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Characters (162)
- Anomander Rake — Anomander Rake is the Son of Darkness, lord of the Tiste Andii and wielder of Dr…
- Antsy — Sergeant Antsy is a Bridgeburner non-commissioned officer commanding the 7th Squ…
- Apsal'ara — Apsal'ara is the Lady of Thieves, an ascendant trapped within Dragnipur after be…
- Apsalar — Apsalar is a fisher girl from the village of Itko Kan who was possessed by the g…
- Badalle — Badalle is a child — starving, sun-scorched, barely surviving — who possesses an…
- Bairoth Gild — Bairoth Gild is a young warrior of the Uryd tribe of the Teblor people and one o…
- Banaschar — Banaschar is the sole survivor of D'rek's devouring of her own priesthood — a ca…
- Baruk — Baruk is an alchemist and member of the T'orrud Cabal — Darujhistan's secret cou…
- Bauchelain — Bauchelain is a necromancer of formidable power and urbane sophistication who ap…
- Baudin — Baudin is a mysterious and imposing figure who accompanies Felisin Paran and Heb…
- Beak — Beak is a Malazan mage seconded to Captain Faradan Sort in the Bonehunters. He p…
- Beru — Beru is the Lord of Storms, one of the most widely worshipped gods across the Ma…
- Bidithal — Bidithal is a mage serving in Sha'ik's Whirlwind Rebellion — one of the most rep…
- Binadas Sengar — Binadas Sengar is the third son of the Sengar bloodline of the Tiste Edur, broth…
- Blend — Blend is a soldier in the Bridgeburners' 7th Squad, serving under Sergeant Antsy…
- Blistig — Blistig is a Malazan military officer whose arc across the series charts the slo…
- Bottle — Bottle is a squad mage in the Bonehunters, a young soldier whose unorthodox magi…
- Brukhalian — Brukhalian is the Mortal Sword of Fener's Reve — the supreme military commander …
- Brys Beddict — Brys Beddict is the youngest of the three Beddict brothers and the finest swords…
- Bugg — Bugg is the humble, unassuming manservant of Tehol Beddict — and also Mael, one …
- Bult — Bult is a veteran Wickan commander and uncle to Coltaine, serving as a trusted s…
- Burn — Burn is the Sleeping Goddess, one of the most ancient and fundamental powers in …
- Cafal — Cafal is the eldest son of warchief Humbrall Taur of the White Face Barghast and…
- Caladan Brood — Caladan Brood is a legendary warlord who led the resistance against the Malazan …
- Captain Kindly — Captain Kindly is a Malazan officer whose name is deeply ironic — he is the most…
- Challice D'Arle — Challice D'Arle is a noblewoman of Darujhistan — the daughter of Councilman Estr…
- Coll — Coll is a nobleman of Darujhistan who has fallen into ruin and alcoholism after …
- Coltaine — Coltaine is the Wickan commander whose leadership of the Chain of Dogs — the imp…
- Corabb Bhilan Thenu'alas — Corabb Bhilan Thenu'alas is a warrior of Seven Cities who begins as an officer i…
- Cotillion — Cotillion, once known as Dancer — the deadliest assassin in the Malazan Empire a…
- Crokus Younghand — Crokus Younghand is a young thief of Darujhistan whose life is upended when he b…
- Crone — Crone is a Great Raven — an ancient, intelligent, and thoroughly opinionated avi…
- D'rek — D'rek is the Worm of Autumn — a goddess of decay, dissolution, and the slow entr…
- Dassem Ultor — Dassem Ultor is the greatest swordsman in the Malazan world and the former First…
- Delum Thord — Delum Thord is the third member of the raiding party alongside Karsa Orlong and …
- Dessembrae — Dessembrae is the Lord of Tragedy and Lord of Tears — the ascended divine aspect…
- Draconus — Draconus is one of the most ancient and powerful Elder Gods in the Malazan world…
- Duiker — Duiker is the Imperial Historian of the Malazan Empire, a scholar-soldier whose …
- Dujek Onearm — Dujek Onearm is the High Fist of the Malazan Empire's armies on Genabackis and t…
- Edgewalker — Edgewalker is one of the most enigmatic beings in the Malazan world — a tattered…
