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[–] name_withheld 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

might i also recommend tor online's malazan reread of the fallen when you get lost for all that information he throws at you.

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[–] Ariastrasza 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

I have not read Malazan Book of the Fallen, but sounds like I should perhaps? I will keep an eye on this post to check on the opinions of readers.

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[–] name_withheld 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

both are good series. both writers are great world builders. where GRRM excels in charcter development, SE does really really great in world building and writing about the great expanse of his plots and the consequences of the actions of his characters. where i loved the former for its plots and twists and politicking and manipulations i prefer the latter more for the sheer epic scale of his narrative. plus SE turns over every fantasy trope out there. undead skeleton warriors, dragons, elves and elfish civilizations, ghosts, ghouls, orcs, barbarians, noble savages... you name it, he spun it round which makes for a really really satisfying read.

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[–] name_withheld 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Without spoiling? hm. okay let me give that a try.

In the gardens of the moon he writes about anomander rake and the tiste andii who are tall, midnight skinned, lithe, and ancient. their people is a dead ringer for elves. however as you progress through the chapters you will see that they are very very un-elf like. they care so little about the world and they seem tired and uninspired.

he also writes about the t'lan imass, a whole people of skeletal warriors and bone mages with stone weapons. for fear of spoilers, that is all i dare say about them.

and eventually later in the middle books you will encounter karsa orlong and eight foot ironwood sword wielding brute, Erikson's answer to the trope of the noble savage.

even spiders get a go at this series with mogora and iskaral pust.