Orb Sceptre Throne Novels of the Malazan Empire Book 4 (Audible Audio Edition) Ian C Esslemont John Banks Brilliance Audio Books
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The epic new chapter in the history of Malaz - the epic fantasy from Steven Erikson's friend and co-creator of this extraordinary and exciting imagined world.
Darujhistan, city of dreams, city of blue flames, is peaceful at last; its citizens free to return to politicking, bickering, trading and, above all, enjoying the good things in life. Yet there are those who will not allow the past to remain buried. A scholar digging in the plains stumbles across an ancient sealed vault. The merchant Humble Measure schemes to drive out the remaining Malazan invaders. And the surviving agents of a long-lost power are stirring, for they sense change and so, opportunity. While, as ever at the center of everything, a thief in a red waistcoat and of rotund proportions walks the streets, juggling in one hand custard pastries, and in the other the fate of the city itself.
Far to the south, fragments of the titanic Moon's Spawn have crashed into the Rivan Sea creating a series of isles...and a fortune hunter's dream. A Malazan veteran calling himself 'Red' ventures out to try his luck - and perhaps say goodbye to old friends. But there he finds far more than he'd bargained for as the rush to claim the Spawn's treasures descends into a mad scramble of chaos and bloodshed. For powers from across the world have gathered here, searching for the legendary Throne of Night. The impact of these events are far reaching, it seems. On an unremarkable island off the coast of Genabackis, a people who had turned their backs upon all such strivings now lift their masked faces towards the mainland and recall the ancient prophesy of a return.
And what about the ex-Claw of the Malazan Empire who now walks the uttermost edge of creation? His mission - the success or failure of which the Queen of Dreams saw long ago - is destined to shape far more than anyone could have ever imagined.
Orb Sceptre Throne Novels of the Malazan Empire Book 4 (Audible Audio Edition) Ian C Esslemont John Banks Brilliance Audio Books
Orb Sceptre Throne, my latest foray into the world of Malazan, will sit right next to Stonewielder in my mental rankings at a snug 3.5 stars.OST takes place after the events in Toll the Hounds, and explores the aftermath those events caused in the City of Blue Flame, Darujhistan. It answers a lot of questions that I had while reading Toll. Even some questions that I'd forgotten I had were brought to light and expanded upon, which was nice and is sort of what ICE has been doing this entire series. In true Malazan fashion however, questions remain.
As is always the case on my return visits to this world, it was nice to see some familiar faces. The Krul's Bar Bridgeburners, Kruppe, Rallick Nom, Traveller, Caladan Brood, Torvald Nom, Kiska, Leff and Scorch (two of my favorites), and a host of new characters as well. On occasion I think that ICE can't quite keep up with the precedent Erikson has set with some of these characters (Kruppe comes to mind), but nevertheless it is fun to read about them.
Like Stonewielder there were some sections of the story that I enjoyed quite a bit (the Seguleh/Moranth plot line for example), and others that sort of just fell flat. I maintain the opinion that ICE would benefit from cutting his viewpoint character down. By a lot. He switches POV so often that things can end up feeling rushed or sloppy. Not always. Sometimes he does have some very compelling moments in which he flips from one viewpoint to another (the charge comes to mind, readers will know). But nonetheless, I think his stories would benefit from a more focused view. I also still feel the need to comment on ICE's need for another round of editing/proofreading. This is something I've mentioned before in a review of one of these books, and the problem is back in force with OST. I'm not sure if it is unique to the Kindle edition (I don't see why it would be) or what, but there are too many instances of missing words or spelling/grammatical errors. A few here and there is okay, and not very surprising, but there were enough here to make me notice. And that shouldn't happen.
Complaints aside, Orb Sceptre Throne is a fun story in the Malazan series, ending in a convergence worthy of the name. The Seguleh story was by far my favorite, and I'm really hoping to read more about that in the final two books.
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Orb Sceptre Throne Novels of the Malazan Empire Book 4 (Audible Audio Edition) Ian C Esslemont John Banks Brilliance Audio Books Reviews
Esslemont does a good job of continuing his story in this entry and makes the characters a joy to read about as usual. The pacing was pretty good except for the climax. There wasn't a whole lot of build-up and the pacing doesn't change when you get to it. I wasn't aware I was reading the climax until about halfway through it. Still there was good resolution to some plot lines and character sendoffs. I'm ready to pick up the next book.
FINALLY....finally ICE writes a book I really liked. I feel like he wasn't trying to be Steve Erikson this time around. For me it was definitely the best of his books.
