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halynah's review against another edition
5.0
EXCEPTIONAL!!! Tehol and Bugg, Shurq and Kettle, Iron Bars and Errant - another gems in my already vast collection of favourite Malazan series characters. Erikson is a phenomenal writer!!!
smokingchagga's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Holy shit this book is so funny
kylecwatkins's review against another edition
4.0
I think I’ll give this a 4 solely out of the time investment for us to see it ramp up–as always, Erikson is balancing three-ish plotlines throughout, but for my taste it felt like all three took a little too long to reach a point where I enjoyed each. Ironically, one plotline was fully boring for me until characters (from a book series I haven’t nor will read) appeared. Halfway through Malazan at this point!
tjm1618's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Physical abuse, War, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Rape
Minor: Slavery
threetrees's review against another edition
5.0
One of the best books in the series so far. Although you can start the series from this book without spoiling anything for the previous 4 books. That's how remote this book is from the others. Yet a wonderful read. It was the perfect balance of humor, wit, war and bloodshed. I totally loved the new duo Tehol and Bugg and their associates from Letheras.
itsfreelancer's review against another edition
5.0
What was I thinking trying to skip this book? That's what happens when you judge a book by its summary. Yeah, I'm an idiot. I read the summary and I was like, no Bridgeburners, no Malazans, no freaking characters of the past books, yeah count me out.
Thankfully, reddit came to the rescue and told that there is no way in hood's breath should I skip this. And boy what a book this was!
If you've read book 4, Trull Sengar was about to tell his tale of the Edur. This book is that tale.
This is a story that predates Malazan conquest after Laseen. This is after the fall of the First Empire and what happened when the Tiste Andii and the Tiste Edur first came to this realm. And as such, a story where the Elder Gods roamed and the Crippled God made his first few moves.
More than that, it is the story of the Tiste Edur and the Letherii or more importantly a story of brothers - the Sengar brothers of the Edur and the Beddict brothers of the Letherii. Moreover, it gave me the best companions in this entire series. Probably better than Quick Ben and Kalam, better than Dujek and Whiskeyjack, more so than Icarium and Mappo. Yes, this book gave me Tehol and Bugg, owner and manservant who were a complete delight throughout the book.
So many betrayals. So many wtf moments. So many laughing out loud moments. This is by far the best book of the series I've read so far.
6/5 stars
Thankfully, reddit came to the rescue and told that there is no way in hood's breath should I skip this. And boy what a book this was!
If you've read book 4, Trull Sengar was about to tell his tale of the Edur. This book is that tale.
This is a story that predates Malazan conquest after Laseen. This is after the fall of the First Empire and what happened when the Tiste Andii and the Tiste Edur first came to this realm. And as such, a story where the Elder Gods roamed and the Crippled God made his first few moves.
More than that, it is the story of the Tiste Edur and the Letherii or more importantly a story of brothers - the Sengar brothers of the Edur and the Beddict brothers of the Letherii. Moreover, it gave me the best companions in this entire series. Probably better than Quick Ben and Kalam, better than Dujek and Whiskeyjack, more so than Icarium and Mappo. Yes, this book gave me Tehol and Bugg, owner and manservant who were a complete delight throughout the book.
So many betrayals. So many wtf moments. So many laughing out loud moments. This is by far the best book of the series I've read so far.
6/5 stars
rkking's review against another edition
4.0
I stand corrected.
Where book 3 in this series was the continuation of book 1, and book 4 was the continuation of book 2, I assumed that this book 5 would be where the two plots converged. I was wrong.
Instead, Midnight Tides acts as a prequel to the entire saga, set thousands of years before Gardens of the Moon. Aside from only a couple of (long-lived) characters we've already known, these are all new people in an all new conflict. New to the reader anyway.
Of all these new characters, I'd say Bug is my favorite. Possibly even tied with my until-now favorite, Kalam. Here's hoping the two interact at some point!
Like previous entries in this series, the writing by Erikson is fantastic. A sweeping epic with gods, demons, and the folly of man all mix into a powerful tale of destruction and the fall of an empire.
Some people complain about the 'anti-consumerism' theme of the story. I for one like it. but perhaps I'm predisposed to entertain those themes. Either way, the sheer awesomeness of the storytelling here is sooo worth reading and I'm continuing the series for sure.
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Where book 3 in this series was the continuation of book 1, and book 4 was the continuation of book 2, I assumed that this book 5 would be where the two plots converged. I was wrong.
Instead, Midnight Tides acts as a prequel to the entire saga, set thousands of years before Gardens of the Moon. Aside from only a couple of (long-lived) characters we've already known, these are all new people in an all new conflict. New to the reader anyway.
Of all these new characters, I'd say Bug is my favorite. Possibly even tied with my until-now favorite, Kalam. Here's hoping the two interact at some point!
Like previous entries in this series, the writing by Erikson is fantastic. A sweeping epic with gods, demons, and the folly of man all mix into a powerful tale of destruction and the fall of an empire.
Some people complain about the 'anti-consumerism' theme of the story. I for one like it. but perhaps I'm predisposed to entertain those themes. Either way, the sheer awesomeness of the storytelling here is sooo worth reading and I'm continuing the series for sure.
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lakserk's review against another edition
5.0
Despite its complete change of setting (the book takes place in a distant continent with an almost totally new cast of characters) which can disorient the first-time reader, despite its slow beginning, Midnight Tides is probably the best book in the series. Full of political and philosophical commentary (the Letheras empire is a thinly disguised version of our Western capitalist world which sweeps over indigenous populations), a tight plot, memorable characters (the Beddict brothers, Shurq Elalle, the Ceda, the Sengar brothers, the Crimson Guard battalion, and so many more), and the most iconic duo of the world (one of fiction's best as far as I am concerned), Tehol Beddict and his manservant Bugg.
Not much else to say here without spoilers, just looking forward to return to Letheras (in book 7 iirc).
Not much else to say here without spoilers, just looking forward to return to Letheras (in book 7 iirc).