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Message: <blockquote data-quote="barsoomcore" data-source="post: 2782028" data-attributes="member: 812">It took me a couple of tries to get into The Darkness That Comes Before.Scott's ideas are really interesting. TDtCB is one of the only fantasy novels I've ever read that actually contains philosophically interesting ideas.But I wouldn't say he was as good a prose writer as Erickson. His action is often difficult to follow, and there's some pretty clunky passages -- especially in the early part of the first book, while he's getting warmed up.His characters are impeccably etched, however, and he succeeds at giving you a clear notion not only of their personalities but of their SITUATIONS -- you really appreciate what life is like for these people.It's hard to know who to be sympathetic towards as he refuses to allow anyone in the story the straightforward "hero" role. Which is a lot fun, once you get used to it.Recommended.Also going to be heavily plundered for my next campaign setting, I suspect.</blockquote>