I loved that OST was about Darujhistan (my favorite location in the series). I loved learning more about the Seguleh, and the Moranth I loved getting to see inside Moon's Spawn. It was nice to see Dassem and Brood again - even if it was only briefly.
I agree with many of the complaints that people have had about the book - especially about the ending being rushed. I feel like Caladan Brook was on the sidelines the entire book - I would have liked to see more of him.
I also thought the ending involved the Tyrant and how he's brought down was a bit ridiculous.
Regardless of that, I really liked the book. Although it didn't have the emotional depth that SE's books have.
As I've read the ICE novels, I've noticed the plot can get lost in a sea of everything happening at once and people seem to get where they need to go whether or not I know what's going on. The final big battle scene was just a cluster of action with out a lot of direction.
There is a bit too much of the kind of scene where one character says something like " I knew it, my suspicions are correct" about the main plot mystery, and another character interacts with them and they both say mono syllabic statements and none of the mystery is revealed to the reader. I mean, I guess the mask was jaghut in origin? The tyrant was a jaghut? IDK it's not clearly revealed. Overall I enjoy the world building, but for the most part you're going to have to have a few MBotF books around as reference.
Esslemont in his previous books has already proven himself a capable author and worthy to write in the Malazan universe. "Orb Sceptre Throne" does not contain the scope and compexity of "Return of the Crimson Guard" nor does it touch upon the world development seen in "Stoneweilder"—two benchmarks of his works I've read so far—but in the end it is still a Malazan book, and that means action, literary prose, prominent characters not typical to fantasy (women and non-European based ethnicities and cultures) and generally just a great, engaging read with lines from the book capable of making you laugh and cry at the same time. The story focuses upon the city of Darujhistan and finally brings to light details on the mysterious Seguleh that any Malazan reader has been craving since perhaps Erikson's "Memories of Ice" released back in 2001. If you like Malazan books, there is no reason not to read it. If you don't like Malazan books, then you have a completely different problem.
ICE is getting better manipulating the Malazan characters and lore. His attempt to weave divergent story lines wrapped up a little too neatly. With 18 books and counting every character did not have to wind up in the same climactic scene.
I enjoyed the unveiling of many ideas from previous novels, and the first real explanation of the Seguleh.
My biggest problem with the book was a sudden, inexcusable lack of editing at the end. Nearly every chapter through the book's final quarter seemed to include jarring mistakes with misspellings or omissions. I'm usually not a stickler for grammatical mistakes but it actually became distracting.
Orb Sceptre Throne, my latest foray into the world of Malazan, will sit right next to Stonewielder in my mental rankings at a snug 3.5 stars.
OST takes place after the events in Toll the Hounds, and explores the aftermath those events caused in the City of Blue Flame, Darujhistan. It answers a lot of questions that I had while reading Toll. Even some questions that I'd forgotten I had were brought to light and expanded upon, which was nice and is sort of what ICE has been doing this entire series. In true Malazan fashion however, questions remain.
As is always the case on my return visits to this world, it was nice to see some familiar faces. The Krul's Bar Bridgeburners, Kruppe, Rallick Nom, Traveller, Caladan Brood, Torvald Nom, Kiska, Leff and Scorch (two of my favorites), and a host of new characters as well. On occasion I think that ICE can't quite keep up with the precedent Erikson has set with some of these characters (Kruppe comes to mind), but nevertheless it is fun to read about them.
Like Stonewielder there were some sections of the story that I enjoyed quite a bit (the Seguleh/Moranth plot line for example), and others that sort of just fell flat. I maintain the opinion that ICE would benefit from cutting his viewpoint character down. By a lot. He switches POV so often that things can end up feeling rushed or sloppy. Not always. Sometimes he does have some very compelling moments in which he flips from one viewpoint to another (the charge comes to mind, readers will know). But nonetheless, I think his stories would benefit from a more focused view. I also still feel the need to comment on ICE's need for another round of editing/proofreading. This is something I've mentioned before in a review of one of these books, and the problem is back in force with OST. I'm not sure if it is unique to the edition (I don't see why it would be) or what, but there are too many instances of missing words or spelling/grammatical errors. A few here and there is okay, and not very surprising, but there were enough here to make me notice. And that shouldn't happen.
Complaints aside, Orb Sceptre Throne is a fun story in the Malazan series, ending in a convergence worthy of the name. The Seguleh story was by far my favorite, and I'm really hoping to read more about that in the final two books.
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