Malazan Book of the Fallen Veteran Talk: Memories of Ice (featuring A.P. Canavan)

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  • @ACriticalDragon
    @ACriticalDragon 3 роки тому +96

    Thank you so much for having me on the channel, Mike. It was so much fun to chat about the books. I am so sorry that I rambled on for so long. I promise if you ever invite me back I will try to be a bit more concise.

    • @PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy
      @PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy 3 роки тому +25

      Promises, promises, P’Rofessor Fireballs. Besides, you know we love your ramblings!

    • @ACriticalDragon
      @ACriticalDragon 3 роки тому +19

      @@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy I said I would try, not that I would succeed, Dr. Fantasy. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @sethulakovic3722
      @sethulakovic3722 3 роки тому +5

      @@ACriticalDragon This talk and a video on Guy Gaverial Kay? You are spoiling me AP.😁 Always love your discussions.Thanks for all you do. I'll save me pithy comments for when I finish the video.

    • @mikesbookreviews
      @mikesbookreviews  3 роки тому +17

      No apologies needed! I had a blast. I feel like I’m the one always keeping guests longer than they want to be on, so there’s never a time limit with me. I can talk about these things for hours. Whole reason I started this channel. Can’t wait to speak again!

    • @JamesI88
      @JamesI88 3 роки тому

      Take it back

  • @PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy
    @PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy 3 роки тому +81

    P'Rofessor Fireballs is in the house! I've been looking forward to this discussion for months!!!

    • @mikesbookreviews
      @mikesbookreviews  3 роки тому +15

      Getting that origin story was amazing. I had to include it.

    • @PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy
      @PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy 3 роки тому +10

      @@mikesbookreviews A.P. gave you the context very nicely. Our Midnight Tides non-spoiler discussion on my channel is where the naming happened. It’s pretty funny the way it went down at the beginning and end of the video. This discussion with you two is fantastic- I’m still watching!

    • @AnilKumar-mp9hk
      @AnilKumar-mp9hk 3 роки тому +3

      @@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy I love your content professor
      Your channel is one of a kind

    • @PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy
      @PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy 3 роки тому +2

      @@AnilKumar-mp9hk Thanks so much, Anil! These two gentlemen are among my very favorites to watch on BookTube.

    • @deano2506
      @deano2506 3 роки тому +5

      I think the MalazTube community needs to petition the Northern Ireland Assembly to get A.P's name officially changed to P'Rofessor Fireballs.

  • @a.fleming4211
    @a.fleming4211 3 роки тому +117

    I could listen to A.P. discuss fantasy literature for hours.

  • @PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy
    @PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy 3 роки тому +62

    Brilliant chat, gents! I'd certainly listen to you two BookTube Ascendants discuss superhero films, Malazan, or what you ate for breakfast. Thanks so much for these enjoyable two hours!

    • @talkamardesh7562
      @talkamardesh7562 3 роки тому +3

      “BookTube Ascendants” lmao I’m using that in the future

  • @ChrisBrackman
    @ChrisBrackman 3 роки тому +27

    You know, when the prologue said it was during the Jaghut war, I just assumed that meant we were seeing a small event within a war. Not that the Imass considered killing any single Jaghut a war.

  • @CounsellorofMoonsSpawn
    @CounsellorofMoonsSpawn 3 роки тому +39

    Mike looks so enchanted, AP must have used the lecture spell 😂

  • @liviathemalazanpotatonoob5014
    @liviathemalazanpotatonoob5014 3 роки тому +16

    Best beginning of a talk EVER!!!!!

  • @AnilKumar-mp9hk
    @AnilKumar-mp9hk 3 роки тому +15

    Canavan is a treasure
    I love how Mike doesn't want canavan to stop talking

  • @thecaffeinatedbookwyrm3051
    @thecaffeinatedbookwyrm3051 3 роки тому +19

    I think that as far as the compassion is concerned, yes, Erikson writes compassion into the characters, but his true magic is evoking compassion in the reader…..

