A review by mhedgescsus
The Healthy Dead by Steven Erikson
5.0
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4.5/5 stars. Somehow Steven Erikson hits yet another home-run with his dynamic trio of Bachelain, Korbal Broach, and Emancipor Reese.
I'm legitimately shocked at how good these little books continue to be, and I continually get reminded that Steven Erikson really is in a class of his own as a fantasy writer. In my opinion, Erikson is the greatest epic fantasy, and the greatest grimdark fantasy writer of all time. And somehow in his spare time he decided to become the funniest fantasy writer of all time as well.
I almost feel like it's blasphemy to say that as I am a huge Terry Pratchett fan, but in terms of both laughs per minute, and the devilishly ingenious jokes, Erikson takes the cake.
It's still strange to me that the combination of horror, comedy, and fantasy could be molded together to make something not just good, but great - but I need to stop questioning it and just keep on enjoying these books.
Whether you are a Malazan fan or not, these books are simply wonderful.
4.5/5 stars. Somehow Steven Erikson hits yet another home-run with his dynamic trio of Bachelain, Korbal Broach, and Emancipor Reese.
I'm legitimately shocked at how good these little books continue to be, and I continually get reminded that Steven Erikson really is in a class of his own as a fantasy writer. In my opinion, Erikson is the greatest epic fantasy, and the greatest grimdark fantasy writer of all time. And somehow in his spare time he decided to become the funniest fantasy writer of all time as well.
I almost feel like it's blasphemy to say that as I am a huge Terry Pratchett fan, but in terms of both laughs per minute, and the devilishly ingenious jokes, Erikson takes the cake.
It's still strange to me that the combination of horror, comedy, and fantasy could be molded together to make something not just good, but great - but I need to stop questioning it and just keep on enjoying these books.
Whether you are a Malazan fan or not, these books are simply wonderful.