- Empress Laseen — Empress Laseen — born Surly — is the ruler of the Malazan Empire throughout the …
- Endest Silann — Endest Silann is a Tiste Andii wizard and one of the few who witnessed Mother Da…
- Fanderay — Fanderay is the She-Wolf of Winter — the female Wolf Goddess who is paired with …
- Father Light — Father Light is the God of Light and the divine patron of the Tiste Liosan — the…
- Fear Sengar — Fear Sengar is the eldest of the Sengar brothers and the finest warrior among th…
- Feather Witch — Feather Witch is a Letherii slave among the Tiste Edur who possesses the ability…
- Febryl — Febryl is an elder mage and adviser in Sha'ik's Whirlwind Rebellion, a schemer a…
- Felisin Paran — Felisin Paran is the youngest child of House Paran, sister to Ganoes and Tavore,…
- Fener — Fener is the Boar of Summer — the god of war who held dominion over conflict and…
- Fiddler — Fiddler is a sapper, musician, and soldier whose story spans the entire Malazan …
- Gall — Gall is the Warleader of the Khundryl Burned Tears, a nomadic horse-warrior peop…
- Gamet — Gamet is a veteran soldier who served as a household guard for House Paran befor…
- Ganoes Paran — Ganoes Paran is a Malazan nobleman who begins the series as an idealistic young …
- Gedderone — Gedderone is the Lady of Spring and Rebirth, a goddess whose influence is most v…
- Gesler — Gesler is a Malazan sergeant whose passage through the warren of Telas alongside…
- Gothos — Gothos is one of the most ancient and powerful Jaghut in existence — not a Tyran…
- Grub — Grub is a mysterious child discovered during the Chain of Dogs, adopted by Capta…
- Gruntle — Gruntle is a caravan guard who becomes the reluctant Mortal Sword of Trake, the …
- Hairlock — Hairlock is a cadre mage of the Malazan 2nd Army and an unpleasant rival of High…
- Hannan Mosag — Hannan Mosag is the Warlock King of the united Tiste Edur tribes — the leader wh…
- Heboric — Heboric is a defrocked priest of Fener, the Boar of Summer (God of War), whose h…
- Hedge — Hedge is a Bridgeburner sapper and the partner-in-demolitions of Fiddler. Killed…
- Hetan — Hetan is a Barghast warrior woman — daughter of war-chief Humbrall Taur, wife of…
- Hood — Hood is the Jaghut God of Death, the ruler of High House Death and one of the mo…
- Hull Beddict — Hull Beddict is the eldest of the three Beddict brothers — a former Sentinel (fr…
- Humbrall Taur — Humbrall Taur is the warchief of the White Face Barghast clans — a massive, impo…
- Icarium — Icarium is a half-Jaghut wanderer of immense age whose tragic curse is twofold: …
- Iron Bars — Iron Bars is an Avowed of the Crimson Guard — one of the elite, near-immortal wa…
- Iskaral Pust — Iskaral Pust is the High Priest of Shadow, servant of Shadowthrone, and one of t…
- Itkovian — Itkovian is the Shield Anvil of the Grey Swords, a military religious order swor…
- Janath Anar — Janath Anar is a senior lecturer at the Academy of Imperial Learning in Letheras…
- Jhess — Jhess is the Queen of Weaving, a lesser-known deity in the Malazan pantheon. She…
- K'rul — K'rul is one of the most ancient Elder Gods and the creator of the warren system…
- Kalam Mekhar — Kalam Mekhar is the deadliest assassin in the Malazan Empire and a founding memb…
- Kallor — Kallor is an ancient, immortal warlord who once ruled an empire so vast and terr…
- Kalyth — Kalyth is the last survivor of the Elan people, chosen by the K'Chain Che'Malle …
- Kamist Reloe — Kamist Reloe is a High Mage serving with Korbolo Dom's renegade Odhan army durin…
- Karsa Orlong — Karsa Orlong is a Toblakai warrior from the remote tribe of the Uryd, whose jour…
- Keneb — Keneb is a Malazan officer who rises from a refugee captain fleeing the Whirlwin…
- Kettle — Kettle is a dead child who serves as the guardian of the Azath House in the city…
- Kilava — Kilava is a renegade T'lan Imass Bonecaster — or more precisely, a mortal Imass …