  • @zadig08
    @zadig08 3 роки тому +10

    As a vet, I can confirm that if you hand us a deck of something resembling playing cards then we'll absolutely make a game from it to kill some time.

  • @shawngillogly6873
    @shawngillogly6873 3 роки тому +7

    Loved this chat. Canavan is a joy to listen to.
    That said, Mike, here's one re-re-reader who still hates Kallor with a fury. And calling him the Stalin of Malazan is not wrong.
    Also totally agree that Feist and Gemmell hold up well.

    • @chickenmonger123
      @chickenmonger123 3 роки тому +3

      I think most people hate him. Sort of.
      I think people see an archetype in him they see in themselves. The folly of ambition. A bottomless hole. And so you say ok. That’s what he is. A elemental of that. And instead of being surprised or angry, you watch him. And it becomes something akin to watching fire burn. No matter that you know what it will do, you can learn to admire aspects of it, while seeing the absolute horror and devastation it wreaks.
      Or that’s what I see.

  • @Johanna_reads
    @Johanna_reads 3 роки тому +4

    Fantastic discussion! I've had that same experience of attachment to characters sneaking up on me. There are some truly dark and imaginative things in Memories of Ice as well as some profoundly moving moments. All that said, I had my struggles through it as well. "Gardening of the Moon" -haha! Now I'm very curious about Magician. I hope you enjoy House of Chains, Mike!

  • @hoodhimself5658
    @hoodhimself5658 3 роки тому +2

    Wonderful. Simply brilliant! "Ahhh, long hard day, let me slip into this nice hot bath... OH GOD!! WHY IS THERE A SHARK IN HERE?!" So good. Such deep knowledge is great to hear put on display. Thank you both! Hood'sBonyPrang, out!

  • @megaverse
    @megaverse Рік тому

    1:47:00 Gemmel was my entire young teen years! Get on it! - I've just finished Memories of Ice (2nd reading) so was looking for a video by people who might be a little more astute than me to share their thoughts - great video from the both of you! (Due to a technical error I read Malazan wildly out of order the 1st time so I just assumed that I was one of those people who found it intimidating and difficult to follow, I still am, but reading it in order is a massive improvement!)

  • @ReallyGoodandKind
    @ReallyGoodandKind 3 роки тому +4

    Badass video sir!
    Loved it

  • @hopeprevails3213
    @hopeprevails3213 3 роки тому +3

    Oh boy, I'm going to save the evening for this. What a blast.

  • @solus48
    @solus48 3 роки тому +5

    I liked MOI but I really agree with the statement that it didn't reach the same emotional level as DHG, the words "Coltaine leads a chain of dogs" gives me shivers everytime.

  • @grnberet9401
    @grnberet9401 3 роки тому

    I am one of the insane ones. That is me, doing all the books on a first time read through. Awesome video. I could watch you guys talk all day.

  • @TysonPJ
    @TysonPJ 3 роки тому +8

    AP is a gift

  • @toriwellington9228
    @toriwellington9228 3 роки тому

    Amazing chat, thank you both so much. I can't tell you how much I enjoyed this!!

  • @thomasley4006
    @thomasley4006 3 роки тому +1

    Same here: I loathed Kruppe in Gardens, loved Kruppe by Memories, revered Kruppe by Toll. And I never got around to Iskaral.

  • @oniflrog4487
    @oniflrog4487 3 роки тому +18

    That intro was a killer 🤣🤣🤣
    (Second comment pending 😛)

    • @mikesbookreviews
      @mikesbookreviews  3 роки тому +7

      I didn't plan to have that in the video but the story was so great I had to.

