Start Malazan Book of the Fallen. I can easily see Martin doing a Jordan before finishing his series, considering he's no spring chicken and seems determined to do absolutely everything ASoIaF-related except actually sitting down to write the remaining books. Also, though I like both series I think Erikson's is easily the better.
As far as Gardens of the Moon goes, I enjoyed it a lot. It's not as good as the following books, Deadhouse Gates and Memories of Ice, but that's only because those are both exceptional. All in all I'd say that Malazan Book of the Fallen quite possibly is the best fantasy series I've read in the last 35 years.
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