- Kilmandaros — Kilmandaros is an Elder Goddess of terrifying physical power — a being for whom …
- Korabas — Korabas is the Otataral Dragon — a being of pure magic-negation in dragon form. …
- Korbal Broach — Korbal Broach is the silent, grotesque partner of Bauchelain — a eunuch necroman…
- Korbolo Dom — Korbolo Dom is a renegade Malazan Fist who betrayed the Empire to join the Whirl…
- Korlat — Korlat is a Tiste Andii Soletaken and second-in-command to Anomander Rake. Her l…
- Krughava — Krughava is the Mortal Sword of the Perish Grey Helms, a military religious orde…
- Kruppe — Kruppe is a rotund, seemingly foolish, endlessly loquacious citizen of Darujhist…
- Kulp — Kulp is a cadre mage attached to the Malazan 7th Army in Seven Cities, a practit…
- Kuru Qan — Kuru Qan is the Ceda — the supreme sorcerer — of the Letherii kingdom, an aged a…
- L'oric — L'oric is a High Mage serving with the Whirlwind Rebellion in Sha'ik's army of t…
- Lady Envy — Lady Envy is the daughter of the Elder God Draconus, creator of Dragnipur. She i…
- Leoman of the Flails — Leoman of the Flails is one of the most capable military commanders in the Malaz…
- Lorn — Lorn is the Adjunct to Empress Laseen during the events of Gardens of the Moon —…
- Lostara Yil — Lostara Yil is a Red Blades officer from Ehrlitan who evolves over the course of…
- Mallet — Mallet is the squad healer of the Bridgeburners' 9th Squad, serving under Sergea…
- Mallick Rel — Mallick Rel is the most despised figure in the Malazan Book of the Fallen — a Jh…
- Mammot — Mammot is a High Priest of D'riss and an eminent scholar in Darujhistan, and — c…
- Mappo Runt — Mappo Runt is a Trell warrior — one of the massive, ape-like humanoid race — who…
- Mogora — Mogora is the long-suffering, perpetually quarrelsome wife of Iskaral Pust, the …
- Mother Dark — Mother Dark is the Goddess of Darkness and the spiritual progenitor of the Tiste…
- Mowri — Mowri is the Lady of Beggars, Slaves and Serfs — a goddess of the desperate and …
- Murillio — Murillio is a courtier, swordsman, and man-about-town in Darujhistan — one of th…
- Nerruse — Nerruse is the Lady of Calm Seas and Fair Wind, a relatively minor deity in the …
- Nightchill — Nightchill is a High Sorceress serving the Malazan Empire who is killed at the S…
- Nil and Nether — Nil and Nether are young Wickan warlocks — a brother and sister pair — who serve…
- Nimander Golit — Nimander Golit is a Tiste Andii and one of the offspring of Anomander Rake, rais…
- Olar Ethil — Olar Ethil is the most ancient of all T'lan Imass bonecasters and the architect …
- Onos T'oolan — Onos T'oolan — known simply as Tool — is the First Sword of the T'lan Imass, the…
- Onrack — Onrack the Broken is a T'lan Imass warrior who was physically shattered — his bo…
- Oponn — Oponn is the twin god of chance — two beings who manifest as the Lady (Pull, rep…
- Osserc — Osserc is the Son of Light — the Tiste Liosan counterpart to Anomander Rake's So…
- Picker — Picker is a retired Bridgeburner and co-owner of K'rul's Bar in Darujhistan. A v…
- Poliel — Poliel is the Mistress of Pestilence — a goddess who embodies plague, disease, a…
- Pran Chole — Pran Chole is a Bonecaster (shaman) of the Kron T'lan Imass — one of the most si…
- Queen of Dreams — The Queen of Dreams is the goddess who rules High House Life in the Deck of Drag…
- Quick Ben — Quick Ben is the squad mage of the Bridgeburners and one of the most enigmatic a…
- Raest — Raest is an ancient Jaghut Tyrant — one of the rare Jaghut who sought to dominat…
- Rallick Nom — Rallick Nom is an assassin of Darujhistan's Guild of Assassins — and one of the …
- Redmask — Redmask is a warrior of the Awl'dan who was exiled from his people and returned …
- Rhulad Sengar — Rhulad Sengar is the youngest of the Sengar brothers of the Hiroth tribe of the …
- Salk Elan — Salk Elan is the alias used by Pearl, a high-ranking agent of the Claw, during t…
