@deinol That's both a strength and a weakness of the series. It's really hard to pick the books up again if you ever stopped for a time (still haven't progressed from Midnight Tides). It does make the world more alive though.
@deinol Honestly, that might not be the worst way of going about it. Not sure if I'll ever continue without re-reading the whole series. Some things are just too dense to skip off in the middle.
@deinol well, you wont meet him anymore in original Malazan books.
He is important guy in Ian C. Esslemont novels. So it would be a spoiler if I tell you who he is.