  • @slavelle45
    @slavelle45 2 роки тому

    Great discussion, having just finished Memories of Ice i am humbled. There was so much I missed, particularly with the prolog thanks

  • @RoxanaMagdaD
    @RoxanaMagdaD 3 роки тому

    I very much enjoyed this, thanks to both of you for the amazing conversation! Cheers :)

  • @quadman1978
    @quadman1978 3 роки тому

    Mike, I’ve been watching your reviews since I fell down the Malaztube rabbit hole and find myself constantly nodding my head with the things you say. And then I find myself saying “oh jeez, good point A.P.” right along with you.
    Mike, you’re the guy I just want to sit down and chat about the books with.
    A.P. Is the guy I want to get into a debate with...and lose badly.
    And just a side note, Mike your patience with people constantly telling you you’ll love certain characters or aspects of books is astounding. Just hearing about it or seeing it on the discord drives me crazy. To me just saying that is in itself is a spoiler. You’re a very chill dude. Kudos!
    Keep up the great content.

  • @ravenbellebooks5665
    @ravenbellebooks5665 3 роки тому

    This was amazing. I love watching these in depth discussion because they clarify so much of what I'm questioning. Thanks, Mike, for asking the questions I'm thinking!

  • @MrHehj
    @MrHehj 3 роки тому

    Man this was a great listen, think this is my favourite Malazan discussion so far.

  • @Alpharius
    @Alpharius 3 роки тому +19

    I love this guy. You guys have great chemistry.

  • @farhad_s
    @farhad_s 3 роки тому

    Five minutes in and this is already one of my favourite videos on UA-cam

  • @mightykaiser8058
    @mightykaiser8058 3 роки тому +1

    This upload will help me get through my work shift!!

  • @yadhukrishnana3545
    @yadhukrishnana3545 3 роки тому +1

    This was really cool, enjoyed every moment of it. (professor fireball I see what you did there with the "good times" joke)

  • @monksean
    @monksean 2 роки тому

    Were there any more veteran talks videos after this one? Always good to hear from AP, Philip, and Iskar and these discussions are fun to hear. Keep with the series. The creme de la creme comes with toll the hounds and the last two books (really one big book).

  • @Terree_K
    @Terree_K 3 роки тому +1

    I very much enjoyed watching this discussion. I could listen to you two ramble on for hours--seriously.
    I'm pretty much close to where Dr Fantasy and Prof Fireballs are up to with their re-read. I finished Midnight Tides just before their dissection of same. I'm about to get into The Bone Hunters. (I loved Midnight Tides. Some new favourite characters in that volume.)

  • @Ulmo90
    @Ulmo90 3 роки тому

    Awesome discussion, great to listen to you guys🔥

  • @Vinnie2501
    @Vinnie2501 3 роки тому

    This was awesome. Really enjoyed it.

  • @darren2880
    @darren2880 3 роки тому

    Yes!! The mash up I’ve been waiting for

  • @graemew2600
    @graemew2600 2 роки тому +1

    I’m only catching up with a lot of these talks now, so this comment probably won’t even get noticed, but never mind.
    The bit in the discussion about Whiskeyjack made me want to throw my tuppence in. As AP say, Whiskeyjack formerly held high position in this all conquering empire. When we meet him he is a sergeant. He’s been demoted, and not just knocked down a grade. So what did he do? Something so serious for Laseen to punish him in this way but not so serious that she didn’t boot him out altogether or remove him more permanently. We know by this point that death is not necessarily a final solution in this world. This made me think that there was something about Whiskeyjack that Laseen knew that made her feel it was safer - or necessary - to retain Whiskeyjack. And then there’s the question of why Whiskeyjack would accept the demotion and continue to strive within the Malayan armed forces.
    Anyway, loved the chat, even if I’m a year late to it.

  • @odiums_taint
    @odiums_taint 3 роки тому +6

    AP: You’re not stupid... i’m just a Maserati

  • @scottbrown5235
    @scottbrown5235 3 роки тому

    A.P. rules! I love his analogies and comments.

  • @markb3534
    @markb3534 3 роки тому

    Nice talk! Enjoyed it.

  • @dongoul
    @dongoul 2 роки тому

    Love this talk!!

  • @overnightgrowth
    @overnightgrowth 3 роки тому +3

    Can I submit a request for AP to write the entire Malazan wiki or something? XD The opening about the prologue is so informative so much information I never understood before now!