- Samar Dev — Samar Dev is a scholar, inventor, and witch from Seven Cities who becomes the un…
- Scabandari Bloodeye — Scabandari Bloodeye — worshipped as Father Shadow by the Tiste Edur — is one of …
- Scillara — Scillara is a camp follower in the Whirlwind Rebellion who becomes an unlikely c…
- Sechul Lath — Sechul Lath, known by the epithet Knuckles, is the Elder God of chance and luck …
- Seren Pedac — Seren Pedac is a Letherii Acquitor — a sanctioned diplomat and guide who facilit…
- Setoc — Setoc is a young woman raised by wolves on the plains, serving as Destriant to t…
- Shadowthrone — Shadowthrone is the King of High House Shadow and one of the most influential ma…
- Shurq Elalle — Shurq Elalle is a thief in the city of Letheras who has a singular problem: she …
- Silanah — Silanah is an Eleint — a true dragon — allied with Anomander Rake for millennia.…
- Silchas Ruin — Silchas Ruin is a Tiste Andii Ascendant and Soletaken Eleint — a being capable o…
- Sinn — Sinn is a young girl — a refugee found during the events of House of Chains — wh…
- Soliel — Soliel is the Lady of Health and Mistress of Healing, also known by the older na…
- Sormo E'nath — Sormo E'nath is a young Wickan warlock of extraordinary power who serves alongsi…
- Spindle — Spindle is a Bridgeburner mage and sapper serving in the 7th Squad under Sergean…
- Spinnock Durav — Spinnock Durav is a Tiste Andii warrior loyal to Anomander Rake who plays a cruc…
- Stonny Menackis — Stonny Menackis is a caravan guard and warrior who serves alongside Gruntle in M…
- Stormy — Stormy is a Malazan corporal and Gesler's inseparable companion — gruff, bellige…
- T'amber — T'amber is the enigmatic companion and lover of Adjunct Tavore Paran, a woman wh…
- Tattersail — Tattersail is a cadre mage of the Malazan 2nd Army and a member of the Bridgebur…
- Tavore Paran — Tavore Paran is the Adjunct to Empress Laseen and the commander of the Bonehunte…
- Tayschrenn — Tayschrenn is the High Mage of the Malazan Empire, serving under both Emperor Ke…
- Tehol Beddict — Tehol Beddict is a financial genius of Letheras who once single-handedly collaps…
- The Crippled God (Kaminsod) — The Crippled God is the central figure of the entire Malazan Book of the Fallen …
- The Errant — The Errant — whose true name is Errastas — is an Elder God and Master of the Hol…
- The Mhybe — The Mhybe is a Rhivi tribal matron who becomes one of the most tragic figures in…
- The Pannion Seer — The Pannion Seer is the theocratic ruler of the Pannion Domin, a fanatical expan…
- Toc the Younger — Toc the Younger is one of the most tragic and enduring figures in the Malazan Bo…
- Togg — Togg is the male Wolf God — the Wolf of Winter — who is paired with Fanderay, th…
- Topper — Topper is the Commander (Clawmaster) of the Claw — the Malazan Empire's feared i…
- Torvald Nom — Torvald Nom is a Daru from Darujhistan, a relative of Rallick Nom, who appears a…
- Treach — Treach — also known as Trake — is a First Hero who ascends to godhood during the…
- Trotts — Trotts is a Barghast warrior serving in the Bridgeburners' 9th Squad under Serge…
- Trull Sengar — Trull Sengar is a Tiste Edur warrior of the Hiroth tribe and the most morally cl…
- Ublala Pung — Ublala Pung is a half-Tarthenal criminal in the city of Letheras — a massive, di…
- Udinaas — Udinaas is a Letherii slave who served the Sengar household of the Tiste Edur an…
- Vorcan — Vorcan is the Mistress of the Guild of Assassins in Darujhistan — the mysterious…
- Whiskeyjack — Whiskeyjack is the sergeant — and later commander — of the legendary Bridgeburne…
- Withal — Withal is a master weaponsmith of the Meckros — a seafaring civilization that dw…
- Yan Tovis — Yan Tovis begins as a practical Letherii military officer — an Atri-Preda (comma…
- Yedan Derryg — Yedan Derryg, known as the Watch, is Yan Tovis's half-brother and the military c…
