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Originally Posted by Katsunami
If I'm reading this correctly, you shouldn't pick this series just yet. If even the author says you either hit the ground running or you're swamped, then it's not the right series to get into fantasy. It might actually turn you off of the genre, while that would not have happened had you started out with something easier.
I'd suggest something a lot easier; a work that you can jump right into, and understand exactly what's happening from the beginning.. Think The Hobbit by Tolkien, The Elfstones of Shannara by Terry Brooks (one of the best in the Shannara world IMHO), The Elenium and The Tamuli (in that order) by David Eddings, or The Belgariad and The Malloreon (also in that order), also by David Eddings. Other possibilities are The Dark Elf Trilogy and The Icewind Dale Trilogy by R.A. Salvatore (in that order, they comprise the first 6 books of the Legend of Drizzt series).
That's all easy fantasy; most of the books are a quick read, but well worth it. Most of these books are 300-400 paperback pages long, so you don't need to slug through a 1200 page tome to find out if you like fantasy.
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Thank you for the recommendations, I've been told of the Elfstones of Shannara before but haven't gotten around to try it. I'm going to follow your advice and hold my reading (attempts, anyway) of Malazan.
I think I'll be reading The Hobbit if that's the case. It's already part of my pending lists, and I'm planning to read the book before watching the movie, unless the movie strays far away from the book, I won't be disappointed.