  • @EricMcLuen
    @EricMcLuen 3 роки тому

    Loved the last bit. The number of books tucked away in A'Ps brain is astounding. Perhaps a neural shunt is hidden beneath the queue.
    But yes, Gemmell and Cook are must reads. People are soncsught up in the hot new thing that they skip over all the books that influences them. Erickson was nice enough to dedicate books to them.

  • @JohanHerrenberg
    @JohanHerrenberg 3 роки тому

    Great edutainment! Many thanks!

  • @uhm3487
    @uhm3487 3 роки тому

    Felt like listening to two old pals towards the end, great dynamic between you two, hope to see more collabs in the future (maybe a guest appearance on his channel?)

  • @PatrickLugo
    @PatrickLugo 3 роки тому

    Such a good time listening to this sort of conversation. I can’t help but wonder what it would be like to work on some Malazan fanart specifically in relation to such a conversation.
    ALSO: all-in on the superhero movie adaptation talk (Need a big comic nerd to fill in some gaps? raises hand) published about two-dozen articles situated at that specific genre cross-roads. 👍🏽

  • @feral7523
    @feral7523 3 роки тому

    Great chat guys

  • @michaeldrakesherman
    @michaeldrakesherman 8 місяців тому

    Moonspawn beeping in reverse!
    Love it!

  • @shmuelshtessman4906
    @shmuelshtessman4906 3 роки тому

    I'm feeling like a broken robot already but great discussion as always.
    As for the death point and I did say it on the discord to someone even in our own life we always experience death as the spectators and the sadness we feel is usually for the ppl around and to their reaction to the death and less for the actual dead person (as always there's exceptions), so since we are getting this scene from a spectator PoV and not WJ himself it's only natural.
    As for aging of series I will use your words and say you should not count on other ppls idea of a series and sometimes you should just give it a chance yourself knowing that somethings may have different interactions with the modern reader.
    And yes I would love to hear you both on the super heroes in the movies and maybe also in comix

  • @EricMcLuen
    @EricMcLuen 3 роки тому

    It is good to see the light bulb go off while reading when something makes a lot more sense from two books ago.
    Or when the last chapter in MoI takes you right back to the Fall.
    But I think this book is such a favorite is how much the Itmovian storyline affected you. Take him out or move it somewhere else and it would be a completely different book. For not much of a page count he had some of the best quotes.

  • @gertvc858
    @gertvc858 3 роки тому

    Lovely discussions of my favorite fantasy series guys! I could easily listen an hour more 😉🧡

  • @jhannah6720
    @jhannah6720 3 роки тому

    I was so confused near the end talking about TOC leaving and joining the tenescowri and being a trained claw scout cuz y’all kept saying Tool instead but great video I’m almost done with book 8 on my first re-read of the series

  • @aysseralwan
    @aysseralwan 2 роки тому

    I see it like Mike. I've read the 1st 3 books and Deadhouse Gates was the best imo as of now. Tho I gotta say the end of Memories of Ice was soo sad I loved it

  • @lonewulfyamcha
    @lonewulfyamcha 3 роки тому

    can you guys do another session after you finish 'Bonehunters', like a midway point discussion.

  • @robpaul7544
    @robpaul7544 3 роки тому

    Woot yes! Another wonderful discussion filled with great jokes and insights. 🤘🤓
    Would certainly tune in for more talks between you - about Malazan, superheroes or anything else .
    Just as a quick aside on Feist - he's one of my favourite authors. I started reading him early on, so there's nostalgia for sure, but I do think he holds up.
    I agree with AP that the Daughter of the Empire series is a highlight.
    What's really interesting to me though is how you'd like him after reading Wheel of Time - because Feist is one of several reasons I disliked WoT. Several characters from WoT felt very similar to Feist's, but I connected with them a lot more in Feist. Curious to see how that pans out.

  • @darren2880
    @darren2880 3 роки тому

    Professor Fireball knows his stuff. Definitely helpful to my understanding of the series

  • @Simon-gi8yr
    @Simon-gi8yr 3 роки тому

    The bit about expectations is crucial

  • @violetbliss4399
    @violetbliss4399 3 роки тому +1

    Briefly chiming in just to say that Daughter of the Empire is

    • @hopeprevails3213
      @hopeprevails3213 3 роки тому +1

      There are some hidden gems in the Riftwar Cycle, I wholeheartedly recommend Feist, he needs more praise.

