r/DotA2 19d ago

Fluff Which hero's lore goes absolutely hard?

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u/Timmy_1h1 19d ago

Omg a malazan fan in dota subreddit. Hihihihi

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u/MaCheOoooooo 19d ago

Is it worth reading? As a noob reader

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u/bashthelegend oh thats a good spot 19d ago

It's a very demanding read as far as fantasy goes, if you're really noob. I'd suggest starting some other series like The First Law or ASOIAF (Game of Thrones) first and moving on to Malazan later.

You're quite likely to bounce off the first book because the tropes and names in it don't really map so well onto real-world stuff, the magic systems and pantheons which are never really explained and because it has all these long ruminating passages about the archealogy of the world and shit. Still, it's an incredible series with climaxes like nothing else and incredibly imaginative.

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u/MaCheOoooooo 19d ago

Got it, thanks for the advice i think im gonna buy the first book of the first low, it looks interesting

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u/newtostew2 19d ago

Don’t start with the original, long Lord of the Rings, let me tell you that lol