Dasyberde.

I'm going to choose to read this as 'daisy beard' and depending on the dog, I'd consider it.

I want to read all 10 of Malazan Book of the Fallen, plus the other collections.

I've had Gardens of the Moon since I was 16 and tried reading it three times before giving up. I let my brain age a bit and tried again at 22 - still no. Then, in June of this year at 31, I tried again and I ripped through the book in 4 days. Then, I spent 3 weeks looking for the next books before admitting I wasn't going to find hard copies of them.

So, I bought a kindle and Deadhouse Gates. Now, it's been three weeks and I'm almost done Deadhouse Gates and I'm heading for Memories of Ice.

It's the best reading experience I think I've ever had. I used to read at least one book per month but stopped due to work and other hobbies - this is the first time I've gone back to reading like this in a decade and it's a sublime high. I'm cognizant of the fact that this book series has become one of my favourite book series ever and I'll only ever get to read it for the first time once, so I'm really savouring it.

Erickson is a challenging author who doesn't hold your hand and throws you into the middle of a schism that spans thousands of years. I've grown bored of authors who don't challenge me and I needed Malazan to come along and rub my nose in the brutality of the human experience, just so I can remember how amazing it is to be broken down and hurt so completely, over and over again.

10/10, would recommend.