Another volume of #Malazan is complete! #MemoriesOfIce is just as epic in scope as the first two volumes and just as satisfying, but man, are these books A LOT.
https://litcityblues.substack.com/p/memories-of-ice-a-review
Finished reading: Blood and Bone by Ian C. Esslemont 📚
I am honestly not sure how I felt about this book at all. Parts of it, I absolutely loved. Some really great characterization, fun banter, cool set pieces. The lore was fascinating, and some passages were genuinely chilling. It was set in a part of the #malazan world we hadn’t seen before, and I really appreciated a lot of the detail.
That said, the ... https://accidentallyoldschool.com/2026/02/16/finished-reading-blood-and-bone.html
Gardens of the Moon
https://autisticgoblin.ca/2026/02/09/gardens-of-the-moon/Finished reading: Stonewielder by Ian C. Esslemont 📚
Really enjoyed this one - but I am going to commit to just reading the next 3 books in the series because it’s too confusing to pause in between. #Malazan is just too dense to do that way, at least for a dimwit like me. https://micro.blog/books/9780765329844
Currently reading: Stonewielder by Ian C. Esslemont 📚
I’m about 75% of the way through and really enjoying this one, but I don’t know what I’d do without the #Malazan wiki. I have a hard time keeping characters straight in ONE book, let alone all of them. https://micro.blog/books/9780765329844
I read 27 books this year, but 7 of them were in the #Malazan Book of the Fallen series, so I feel like that should get me double credit.
I track my reading in #capacities but have totally stopped using Goodreads or similar services. Even the federated alternatives seem like a waste of time to me. I never end up talking about books with anyone.
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