Much more bleak. Erikson has more in the way of heroics in the face of the bleak. Bakker you get more of human flaws ushering in doom. It has a similar sense of scale, the world building is top notch. But the passage of time and intelligence are much less forgiving in Bakker’s world.

I’ve done numerous rereads of Malazan, none for Bakker. Though it’s just as deserving, if not more so. It’s just… a lot less uplifting.

R Scott Bakker kinda scratches a similar itch, though it’s much more bleak.

Malazan, Malazan, Malazan. Literally the result of two bored archaeologists and their DnD campaign while they were out on a dig.

It hangs with the best in terms of humor, tragedy, epic scope, and heroism. It does not hold your hand, in fact it will delight in letting your hand go while leading you through a dark room. Deeply philosophical, challenges and embraces tropes in equal part, absolutely interesting magic system(s). It is hardcore hopecore, it champions the little guy, empathy, and the bright mind over the slow. Main series is finished, 10 giant books. Also a bunch of others outside that series by both creators.

Be patient with it, some payoffs take a while. Read Gardens of the Moon and then Deadhouse Gates to see if it’s clicking. It isn’t for all.

Allegedly this happened when both owners started docking with each other outside their vehicles.

Funny, just tabbed away from the game to this post.

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Just like he did with the Taliban. Invited them to Camp David and handed them the keys to power.

Pakistan : I wish you would step back from that ledge my friend

hell yeah

Some males don’t even do the leg lift and still just squat.

That’s what I thought, but it’s a black sock messing with perspective.

Land war in Asia next up on the golden bucket list

“In a dramatic final twist, two US transport planes sent to extract the team became stranded at a remote base inside Iran.”

They’re gonna paint this as a W because they were able to recover the pilots, but that’s 5(?) aircraft on mission that Iran has taken down over the past couple days.

But this is telling. The airframes they were able to fly over Iraq and Afghanistan largely with impunity are getting shot down over Iran. But this admin is too stupid to see a tar baby situation when they’re already got one fist caught.

Got my attention on this matter

Tell UAP Gerb he’s thinking less. Even if aliens aren’t a thing, that dude has spent a crazy amount of time mapping the crevices our taxes fall into.

Go Tigers

Probably wouldn’t take much dragging of the feet to outlast Hegseth getting fired.

Groundhog Day is probably the most benign form of time travel to get stuck in, though. So many others the thread of reality starts to fray.

I’d take Groundhog Day over a Donnie Darko or Primer situation any day of the week.

Paul is that you?

Send Ringo my love

For sure. There’s a fountain now and under the arches it’s designer stores, but the bones are the same.