In other words, these works are both brilliant and infuriating. The crippled god is the tenth and final volume of canadian author steven eriksons epic fantasy series, the malazan book of the fallen. Mar 06, 2009 discrepancies are often due to the fact that microsoft word consider its like one word, instead my data is measured considering it as it is, so two words. Wordcount of unpopular and hefty epics looping world.
Malazan empire the malazan book of the fallen and novels of the malazan empire. One of the best aspects of malazan book of the fallen, however, is that the. This is a list of characters belonging to the various tiste peoples from steven eriksons malazan book of the fallen. List of malazan book of the fallen characters wikipedia. Welcome to a longawaited new blog series on the malazan reread of the fallen. Malazan book of the fallen is a high fantasy book series by the canadian author steven erikson. The black company seriescover gallery is a oneofakind survey of the covers of this famous series. The universe in which the story takes place is a shared creation of steven. Steven erikson draws on twenty years of experience as an anthropologist and archaeologist. Weighing in at over 4 million words, the wheel of time is assuredly among the longest fantasy series out there, although reliable data on the matter is elusive. He does not invite you to take a journey alongside him, but throws a challenge to stay abreast and only the worthy shall pass, but for those who. I was mostly just trying to learn python but i thought i would share because people seem interested.
Theres obviously a lota lotof high fantasy plot happening, but at its heart its a meditation on mortality and the choices we make. For the first five books these story arcs have been broadly kept separate, but the sixth volume is when they decisively collide with one another. Wikipedia suggests it is some 1 million words longer than the malazan book of the fallen, its chief competition for the honor omitting shared universe tales like those of mercedes. So if you want to write a big book, you better make sure every word is damn well worth it. Its important to know that the 10 books that make up the malazan book of the fallen series, follow 1 complete story line.
Welcome to malazan empire, the online community for fans of the books set in the malazan universe, cocreated by steven erikson and ian cameron esslemont. The bonehunters 1 other tags to exclude more options crossovers. I think the quality of their writing outweighed the word count issue. The malazan book of the fallen is an epic fantasy series by canadian author steven erikson. Stewart discuss the massive fantasy series and universe penned by steven erikson as well as. Malazan book of the fallen steven erikson gardens of the moon. Stewart discuss the massive fantasy series and universe penned by steven erikson as well as ian c. They are the things you get ashamed of, because words diminish them words. The malazan book of the fallen sean may elements of. Subterranean press announced today the coming of the signed limited edition of the second novel in the malazan book of the fallen by steven erikson, deadhouse gates. The series is famous for its doorstopper tendencies, for having loads and loads of characters note, its deliberate use of lost in medias res and for introducing an anthropological and geological perspective to the fantasy genre.
Ive looked at the word count of what ive edited so far and the bits i haven. The world of the malazan book of the fallen is filled with unique words that do not exist in our own. The series is apart of the malazan empire universe, which erikson collaborates with ian cameron esslemont on. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The next book in the series, deadhouse gates, abandons the characters and plot of the first book and introduces a whole new range of personnae on a whole new continent. The first act consists of ten books and is almost complete, with the final book out in january 2011. The malazan book of the fallen series consists of 10 bricksized novels that according to wikipedia make up 3. Gardens of the moon the malazan book of the fallen, book. Aug 19, 2016 one could analyze this book as a work of ethics, metaphysics, epistemology, linguistics, plot structure or fantasy fiction. But peace has been exacted at a terrible price a pact made with a hidden power whose motives are at bes. In an interview, erikson had mentioned that this book would be the second half of the series finale, with dust of dreams ending on a cliffhanger. I saw the recent 2 posts that uniflrog did about word counts in malazan. Welcome to the malazan read and reread of the fallen.
The malazan book of the fallen from cover to cover. Wordcount is probably a better metric to use, since page count can vary greatly depending on the edition. We will preorder your items within 24 hours of when they become available. Epic fantasy gardens of the moon malazan malazan book of the fallen steven erikson ebook club. The first book in the series, gardens of the moon, was shortlisted for a world fantasy award. Now these ashes have grown cold, we open the old book. The series main influence is the black company by glen cook. They reminded me that a while ago i actually counted, by hand with a python script, the occurrence of every single word in mbotf. It was written by steven erikson in 1991 and extensively revised over several years before first being published by bantam books on april 1, 1999 in great britain and canada. Aug 29, 2016 so whats the malazan book of the fallen about. The first book was illustrated by michael kormack and this time, the chosen artist is j. Dod and tcg are really one large book, 767k word count combined. This book should be half the size it is, and first three sections could just as easily have been one. Modesitt, as well as those that spread a story across multiple.