Book Summaries (10)
- Deadhouse Gates — Deadhouse Gates shifts the action from Genabackis to the subcontinent of Seven C…
- Dust of Dreams — Dust of Dreams is the first half of a two-part finale to the Malazan Book of the…
- Gardens of the Moon — Gardens of the Moon introduces the vast world of the Malazan Empire through seve…
- House of Chains — House of Chains bridges the storylines of Seven Cities and the broader Malazan w…
- Memories of Ice — Memories of Ice returns to the continent of Genabackis, running concurrently wit…
- Midnight Tides — Midnight Tides stands apart from the first four books in the series by introduci…
- Reaper's Gale — Reaper's Gale brings the Letherii and Malazan storylines crashing together as Ad…
- The Bonehunters — The Bonehunters follows Adjunct Tavore Paran's 14th Army as it pursues the last …
- The Crippled God — The Crippled God is the final volume of the Malazan Book of the Fallen, concludi…
- Toll the Hounds — Toll the Hounds returns to Darujhistan and Black Coral, the two cities that have…
Concepts (11)
- Ascendancy — Ascendancy is the process by which mortal beings transcend their natural limitat…
- Azath Houses — The Azath Houses are ancient, semi-sentient structures that serve as prisons for…
- Convergence — Convergence is a fundamental principle of the Malazan world: power draws power. …
- Deck of Dragons — The Deck of Dragons is a divination system used throughout much of the Malazan w…
- Dragnipur — Dragnipur is a legendary sword of unmatched power, forged by the Elder God Draco…
- Elder Warrens and Holds — The Elder Warrens and the Holds represent the older, more primal magic systems t…
- Magic — Magic in the Malazan world is a pervasive, multifaceted force that shapes every …
- Otataral — Otataral is a rare mineral ore with the extraordinary property of negating magic…
- Soletaken and D'ivers — Soletaken and D'ivers are shapeshifters — beings who can transform from their or…
- Thrones of Power — Thrones of Power are metaphysical seats of authority that exist within the cosmo…
- Warrens — Warrens are the primary magic system of the Malazan world, serving as alternate …
Races (10)
- Barghast — The Barghast are a warlike, tribal people who are human-adjacent but distinct — …
- Eleint / Dragons — The Eleint — dragons — are among the most ancient and powerful beings in the Mal…
- Forkrul Assail — The Forkrul Assail are one of the founding races of the Malazan world, contempor…
- Jaghut — The Jaghut are one of the founding races of the Malazan world — ancient beings o…
- K'Chain Che'Malle — The K'Chain Che'Malle are a founding race of the Malazan world — ancient, reptil…
- T'lan Imass — The T'lan Imass are the undead remnants of the Imass, a prehistoric human-like p…
- Tiste Andii — The Tiste Andii are one of the three Tiste races — the Children of Darkness, bor…
- Tiste Edur — The Tiste Edur are the Children of Shadow, one of the three Tiste races alongsid…
- Tiste Liosan — The Tiste Liosan are the Children of Light, the third of the three Tiste races a…
- Toblakai — The Toblakai are a giant warrior race — humanoid beings who stand seven to eight…
Locations (10)
- Black Coral — Black Coral is the name given to the city formerly known as Coral after it was c…
- Capustan — Capustan is a walled city in eastern Genabackis that became the site of one of t…
- Darujhistan — Darujhistan is the last Free City on the continent of Genabackis, a sprawling me…
- Genabackis — Genabackis is a major continent in the Malazan world and the primary setting for…
- Kolanse — Kolanse is a distant land far to the east of Lether, across the Wastelands, and …
- Kurald Galain — Kurald Galain is the Elder Warren of Darkness, the primordial realm from which t…
- Lether / Letheras — Lether is both a kingdom and a civilization occupying a continent far to the eas…
