The Complete Malazan Book of the Fallen

Steven Erikson

Jan 2014 · Malazan Book of the Fallen · Sold by Tor Books

About this ebook

All ten volumes of New York Times bestselling author Steven Erikson’s epic fantasy series featuring vast legions of gods, mages, humans, and dragons battling for destiny of the Malazan Empire are collected together in one e-Book bundle.

In this epic fantasy series, Erikson draws on his twenty years of experience as an anthropologist and archaeologist, as well as his expert storytelling skills. The Complete Malazan Book of the Fallen includes:

Gardens of the Moon
Deadhouse Gates
Memories of Ice
House of Chains
Midnight Tides
The Bonehunters
Reaper's Gale
Toll the Hounds
Dust of Dreams
The Crippled God

At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Ratings and reviews

Probably the most epic of fantasies out there. Very well written but not for everybody. I fell in love with the bridge burners/bone hunters comedic nuances but other parts of the books felt almost too drawn out. You could definitely tell in the final books that there was a "push" to wrap up storylines and finish the series. The vast amount of characters and backstories hurts readability almost from the start. Fights and battles were top notch as well as overall creativity. The internal dialogs were often drawn out (especially for characters I didnt care for) and I felt there needed to be more environmental description.

Masterful storytelling in an epic world with likeable characters and schemes. I have reread the series multiple times and it is still enjoyable each time as I find something missed or overlooked. Even today, I compare all other books and series to Steven Erickson's Malazan Books of the Fallen.

This series had so much potential. There are countless wonderful and interesting characters that really draw you in. The first several books make you think this will be a great epic like Wheel of Time or Game of Throwns. However, the author keeps introducing new characters and new stories with every book and does not build on the characters you already love. It gets very philosophical and vague throughout. There are a million side storylines that just go away and never come back. Things you think will be important later never are. I was very disappointed by the end of the series. I kept wanting more, but by the last couple books I knew I was not going to get it. I had to finish the series, and interesting things happened, but everything never got tied all back together like I so badly wanted it to.

About the author

Archaeologist and anthropologist Steven Erikson's debut novel, Gardens of the Moon, was shortlisted for the World Fantasy Award. His New York Times bestselling series, The Malazan Book of the Fallen, has been hailed as a masterpiece of epic fantasy. He lives in Cornwall.