Malazan Book of the Fallen

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 46. Chapters: List of Malazan Book of the Fallen characters, Malazan Empire, Human races from the Malazan Book of the Fallen series, Invading races from the Malazan Book of the Fallen series, Gardens of the Moon, Steven Erikson, Deadhouse Gates, Magic in the Malazan Book of the Fallen, Dassem Ultor, Tiles of the Hold, Karsa Orlong, Midnight Tides, The Crippled God, High House Death, High House Shadow, Deck of Dragons, Reaper's Gale, High House Chains, Ian Cameron Esslemont, House of Chains, Blood Follows, Memories of Ice, Return of the Crimson Guard, Icarium, The Bonehunters, Toll the Hounds, Cotillion, Night of Knives, Emancipor Reese, The Healthy Dead, Dust of Dreams, The Lees of Laughter's End, Crack'd Pot Trail, Races of the Malazan Book of the Fallen. Excerpt: The following is a list of characters in the Malazan Book of the Fallen epic fantasy series by Steven Erikson. The 'Appears in' column gives book names in their short form. Here is a legend ordered from oldest book to newest -- GotM (Gardens of the Moon), DG (Deadhouse Gates), MoI (Memories of Ice), HoC (House of Chains), MT (Midnight Tides), BH (The Bonehunters), RG (Reaper's Gale), TH (Toll the Hounds), DoD (Dust of Dreams), CG (The Crippled God). The Malazan Empire is a fictional state in the epic fantasy series Malazan Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson. It is one of only two human empires in the series - the other being Lether. It is likely the largest group of humans under one name. The Malazan Empire plays a significant role in the first four volumes and in the sixth, but according to Steven Erikson, it will not play a major role in the last four books. The empire also plays a role in the novels written by the Malazan world's co-creator, Ian Cameron Esslemont. The Malazan Empire was born in the year 1058 Burn's Sleep. In the years (and possibly decades) leading up to this point, the continent of Quon Tali had become embroiled in a series of power struggles between the feuding city-states, with the Kingdom of Unta establishing itself as a considerable military power on the continent. When Unta annexed the Napan Isles as a prelude for its planned invasion of Kartool Island, many refugees were displaced, some landing on Malaz Island to the south-east. At this time Malaz Island was ruled by a cold-blooded pirate named Mock, whose formidable criminal organization controlled the whole island and had many contacts on the mainland. Mock sold many of the refugee Napans to the Untans, aside from a few who escaped with the help of factions on the island opposed to Mock. Foremost of these factions were Kellanved and Dancer, a powerful mage and a master assassin from the mainland who had settled on Malaz Island and opened a bar. They recruited among the island's cr von Source: Wikipedia