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The Malazan Book Of The Fallen

12 books in reading order by Erikson, Steven

  1. Deadhouse Gates

    Book 2

    Deadhouse Gates

    by Erikson, Steven

    In the vast dominion of Seven Cities, in the Holy Desert Raraku, the seer Sha'ik and her followers prepare for the long-prophesied uprising known as the Whirlwind. Unprecedented in size...

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  2. Memories Of Ice

    Book 3

    Memories Of Ice

    by Erikson, Steven

    On the continent of Genabackis, a new power is rising: the Pannion Domin, led by a prophet known as the Pannion Seer, whose armies of starved and frenzied followers sweep...

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  3. House Of Chains

    Book 4

    House Of Chains

    by Erikson, Steven

    In Northern Genabackis, a raiding party of savage tribal warriors descends from the mountains into the southern flatlands. Their intention is to wreak havoc amongst the despised lowlanders, but for...

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  4. The Bonehunters

    Book 6

    The Bonehunters

    by Erikson, Steven

    The Seven Cities Rebellion is over, Sha'ik is dead, but a last rebel force remains, holed up in the city of Y'Ghatan under the fanatical command of Leoman of the...

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  5. Reaper’s Gale

    Book 7

    Reaper’s Gale

    by Erikson, Steven

    All is not well in the Letherii Empire. Rhulad Sengar, the Emperor of a Thousand Deaths, spirals into madness, surrounded by sycophants and agents of his Machiavellian chancellor. Meanwhile, the...

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  6. Dust Of Dreams

    Book 9

    Dust Of Dreams

    by Erikson, Steven

    In a faraway land and beneath indifferent skies, the final chapter of The Malazan Book of the Fallen has begun. This masterwork of imagination may be the high-water mark of...

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  7. The Crippled God

    Book 10

    The Crippled God

    by Erikson, Steven

    Erikson delivers the final installment of his "New York Times"-bestselling series, Malazon Book of the Fallen.

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  8. Malazan Book Of The Fallen

    Malazan Book Of The Fallen

    by Erikson, Steven

    A grand and epic series with a huge cast of characters with epic battles, sieges, mages, and carnage.

    Steven Eriksen has been both lauded and criticized for his extreme detail, and that extends to his magic system. In Malazan, magic comes from warrens, a realm from which mages...

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  9. A Tale Of The Malazan Book Of The Fallen

    A Tale Of The Malazan Book Of The Fallen

    by Erikson, Steven

    Starting this series is like being thrown into a tornado. Strapped to a cow. With a lightning rod attached to your head. It's chaotic and you'll find yourself confused but...

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  10. Malazan Book Of The Fallen

    Malazan Book Of The Fallen

    by Erikson, Steven

    This ten volume series is complex and epic in scope with nonlinear storylines.

    This book nearly tops the Best Fantasy Books list and a number of other lists on this site; it would be an injustice to omit this series here as well,...

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  11. Forge Of Darkness

    Forge Of Darkness

    by Erikson, Steven

    Steven Erikson entered the pantheon of great fantasy writers with his debut Gardens of the Moon. Now Erikson returns with a trilogy that takes place millennia before the events of...

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  12. Fall Of Light

    Fall Of Light

    by Erikson, Steven

    New York Times bestselling author Steven Erikson continues the tragic story of the downfall of an ancient realm begun in the critically acclaimed Forge of Darkness

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