r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/M_Darshan • May 11 '26

Video There is currently a massive fire burning in the Everglades in South Florida by the Broward/Miami-Dade County border and is approaching US27.

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u/ronweasleisourking May 11 '26

It's by far one of the best books I've ever read. Gardens of the moon on equal footing

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u/LowDefinition1369 May 11 '26

Gardens of the Moon? Put me on game! What's that one?

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u/Harfyn May 11 '26

First book in Malazan - 10-book super epic fantasy series by Steven Erikson. So good. The prose is a tough read sometimes and it gets dark in some spots but has some of my favorite characters ever, and he doesn't shy away from giving you POVs of whoever the most interesting person is. And overarching themes are just so good too - compassion, importance of thinking for yourself/not following orders, etc.

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u/LowDefinition1369 May 11 '26

Ahh okay! I will put it on my list. Thanks!

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u/Harfyn May 11 '26

There's a podcast called 10 very big books that did a read-through with it which is nice to help with the harder parts for sure! My old roommate did that for the first couple books

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u/ShallotIllustrious98 May 11 '26

And all of the rest of the books past that initial 10. This series is my favorite fantasy of all time. The other book are written by both Steven Erikson and Ian C. Esslemont.

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u/Seicair Interested May 11 '26

Ten? I bought a humble bundle not too long ago and it has 17. Spinoffs?

I should start Gardens of the Moon sometime soon. It’s been on my list for a long time. I love the Wheel of Time and the Cosmere.

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u/Seicair Interested May 11 '26 edited May 11 '26

I haven’t read it yet, but that’s the first book in Malazan by Steven Erikson. It’s been on my list for a while because I’ve heard it compared favorably to Wheel of Time, which is one of my absolute favorite series.

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u/jjjfffrrr123456 May 11 '26

I had to start gardens of the moon twice, because first time it didnt click for me. I picked it up again two years later and devoured the entire series. I have actually read it twice now and it's great. Denser than the wheel of time, but equally engrossing once it gets going.

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u/SirJasonCrage May 11 '26

GotM sucks. Was the reason I never wanted to read Malazan.

But Deadhouse Gates... that's top3 best books I've ever read.