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Nice. I like the Quiet Man.

Free Thinker? See my nutty response. "...hang out in cool villages and towns, and sip whiskey and beer." There's no better place to do these things laddie.

Really? I'd never even heard about it (probably why) The bad guys looked interesting though.

This looks interesting, especially if you're playing in an OA campaign. http://www.apple.com/trailers/miramax/zu_warriors.html

I'm still in. I don't have the web-skills to update and manipulate the site though (otherwise I'd do it). I'm sure L Ron still is in too. Morrus doesn't seem interested in the whole thing anymore (to tell you the truth). So I don't know.

Top 5 reasons why these books are cool: (1) Huge cast of diverse, ambiguous characters. (2) The methods of magic (warrens, houses, the Deck of Dragons) (3) Epic and bloody combat and warfare. (4) Intricate and devilish plots and intrigue. (5) Super-detailed world and cultures.

So jhallum, anyone else? Comments so far?

I have it right here.....oops....just spilled my tea on it. Dang! ;)

Supplicant of The Black Army of Encyclopaedias, Graham Patterson

Great Avarice. You'll like 'em. Here's a link to a pretty good in progress fansite (the messageboard sees a lot of traffic) : http://www.malazanempire.com/ Follow the links and you can see the bookcovers. And this bit of related news: Blood Follows Steven Erikson's new book 'Blood...

Bump, by Fener's Marble Balls!

Still better than George Martin. So, anybody found them and start to read them?

Thanks Deadguy. I agree wholeheartedly with your evaluation. The magic system is very cool and is integrated very well into the story and the world.

Yes, Sir Knight of the Mark.

Did it star Miles O'Keefe and Sean Connery? Then it was Sword of the Valiant, 1984

Floats to the surface...

Thanks Valaran. You raised some valid points. I also knew Erikson was a gamer but I didn't know what game. Anyway, the only time I had any trouble distinguishing characters was in the third book with the newer Bridgeburners like Picker, Antsy, and Blend. When I starting catching on that...

I wouldn't say they're in the same writing style as Martin. They are very grim/gritty, but the language used requires a bit of thinking. My reference to Martin is more in the vast, epic-style of story-telling, with a huge cast of ambiguous, interesting characters and rich world background.

Ok, I realize now that I'm only just getting into it and to give you the whole picture would take a lot longer that I thought. But I think you get the idea. There's an awful lot going on, and there are many players involved. It's a convoluted tale, with complex characters and a depth of scope...

Just before the Whirlwind hits, Duiker, the imperial historian, and Kulp, the last surviving cadre mage of the 7th Army, are about to set off from Hissar to rescue Heboric (who has no hands), an exiled historian and former priest of Fenner, the Boar God. Heboric, along with Felisin Ganoes...