Today Christopher Keene gives new readers a new way into Malazan! - JI 🐉
"I’m tempted to defy all common sense and recommendation rules and suggest a reading order that does not align with its release order. For newer readers...start at book two."
fantasy-faction.com/2026/why-mal... #booksky 💙📚🪐
![This is Cooper. He is, in theory, a dog. They say "hound-retriever mix," but he could also be a loose noodle, or perhaps a pile of melting cheese, or some kind of interdimensional goofus. It's hard to say. But he's a very good [insert whatever he is here]. Here he's stretching out, and giving that little tongue pokey-outey business.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:evum3ztvjvpmuc72fd5lhvjd/bafkreidqgrp7ndnvlls7jgyuztwwxkngxz53jwqias5u5wx6nrk4n4v62e)
![This is Cooper. He is, in theory, a dog. They say "hound-retriever mix," but he could also be a loose noodle, or perhaps a pile of melting cheese, or some kind of interdimensional goofus. It's hard to say. But he's a very good [insert whatever he is here]. In this photo, he's just snoozling real damn hard. It's hard to be a pro-level snoozer like this.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:evum3ztvjvpmuc72fd5lhvjd/bafkreifsf33ctrfbzub2sod2asck7hjg6ovdro4bpl3vfeohhbq2p56lwu)
![This is Cooper. He is, in theory, a dog. They say "hound-retriever mix," but he could also be a loose noodle, or perhaps a pile of melting cheese, or some kind of interdimensional goofus. It's hard to say. But he's a very good [insert whatever he is here]. In this photo he's under the dining room chairs/table with an elk antler bone.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:evum3ztvjvpmuc72fd5lhvjd/bafkreiduugzxjvnxxwcvzfdrxsuhc7ky34ahdhehyuasm7uh25wzxeyuzm)
![This is Cooper. He is, in theory, a dog. They say "hound-retriever mix," but he could also be a loose noodle, or perhaps a pile of melting cheese, or some kind of interdimensional goofus. It's hard to say. But he's a very good [insert whatever he is here]. In this photo he's having a good laugh, just a hearty canine guffaw. That or he's yawning. I choose to believe in mirth for dogs. Why do you hate mirth and dogs. Believe in dog mirth. You monster.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:evum3ztvjvpmuc72fd5lhvjd/bafkreibdp66ecvmcowek75ffyx6j5goplr2ivtemcu3j64des7tlmg4d3m)
