New on Supernatural Underground: #10 in the Leadership Series
When I embarked upon this year’s “Great Leaders in Speculative Fiction” series on Supernatural Underground, I knew that one of the leaders I featured had to be Coltaine, from Deadhouse Gates by Steven Erikson.
Now, finally, I have penned that post, with all the many reasons I heart Coltaine included therein. But not only that — you can also enjoy the wonderful depiction of Coltaine by artist Jason Dement, which he has very kindly allowed me to feature in the post:
Coltaine and the Chain of Dogs
You may wonder why, since I consider Coltaine a “must-include”, it has taken me until now to feature him. The reason is simple enough, chiefly that it’s been a while since I read the book, so I wanted to reread it and ‘visit’ a little with Coltaine first — but the Malazan books are very big, and I very busy with the you-know-what, so the reread has taken a while.
I enjoyed it, though, and appreciated Coltaine just as much as ever, so I hope you will find some of that enjoyment, and enthusiasm, reflected in the Supernatural Underground post. 😀