- Malaz Island — Malaz Island is a small, storm-battered island off the coast of Quon Tali and th…
- Quon Tali — Quon Tali is the homeland continent of the Malazan Empire, the heartland from wh…
- Seven Cities — Seven Cities is a vast subcontinent lying to the south and east of Quon Tali, se…
Factions (10)
- The Bonehunters — The Bonehunters -- formally the Malazan 14th Army -- are the military force comm…
- The Bridgeburners — The Bridgeburners are the most legendary military company in the Malazan Empire …
- The Claw — The Claw is the Malazan Empire's feared secret police, intelligence service, and…
- The Crimson Guard — The Crimson Guard is an ancient and formidable mercenary company bound together …
- The Grey Swords — The Grey Swords are a military religious order -- a mercenary company whose memb…
- The Letherii Empire — The Letherii Empire is a civilization defined by its economic system -- a ruthle…
- The Malazan Empire — The Malazan Empire is the dominant political and military power in the series, a…
- The Pannion Domin — The Pannion Domin is a fanatical theocracy that rises in southeastern Genabackis…
- The Tiste Edur Empire — The Tiste Edur Empire is the short-lived but devastating political entity create…
- The Whirlwind / Seven Cities Rebellion — The Whirlwind Rebellion is a massive continent-wide uprising against Malazan occ…
Events (8)
Themes (25)
- Archeology — Archeology is not merely a theme in the Malazan Book of the Fallen — it is the f…
- Brotherhood — The bonds between soldiers — their dark humour, their loyalty, their refusal to …
- Childhood — "Children are dying." The phrase recurs through the Malazan Book of the Fallen a…
- Colonialism & Cultural Erasure — Steven Erikson, trained as an anthropologist and archaeologist, brings a rigour …
- Compassion — Compassion is the beating heart of the Malazan Book of the Fallen. Steven Erikso…
- Empire — The Malazan Book of the Fallen takes its name from a fictional historical record…
- Family — Family in the Malazan Book of the Fallen is not a haven but a practice — somethi…
- Fate & Inevitability — The Malazan Book of the Fallen is structured around a paradox: the universe oper…
- Father Figures — Fatherhood in the Malazan Book of the Fallen is not a fixed role but a complex, …
- Healing — Healing in the Malazan Book of the Fallen is not what fantasy readers expect. Th…
- Heroic Journey — The Malazan Book of the Fallen systematically deconstructs Joseph Campbell's mon…
- History — The Malazan Book of the Fallen treats history not as settled backstory but as th…
- Jungian Archetypes — The Malazan Book of the Fallen engages with Jungian depth psychology more profou…
- Memory & Forgetting — Memory and forgetting are the twin forces that shape every civilization, every c…
- Mortality vs. Ascendancy — The tension between mortality and ascendancy is the philosophical bedrock on whi…
- Motherhood — Motherhood in the Malazan Book of the Fallen is not a domestic detail but a cosm…
- Power — Power — its acquisition, corruption, abdication, and transcendence — is the syst…
- Rape & Torture — The Malazan Book of the Fallen depicts sexual violence and torture without sanit…
- Religion & Worship — Religion in the Malazan Book of the Fallen operates on a fundamental premise tha…
- Sacrifice & Redemption — Sacrifice and redemption form the moral engine of the Malazan Book of the Fallen…
- Symbols — The Malazan Book of the Fallen operates through a symbolic language of extraordi…
- Tradition & Value Systems — Steven Erikson's anthropological training is nowhere more evident than in his tr…
- Trauma — The Malazan Book of the Fallen is, among many things, a ten-book meditation on p…
- Treason — The Malazan Book of the Fallen constructs a moral universe in which the word "tr…
- Witness — "Witness" is the Malazan Book of the Fallen's most distinctive thematic contribu…
Overview (3)
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