/lit/ - Literature

>>6766635
>>6766711
Well I was right and I did feel silly. Gotta say I didn't see that coming at all, glad I didn't look at the spoilers.

Wasn't all postive though since it sure made Croaker seem like a real dickbag leaving Lady in the dark and barely talking to her the whole time. At this point though Im content to stop worrying so much and just let shit play out. Seems like everything will be explained in time

>>6768513
Damn Im gonna miss Goblin and One-Eye once I finish. The big frog grins always get me

>>6768977
Obviously I still have a couple books to go but I'd have to agree with that. Even among fantasy circles it doesn't seem to be as big as it should be.

I think it just came at the wrong time (popularity wise). Back then people weren't looking for realism in fantasy, and now all these years later when grimdark became huge and desirable people are just way more likely to recommend and talk about something that came out more recently like First Law or Broken Empire. And if you're a new reader it makes more sense to read something more recent that most people are talking about rather than a cult classic decades old and 10 books long.

With when it was released I think it always was more destined to be known as a innovator and something to influence later series while taking a niche readership rather than become some huge hit

Also in a way you need the open mind of a fantasy reader to get used to the writing style. I remember seeing a forum thread of some idiot saying they were the worst written books ever and posting excerpts of simple prose because somehow he could just not get his mind around the fact that they were written through the voice of a everyday solider. I could see a lot of people dropping it early because the style was too big a hurdle