineer Trilogy is definitely up your alley.

Originally posted by Korto Vos
Plus I like having complex plots with lots of characters. I also heard that too many people die in ASOIAF that it's hard to establish connections with the dramatis personae.

Dude, characters drop like flies in Malazan was well.

if you didn't read Arcadia like I told you too months ago, you are definitly missing out.

🙁

Fvcking read this now.

You have no excuse, Lucius and I both recommend it.

You guys are making me yearn for porn.

Originally posted by Dr McBeefington
You guys are making me yearn for porn.

My long, smooth, waxed package tends to engender such thoughts. innuendur

Originally posted by Turr_Phennir
My long, smooth, waxed package tends to engender such thoughts. innuendur

Is that how you convince your life partner to spoon with you?

Originally posted by Dr McBeefington
Is that how you convince your life partner to spoon with you?

Given that the tide of our current debate is inexorably shifting against him, I doubt Neph and I will be spooning anytime soon. ermm

Originally posted by Turr_Phennir
Given that the tide of our current debate is inexorably shifting against him, I doubt Neph and I will be spooning anytime soon. ermm

If your life partner was indeed Neph, then this is the only situation in which I see you being the "man."

Originally posted by Dr McBeefington
If your life partner was indeed Neph, then this is the only situation in which I see you being the "man."

Well that's one more situation than you, am I right? haermm

Originally posted by Turr_Phennir
Well that's one more situation than you, am I right? haermm

I don't mind the wife being the man of the house, knowing that at the end of the day I'm still spooning with the opposite sex, as opposed to......

Neph is woman enough for me! ahuh

Originally posted by Turr_Phennir
Neph is woman enough for me! ahuh

Yea, until he asks you to bend over.

But I'm the man, remember? 😬

Originally posted by Korto Vos
I'm deciding between reading A Song of Ice and Fire by Martin or Malazan Book of the Fallen by Erikson in my spare time for the next [academic] year (which won't be much).

I'd go with The Wheel of Time over either two if you haven't yet read it; it's a [soon to be] 14 book epic that beats out The Lord of the Rings, The Dark Tower, A Song of Ice and Fire, The Sword of Truth, The Realm of the Elderlings and just about any Fantasy series out there.

Originally posted by Lucius
SoTaF will take you less time... Malazan will blow your mind as you try to figure out what the hell is going on and read through like 10 doorstoppers.

Does Malazan pick up after the first book? I read it awhile back and didn't think the sereis would be worth my time... Plus it's so damn confusing.