A week ago I was quite active on this subreddit to find out whether I should start this series. I am halfway trough the Gardens of the moon and I am 100% in love. So I wanted to ask how many books is planned to be added? I do know that there is about 21 books already, 10 in the main series and some more as a standalone trilogies but I also noticed, when I was researching, that there is even more to be written so is there any information about this kind of stuff? Show
Btw. I also wanted to ask if there is some gigantic overarching plot (that would be even more expanded by those new books) or if every piece has its own that is just losely connected to each other. (By piece I mean each trilogy and 10 book series as a whole.) This page serves as a guideline to the order in which to read all of the novels, novellas and short stories of the Malazan World. Malazan Book of the Fallen - Main series by Steven Erikson[]Published Order:
Chronological Order:
Recommendation: The published order of the Malazan Book of the Fallen is the author's intended order and the best order in which to read this series for the first time. Novels of the Malazan Empire - Main Series by Ian C. Esslemont[]Published Order and Chronological Order:
Recommendation: The published order of the Novels of the Malazan Empire is the author's intended order and the best order in which to read this series for the first time. Bauchelain & Korbal Broach novellas by Steven Erikson[]Published Order:
Chronological Order:
Recommendation: Chronological Order Due to their haphazard publishing schedule and individually contained stories, these novellas' publishing order is vastly different from chronological order. Either way, Blood Follows serves as the first novella and is the best introduction to the novella series. Readers may find the story flows much more naturally if the novellas are read in chronological order rather than published order. There are no major spoilers from any B&KB novella to any other. However, Crack'd Pot Trail is best read after The Lees of Laughter's End and The Healthy Dead due to the reappearance of some characters and concepts. Bauchelain and Korbal Broach also appear in Memories of Ice and in Orb Sceptre Throne. For chronological order, Memories of Ice should be read after The Wurms of Blearmouth and before The Healthy Dead. It is unclear when exactly The Healthy Dead and Crack'd Pot Trail occur in relation to Orb Sceptre Throne, but as long as The Wurms of Blearmouth is read before Orb Sceptre Throne it doesn't matter. Kharkanas Trilogy - prequels, take place thousands of years before events in either main series - by Steven Erikson[]Published Order:
Recommendation: The published order is the best order in which to read this series for the first time. The series is written in a style very different from the main series and spoilers go both ways. Path to Ascendancy - prequels, take place many decades prior to events in either main series - by Ian C. Esslemont[]Published Order:
Recommendation: The published order is the best order in which to read this series for the first time. We currently do not have a definite recommendation where to slot this trilogy into the overall reading order of the books. Dancer's Lament could be used as an alternate entry point into the Malazan universe for those who find Gardens of the Moon too much of a challenge as it does not spoil major plot developments for the main series although it does contain some spoilers. The same however applies the other way round in about equal measure. Witness Trilogy - sequel to the Malazan Book of the Fallen, takes place 10 years after The Crippled God - by Steven Erikson[]Published Order:
Recommendation: The published order is the best order in which to read this series for the first time. This trilogy should be read after completing the ten book Malazan Book of the Fallen series. []
Ultimate reading order suggested by members of the Malazan Empire Forum[]There are numerous ways that all the series of the Malazan World can be combined into a single read order. For first-time readers, care must be taken to avoid reading things too far out of chronological order such that events do not make sense, as well as avoiding any events being spoiled before reading through them happening. There are two main discussion threads on the Malazan Empire forums for discussing possible read orders:
For readers who want a single, sensible read order without going into discussion threads, the below is a read order recommended by many knowledgeable forum members which:
4. The Lees of Laughter's End 5. The Wurms of Blearmouth 6. Memories of Ice 9. Midnight Tides 11. The Bonehunters 14. Return of the Crimson Guard 15. Toll the Hounds 18. Dust of Dreams 20. The Crippled God 22. Assail 23. Forge of Darkness Reading order recommendations by the authors[]In November 2017, Erikson and Esslemont's North American publisher Tor posted an article entitled "The Malazan Authors' Suggested Reading Order for the Series Is Not What You Would Expect". The list is strictly chronological by storyline. Although said to be approved by the authors, neither is quoted in the article. Fans have been skeptical over the list, considering it places two unfinished (at the time) prequel trilogies at its start. One fan on reddit.com claimed to have contacted Erikson about the article. In the response posted by the fan, Erikson said the article likely spawned from a chronological listing he and Esslemont had put together for Tor several years earlier.[1] In a December 2017 interview (scroll down for English translation), Erikson preferred an order based on publishing date. "I have seen a number of projected orders. For myself, I would take it in the basic order of publication dates. Why? Well, thematically, the internal timeline is less important than the meta-reality of when we, as writers, wrote the books. Even in our flashback works, we cannot help but be aware of what we’ve written before, and how the two forces resonate with one another. It would, in my humble opinion, be a mistake to ignore that element."―Steven Erikson[[src]] Reading order diagram[]A diagram showing the interaction between the varying books. Initially devised by D'rek from the Malazan Empire Forum, it has been updated by Ituralde in 2022 to incorporate newer books. You could use this to make up your own reading order.  Note: You can find D'rek's original diagram here. Notes and references[]In what order do you read the Malazan books?The Wertzone Recommended Malazan Reading Order:. Gardens of the Moon.. Deadhouse Gates.. Memories of Ice.. House of Chains.. Midnight Tides.. Night of Knives.. The Bonehunters.. Return of the Crimson Guard.. Is Malazan better than wot?Malazan and WOT are so different in scope, tone and style that it's almost impossible to compare them. In my own opinion, Malazan is the "best" fantasy series I've ever read, but WOT is my 'favorite'. You can't go wrong with either one, but trying to decide which is superior is a completely subjective exercise.
Is Malazan empire worth reading?I've read all the Steven Erikson Malazan books twice through, and I am in the process of a 2nd read through of Ian Cameron Esselmont's Malazan books. I would 100% definitely recommend the series! It's definitely a lot of work to read them but it definitely pays off, there's no other series like it.
How many Malazan books have been sold?According to Steven Erikson's new website, sales of the ten-volume Malazan Book of the Fallen series have now passed 3 million. Erikson started publishing the Malazan Book of the Fallen series in 1999 with Gardens of the Moon and completed it in 2011 with the publication of The Crippled God.
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