Nope! It might come up again briefly, but it's not the center of any other books (so far... I haven't read them all yet).
One of the amazing things about the series is how varied it is: if one book is about revolutions and the masses, the next might be about the soldiering life, or finance and banking, or music. This can also be a problem in some ways. Like, if you liked the plots and themes of the first two, well, you're not going to see much of that stuff again, at least not in the same way. But it also makes for a great ride that rarely feels repetitive.
I will say, though, that Teckla is probably my least favorite of the books. Well, possibly excepting the one that's entirely from a minor character's POV. I missed Vlad's snark, in that one.
Sort of not really a spoiler:
Another interesting thing about the series is the choice of titles. Like, you probably noticed that each book has a plot-important character of the titular House. But did you notice that each book also has Vlad act like a stereotypical member of the House? In Jhereg he's doing his criminal thing, in Yendi he's getting all plot-happy, in Teckla he's running and hiding. Just a fun thing to notice.
Finished
Don't do it man!! keep reading, it really pays off in the subsequent books. Didn't dig Gardens of the Moon too much but it's now one of my favorite series
Oh, the whole series is amazing. I wish I could read it all for the first time again. It's been so long though that I'm going to cover it this year.
The Subtle Knife - Philip Pullman
Generally speaking I'm not a huge fan of children's/YA stuff, but I can't put this down. Absolutely loving the series so far. Hits all the right notes for me.
I'm about 900 pages in now and I think without even finishing this, I feel confident saying that it's probably Sanderson's best work. I expect the last 300 pages to fly by within the next couple of days.
I'm really enjoying this so far:
I even have a good story of how I got it.
I worked at GameStop in 2011 and we were hosting a midnight launch party for the new Mortal Kombat game. If you're under 18 you must have a parent accompany you, so this 16 year old comes in and brings his mother. She asked me to set up a chair for her in the back corner of the store, and she sat there and read Labyrinth. I felt kinda bad for her because it must have sucked to be in a video game store at midnight, so I went up and shot the breeze with her. I asked about the book she was reading and she told me it was great, and she actually finished it by the end of night and gave it to me! She even wrote my name in it. A couple months later her son came in and dropped off the sequel to the book, with a note written on the inside cover saying "For Paul." What a nice lady! It's amazing what you can get for just giving people the time of day.
About 150 pages in and I'm loving this. First time reading Sanderson and I really like his writing style. Intriguing magic system and promising characters. Not that far in, but I've read enough to know that this one is right up my alley. The chapter where Kelsierwas just amazing to read.goes to town on an army of Hazekillers with just a letter opener and steals the safe
I started this last night. I see there's some question over whether or not it's actually true, but either way it's very interesting, very readable. I couldn't put it down.Reading
Really enjoying it so far, about 1/3 of the way through.
Not going to lie, it has held me so far, about 50% through. Not sure what to make of it.
Very very though. I don't think I knew what I was getting into at first. I'm only about 250 pages in, and I'm starting to get the hang of it. The entire first section was a trial of perseverance for me. I must have read each page twice to figure out what was even happening. Now I'm starting to understand Pynchon's prose and can follow it for the most part. I'm enjoying it very much, I'm just hoping that I'm able to tough it out until the end. I'm getting the feeling that I'll be reading this book for a while.
