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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](../con...
- 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](../locatio...
- 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](felis...
- 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](../factions/whirlwi...
- Binadas Sengar — Binadas Sengar is the third son of the Sengar bloodline of the [Tiste Edur](../r...
- Blend — Blend is a soldier in the [Bridgeburners](../factions/bridgeburners.md)' 7th Squ...
- Blistig — Blistig is a Malazan military officer whose arc across the series charts the slo...
- Bottle — Bottle is a squad mage in the [Bonehunters](../factions/bonehunters.md), a young...
- 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](tehol-beddict.md) —...
- Bult — Bult is a veteran Wickan commander and uncle to [Coltaine](coltaine.md), serving...
- 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](humbrall-taur.md) of the Whi...
- 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](../locations/darujhistan.md) — ...
- Coll — Coll is a nobleman of [Darujhistan](../locations/darujhistan.md) who has fallen ...
- 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](../locations/seven-citie...
- Cotillion — Cotillion, once known as Dancer — the deadliest assassin in the Malazan Empire a...
- Crokus Younghand — Crokus Younghand is a young thief of [Darujhistan](../locations/darujhistan.md) ...
- 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](ka...
- 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](../...
- 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](../factions/m...
- 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](../...
- 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](../races/tiste-edur.md)...
- Febryl — Febryl is an elder mage and adviser in Sha'ik's [Whirlwind Rebellion](../faction...
- Felisin Paran — Felisin Paran is the youngest child of House Paran, sister to [Ganoes](ganoes-pa...
- 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](../races/jaghut.md) in e...
- Grub — Grub is a mysterious child discovered during the [Chain of Dogs](../events/chain...
- 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](../races/tiste-edur....
- 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](fiddl...
- 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](../races/barghast.md)...
- 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](../factions/crimson-guard.md) — on...
- Iskaral Pust — Iskaral Pust is the High Priest of Shadow, servant of [Shadowthrone](shadowthron...
- 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 [Lethera...
- 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](../c...
- 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](korbolo-dom.md)'s renegad...
- 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](../concep...
- Kilava — Kilava is a renegade [T'lan Imass](../races/tlan-imass.md) Bonecaster — or more ...
- 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](bauchelain.md) — ...
- Korbolo Dom — Korbolo Dom is a renegade Malazan Fist who betrayed the Empire to join the [Whir...
- Korlat — Korlat is a [Tiste Andii](../races/tiste-andii.md) Soletaken and second-in-comma...
- 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 [Darujhis...
- Kulp — Kulp is a cadre mage attached to the Malazan 7th Army in [Seven Cities](../locat...
- Kuru Qan — Kuru Qan is the Ceda — the supreme sorcerer — of the [Letherii](../factions/leth...
- L'oric — L'oric is a High Mage serving with the [Whirlwind Rebellion](../factions/whirlwi...
- Lady Envy — Lady Envy is the daughter of the Elder God [Draconus](draconus.md), creator of [...
- 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](../factions/bridgeburners.md)'...
- 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](../loc...
- 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](isk...
- Mother Dark — Mother Dark is the Goddess of Darkness and the spiritual progenitor of the [Tist...
- 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](../locati...
- 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](../factions/malazan-...
- 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](ano...
- Olar Ethil — Olar Ethil is the most ancient of all [T'lan Imass](../races/tlan-imass.md) bone...
- 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](../races/tlan-imass.md) warrior who was phy...
- 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](an...
- Picker — Picker is a retired [Bridgeburner](../factions/bridgeburners.md) and co-owner of...
- 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](../races/tlan-imas...
- Queen of Dreams — The Queen of Dreams is the goddess who rules High House Life in the [Deck of Dra...
- Quick Ben — Quick Ben is the squad mage of the Bridgeburners and one of the most enigmatic a...
- Raest — Raest is an ancient [Jaghut](../races/jaghut.md) Tyrant — one of the rare Jaghut...
- Rallick Nom — Rallick Nom is an assassin of [Darujhistan](../locations/darujhistan.md)'s Guild...
- 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](../...
- 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](../races/t...
- Scillara — Scillara is a camp follower in the [Whirlwind Rebellion](../factions/whirlwind-r...
- 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](../locations/lether.md) who ha...
- Silanah — Silanah is an [Eleint](../races/eleint.md) — a true dragon — allied with [Anoman...
- 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* — ...
- 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](../factions/bridgeburners.md) mage and sapper servin...
- Spinnock Durav — Spinnock Durav is a Tiste Andii warrior loyal to [Anomander Rake](anomander-rake...
- Stonny Menackis — Stonny Menackis is a caravan guard and warrior who serves alongside [Gruntle](gr...
- Stormy — Stormy is a Malazan corporal and [Gesler](gesler.md)'s inseparable companion — g...
- T'amber — T'amber is the enigmatic companion and lover of Adjunct [Tavore Paran](tavore-pa...
- Tattersail — Tattersail is a cadre mage of the Malazan 2nd Army and a member of the [Bridgebu...
- Tavore Paran — Tavore Paran is the Adjunct to Empress [Laseen](../characters/laseen.md) and the...
- Tayschrenn — Tayschrenn is the High Mage of the [Malazan Empire](../factions/malazan-empire.m...
- Tehol Beddict — Tehol Beddict is a financial genius of [Letheras](../locations/letheras.md) who ...
- 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](../factions/pann...
- 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](f...
- Topper — Topper is the Commander (Clawmaster) of [the Claw](../factions/claw.md) — the [M...
- Torvald Nom — Torvald Nom is a Daru from [Darujhistan](../locations/darujhistan.md), a relativ...
- Treach — Treach — also known as Trake — is a First Hero who ascends to godhood during the...
- Trotts — Trotts is a [Barghast](../races/barghast.md) warrior serving in the [Bridgeburne...
- 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](../locations/...
- 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](../locations/d...
- 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](yan-tovis.md)'s half-brother an...
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 [Drac...
- 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](../locations/genabackis.md) th...
- 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](../locations/lether.md), a...
- 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](../l...
- 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 [Genabacki...
- 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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