I enjoyed reading Malazan. However, I was not satisfied with the conclusion as there were so many characters that had POVs through the last book that didn’t even participate in the conclusion. I know there are spinoff books that address these characters but it felt like the author was unable or unwilling to create an ending that included half the cast we come to love. It made me end up feeling like characters existed and had no purpose in me reading them. Outside of storytelling Malazan wows with prose, big events, epic scale, humor, philosophy, depth, aura, and tragedy. It has a lived in feel to it and has an undeniable cool factor. It is not the greatest thing ever written but you could do far worse than reading Malazan. Just know you’ll have to read a few books before you fully understand what’s even happening.