    • @robpaul7544
      @robpaul7544 3 роки тому

      Hear hear! 🤘🍻

    • @EricMcLuen
      @EricMcLuen 3 роки тому

      I did enjoy those books as fun reads.
      I did read the Belgarion, the first one, and realized the enitre story was on the front and back cover and stopped.

  • @kylez9094
    @kylez9094 3 роки тому

    Great intro, I need to find that paper. Reminded me of the Expanse series originally being a tabletop game, where the main factions were Earth, Mars, and OPA. So instead of rpgs evolving character writing like dnd in malazan, the worldbuilding was uniquely fleshed out in the expanse.

  • @MatthewLikesToRead
    @MatthewLikesToRead 3 роки тому

    This is the length of content I need. 😎

  • @dannysandoval5467
    @dannysandoval5467 3 роки тому +1

    I watched the whole video and have never read any Malazan, just because your guys’ chemistry and insights were interesting/fun to watch.
    I’m thinking of starting the series now. I have some audible credits but because how expansive / confusing to a newcomer this series seems to be would you all suggest I read it to focus and be able to flip back n reread sections I don’t get, or is audiobook listening still ok to take in everything on a first read ?

  • @Wouter_K
    @Wouter_K Рік тому

    So are you actually saying that Kallor did not necessarily curse the elder gods, but it is just a way to reflect back 120k years later to remember that there is an enmity there and that Krul has been mostly forgotten, Draconus has been taken by dragnipur and Nightchill is part of the human armies?

  • @jameswitts3793
    @jameswitts3793 3 роки тому

    Was the conference with SneakyStab on a video?

  • @feirceraven1249
    @feirceraven1249 3 роки тому +1

    I've only read R.A. Salvatore's Dark Elf trilogy for Legend of Drizzt, but after Lord of the rings, these are my favorite books.

    • @OmniDan26
      @OmniDan26 3 роки тому

      Salvatore is good if you can handle the preaching.

  • @rastrich
    @rastrich 3 роки тому +1

    Some books later we're gonna have Erikson himself sitting here. Mark my words ^^

  • @finbar000
    @finbar000 3 роки тому

    Great to hear a Northern Ireland accent!

  • @mattbennett3589
    @mattbennett3589 3 роки тому

    We need a Mike and Professor Firehallz Talk About Nothing

  • @JamesI88
    @JamesI88 3 роки тому

    I felt magician felt like very traditional fantasy with a few unique twists and was very enjoyable.

  • @deano2506
    @deano2506 3 роки тому

    Gotta agree with A.P about Fiest, the second trilogy is my favourite of the riftwar cycle by a large margin.

  • @Ashencrowe
    @Ashencrowe 3 роки тому

    Mock - 3rd Sword
    Rake - 2nd Sword
    Tool - The 1st Sword

  • @Suhovs
    @Suhovs 3 роки тому

    Kudos to all the other Malazan veterans, but A.P.Canavan is another - the god level.

  • @JoffJk
    @JoffJk 3 роки тому

    Haha the happy ending Dad joke fell on deaf ears there AP!

    • @mikesbookreviews
      @mikesbookreviews  3 роки тому

      I just couldn’t remember which character he was talking about.

  • @edosaomoruyi1
    @edosaomoruyi1 3 роки тому

    I feel like I should be paying for stuff like this lol. Great video!!

  • @alynam82
    @alynam82 3 роки тому +1

    Mike, if I listened to this in multiple sittings, does it still count against the analytics?

