tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9181327480848828236.post7985686582043876980..comments2024-01-30T09:28:20.715+01:00Comments on Val's Random Comments: Crack'd Pot Trail - Steven EriksonValashainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13766127527509268224noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9181327480848828236.post-85168380122403032152012-09-15T22:03:13.122+02:002012-09-15T22:03:13.122+02:00The page count is intimidating yes. Especially if ...The page count is intimidating yes. Especially if you consider Esslemont is about to publish his 5th too and Erikson himself started on a new trilogy. Add to that the fact that one reading is not enough to really do them justice an you have a lot of reading. I thought it was worth it but I can see why people would be hesitant to commit to the series. <br /><br />Accademic attention to fantasy... Valashainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13766127527509268224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9181327480848828236.post-86481861282296076262012-09-15T21:41:32.195+02:002012-09-15T21:41:32.195+02:00This is interesting in light of Erickson's rec...This is interesting in light of Erickson's recent piece in the New York Review of Science Fiction, in which he lambasted academic experts on fantasy for being too lazy to come to grips with trends in epic series fantasy such as his. Critics would seem to be on his mind... After reading the first two Malazan books, I can see that he's accomplishing something amazing on a huge scale, but I Scott Lazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15391718828288701413noreply@blogger.com