Books by Steven Erikson and Complete Book Reviews

Steven Erikson, Author . Tor $29.99 (816p) ISBN 978-0-7653-1655-4
Ragged armies and gods old and new collide in the dizzyingly complex penultimate tale of the Malazan Book of the Fallen (following 2008's Toll the Hounds ). After a traumatic reading of the tiles, Adjunct Tagore of the Malazan decides to quit...
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Steve Erikson. Tor, $24.99 (304p) ISBN 978-0-7653-7489-9
Bestselling fantasy writer Erikson (the Malazan Book of the Fallen series) takes a break from gritty epic fantasy to deliver this heavy-handed Star Trek parody. Capt. Hadrian Alan Sawback, commander of the Terran Space Fleet starship Willful Child,...
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Steven Erikson. Tor, $24.99 (208p) ISBN 978-0-7653-7622-0
Eccentric necromancers Korbal Broach and Bauchelain are once again on land, following the events of The Lees of Laughter’s End. The two have shipwrecked on the jagged shores of Spendrugle of Blearmouth, a tiny backwater village whose motley populace
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Steven Erikson. Tor, $27.99 (352p) ISBN 978-0-7653-3002-4
Human evolution ties together—with varying success—the first two novellas in this collection from best-selling author Erikson (Malazan: Book of the Fallen series), while the third is a tall tale inspiring youngsters to engage their imagination. The...
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Steven Erikson. Tor, $24.99 (256p) ISBN 978-0-7653-3046-8; $14.99 trade paper ISBN 978-0-7653-2425-2
Erikson (The Crippled God) mixes a pinch of Canterbury Tales, a heaping handful of A Thousand and One Nights, and a dose of the Donner Party tragedy in this compelling, gory novella featuring a gathering of characters from the Malazan Book of the...
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Steven Erikson, Author Bantam Press $19.95 (509p) ISBN 978-0-593-04624-1
Steven Erikson serves up the third installment in his Malazan Book of the Fallen series with Memories of Ice, a doorstopper of a tome in which a huge cast of characters mercenaries, army men, priests, warlords, wolves and bonecasters fight to...
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Steven Erikson, Author Tor Books $27.95 (624p) ISBN 978-0-7653-1005-7
Those with a taste for massive high fantasy epics will welcome Erikson's fifth entry in his Malazan Book of the Fallen saga (after 2006's House of Chains), though it largely deals with the calm between storms. In the north, the Warlock King has...
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Steven Erikson, Author Tor Books $15.95 (624p) ISBN 978-0-7653-1651-6
Those with a taste for massive high fantasy epics will welcome Erikson's fifth entry in his Malazan Book of the Fallen saga (after 2006's House of Chains), though it largely deals with the calm between storms. In the north, the Warlock King has...
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Steven Erikson, Author . Tor $25.95 (496p) ISBN 978-0-7653-1001-9
In this sprawling fantasy epic of the Malazan empire at war with its enemies and itself, the first of a projected 10-volume series, Canadian newcomer Erikson offers many larger-than-life scenes and ideas, but his characters seem to shrink to fit the
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Steven Erikson, Author . Tor $14.99 (316p) ISBN 978-0-7653-2422-1
This collection of edgy and violent narratives tied to Erikson's Malazon Empire series pushes the boundaries of epic fantasy with morally ambiguous protagonists, bloody altercations and gritty world-building. Bauchelain, a cultured necromancer;
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Steven Erikson, Author . Night Shade $25 (120p) ISBN 978-1-59780-144-7
The latest yarn in Erickson's sprawling Malazan Book of the Fallen fantasy series is filled with striking characters and ambience, but light on action and plot. Aboard a stolen sailing ship called the Suncurl are the quiet eunuch Korbal Broach,
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Steven Erikson, Author . Tor $27.95 (829p) ISBN 978-0-7653-1654-7
Book eight in the intensifying Malazan series (following 2007's Reaper's Gale ) sees the grinding, bloody clash of newly created deities against longstanding, increasingly powerful Gods. The Crippled God, born in the city of Darujhistan,...
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Steven Erikson, Author Tor $27.95 (832p) ISBN 978-0-7653-1653-0
In this bloody and dour seventh entry in the Malazan Book of the Fallen series (after 2006’s The Bonehunters ), the Letherii empire is under siege from within and without. The Tiste Edur uneasily rule the Empire of Lether, against the will of...
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Steven Erikson, Author . Tor $27.95 (800p) ISBN 978-0-7653-1652-3
The weighty and grim sixth installment of Erikson’s Malazan Book of the Fallen (chronologically following 2006’s House of Chains , with references to 2007 tie-in Midnight Tides ) is named for a newly minted company in the Malazan 14th...
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Steven Erikson, Author . Tor $27.95 (669p) ISBN 978-0-7653-1574-8
Longtime fans may be surprised by the fourth book in Erikson's masterful fantasy epic that began with Gardens of the Moon (2004), because the long opening section follows a single character, the Teblor warrior Karsa Orlong, and his companions...
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Steven Erikson, Author . Tor $27.95 (781p) ISBN 978-0-7653-1003-3
Battle dominates the gripping third installment of Canadian Erikson's projected 10-volume series (Gardens of the Moon , etc.), set in the land of Malazan and featuring a host of gods, grunt soldiers, wizards and undead. Ganoes Paran is now...
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Steven Erikson. Promontory (Midpoint, U.S. dist.), $27.95 (468p) ISBN 978-1-77374-012-6
This talky novel of first contact with reluctant alien overlords enjoys overturning notions of human exceptionalism. Seeking a facilitator for human-alien interactions, aliens abduct Canadian SF author Samantha August and try, over the course of...
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Steven Erikson. Tor, $13.99 trade paper (112p) ISBN 978-1-250-76814-8
Erikson’s fourth Malazan novella (after The Wurms of Blearmouth) makes its U.S. debut, delivering a wry, intricately constructed ensemble adventure. Infamous necromancers Bauchelain and Korbal Broach have usurped the throne to become king and grand...
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Steven Erikson. Tor, $27.99 (496p) ISBN 978-0-7653-2359-0
Erikson burnishes his reputation as a superior epic fantasy world-builder in this trilogy debut, a spin-off of his Malazan Book of the Fallen series, that makes it easy for newcomers to invest, despite the large cast of characters and weighty...
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