  • @waldo8791
    @waldo8791 2 роки тому

    Didn’t think he’d ever finish the point to the professor fireballs story lol after 4-5 mins mike has to ask again

  • @brettmurray2473
    @brettmurray2473 3 роки тому

    1:36:50 I died here. AP is giving me hope on my crackpot theories 😂

  • @MacScarfield
    @MacScarfield 3 роки тому +1

    Great chat! @A Critical Dragon
    Doc AP, you are correct: In the story of Thor & Loke traveling to Utgard-Loke, Utgard-Loke tricks Thor to attempt to lift The Midgard Serpent disguised as a Cat, empty the Oceans through a drinking horn & avoids Thor's hammer-hitting by putting hidden mountains inbetween. My personal favourite is the last challenge, when the mighty Thor fails to wrestle an old lady, who turns out to be "Old Age" personified, whom not even Thor can defeat in the end.
    Love "Overly Sarcastic Produtions" take on it as "Thor's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Weekend Holiday": ua-cam.com/video/o9I5bYOJlvI/v-deo.html

    • @ACriticalDragon
      @ACriticalDragon 3 роки тому +1

      Thanks mac. I couldn't quite recall the details at the time.

  • @Washeek
    @Washeek 3 роки тому

    If we're clearing up the infodump term... Can we please also clear the term grim-dark, in other sense dark dark?

  • @Wouter_K
    @Wouter_K Рік тому

    Actually I do disagree that others did not see the problem with Itkovian releasing the Imass. I think there were already 800 Kell Hunters opposite them and they turned around. Just nobody had control of what happend. Silverfox lost control of the T'lan Imass and nobody had control over Itkovian.

  • @rickhammer7204
    @rickhammer7204 3 роки тому

    Would you say that Kilava Mok Blocked the readers?

  • @lukask7887
    @lukask7887 3 роки тому

    Pretty sure the degree in dragons is the fancy one.

  • @azradesh2337
    @azradesh2337 Рік тому

    Magician was my fantasy gateway

  • @Gaverny
    @Gaverny 3 роки тому

    Ah, I wanna watch this badly but I'm literally just 30 pages in 😂

  • @Vinnie2501
    @Vinnie2501 3 роки тому +1

    I want a degree in Dragons

  • @adibis.vanced
    @adibis.vanced 2 роки тому

    Re Itkovian should have waited vs Silverfox should have released. Wasn't their ask to be released after this war? I think, and I'm on that boat, that she should have done that. After this war. Agree with Mike here, Silverfox is probably the character I liked least. More than the C.G.

  • @karloswald407
    @karloswald407 3 роки тому

    Professor Fireballs out here all day straight incinerating harmful stereotypes about intelligence!

  • @djsuth7727
    @djsuth7727 3 роки тому +1

    Corrected the title for you, Mike : "Malazan Veteran Talk: Memories of Ice ( featuring Professor Fireball(s) )"

    • @PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy
      @PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy 3 роки тому +3

      Correction to the correction: “P’Rofessor Fireballs” - he gets annoyed when people forget his apostrophe. 😁

    • @djsuth7727
      @djsuth7727 3 роки тому +1

      @@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy On behalf of A.P I'll thank you for the further correction, Philip ;)

    • @ACriticalDragon
      @ACriticalDragon 3 роки тому +2

      @@djsuth7727 This will never die, will it?

    • @djsuth7727
      @djsuth7727 3 роки тому +2

      @@ACriticalDragon Is that a rhetorical question, A.P ?

    • @gerdforster883
      @gerdforster883 3 роки тому +1

      @@ACriticalDragon They'll put the apostrophe on your tombstone one day.

  • @mookrules5087
    @mookrules5087 3 роки тому +1

    Well fuck, so now I have to wonder if shit that happened years ago is just a story. It may not have happened that way....

  • @michaelgierok2689
    @michaelgierok2689 3 роки тому +3

    First! Yeah!

  • @Rendref
    @Rendref 3 роки тому

    That giant tiger.... it didn't make sense when I read it, sorry, haha. It was so strange and wild I didn't even register it, because it just could not be true, unless you're on acid :-)

  • @ssspaceman86
    @ssspaceman86 3 роки тому +4

    Yo! Still reading, so I won't watch it :D

  • @trunkage
    @trunkage 3 роки тому

    Pust is so much better than Kruppe