Steven eriksons the malazan book of the fallen is an epic dark fantasy series that feels a bit like glenn cooks the black company books, but with the complexity of george r. His malazan book of the fallen series, including the crippled god, dust of dreams, and reapers gale, have met with widespread international acclaim and established him as a major voice in the world of fantasy fiction. With rumours again floating around about an imminent return to winnipeg of an nhl team, i am happy to offer for free the novel when shes gone, which i wrote a few years ago. You convert the ebook to plain text and then just run wc w ebook. Spoilers for the whole series can be discussed on the malazan reread spoiler thread here. Its difficult to describe because there isnt really anything like it. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading toll the hounds. It showcases the wide variety of art, the long publication history of the series, as well as the diversity of languages into which these novels have been translated. The malazan book of the fallen is a series of long fantasy novels by canadian author steven erikson. The original draft of the novel was written in 1987 but it wouldnt be published somewhat revised until 2004, when erikson was already five books deep into his malazan book of the fallen series. Title, 1st publication, approximate word count, pages bantam paperback, audio. A statistical analysis of robert jordans the wheel of.
Steven erikson, in his malazan book of the fallen, a series stretching to 10 books and 9000 pages, has created an essentially unknowable world into which viewers are allowed intermittent flashes. The malazan book of the fallen steven erikson 1 exclude characters trull sengar 1 ahlrada ahn 1 onrack malazan 1 exclude relationships ahlrada ahntrull sengar 1 exclude additional tags character death fix 1 book. Your hosts are bill capossere reading the series for a second time and amanda rutter reading it for the first time. Youve subscribed to malazan book of the fallen malazan universe. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Steven eriksons malazan book of the fallen series is initially made up of three interlocking story arcs. Malazan empire the malazan book of the fallen and novels of the malazan empire gardens of the moon.
Unsurprisingly the most common word is the with a count of 196,5. Aug, 2019 the malazan book of the fallen steven erikson 41 the kharkanas trilogy steven erikson 3. The malazan book of the fallen 8 kindle edition by erikson, steven. There is a tab for each book, where ive listed the pov segments in that book in chronological order, plus total word counts for each pov character. The sprawling epic features hundreds of characters and complexly intertwining plots, avoiding the good versus evil conventions that simplify many books in the fantasy genre.
Your hosts are bill and stefan, and in the coming months we. The depths and breadths of these stories are immense. In my opinion, a step chart would make more sense than a line chart for the first two images. May 12, 2018 steven eriksons malazan book of the fallen series is initially made up of three interlocking story arcs. The pronunciation guides are either our best efforts at transcribing words spoken in. Night of knives is therefore an odd book, with a different authors viewpoint on a complex fantasy setting.
The series was completed with the publication of the crippled god in february 2011. If youre the kind of reader who enjoys being challenged and you like fantasy, definitely give the first book in the series, gardens of the moon a shot. The following is a list of characters in the malazan book of the fallen epic fantasy series by steven erikson, as well as characters who appear in the novels of the malazan empire by ian cameron esslemont. The malazan book of the fallen sean may elements of fantasy. Eriksons series is extremely complex with a wide scope, and presents the narratives of a large cast of characters spanning thousands of years across multiple continents. Its not just a fantasy epic, its a compendium of knowledge and wisdom encased in the medium of a brutal and beautiful fan. What were looking at here is a massive series, not just in terms of word count, but also in terms of world buildingit spans thousands of years, several continents, several cultures, a. Our goal is to provide an online home for all things malazan and with thirteen published books at the time of this writing and at least that many planned for the future, were here to stay. Also, to be entirely honest, dear wife suggested both topics.
Malazan book of the fallen series by steven erikson. Steven eriksons the malazan book of the fallen consists of ten volumes of between 700 and 1200 pages each, with additional related short stories by. Dancers lament, 25 februari 2016 uk, 31 mei 2016 us, 145. Gardens of the moon the malazan book of the fallen, book 1 erikson, steven on. Steven erikson is an archaeologist and anthropologist and a graduate of the iowa writers workshop. A statistical analysis of robert jordans the wheel of time. The second novel, deadhouse gates, was voted one of the ten best fantasy novels of 2000 by. I had to leave my job and my girlfriend has dumped me, but itll be worth it when i find out. Full text of the complete malazan book of the fallen steven e. Ian cameron esslemont born 1962 is a canadian writer. Reading order of the malazan books science fiction.
An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. Full text of the complete malazan book of the fallen. But note, all of those authors made big names for themselves. Based on this old link, mbotf is like 3m 325k words. Gardens of the moon is the first novel in the malazan book of the fallen epic fantasy series. As far as i know we dont have an official word count, but i believe that they all fall within 200,000 to 300,000 words. Steven erikson, in his malazan book of the fallen, a series stretching to 10 books and. Because of this, the suggested reading order would be like this. I am half way through typing it out in ms word so that i can do a word count at the end. The malazan book of the fallen is an epic fantasy series written by canadian author steven erikson, published in ten volumes beginning with the novel gardens of the moon, published in 1999. The malazan book of the fallen is a series of epic fantasy novels by canadian author steven erikson.
Malazan book of fallen 5 the fifth awesome tale in eriksons epic malazan book of the fallen fantasy sequenceafter decades of warfare, the tribes of the tiste edur have at last united under the rule of the warlock king. You may be looking for the deity the crippled god is the tenth and final volume of canadian author steven eriksons epic fantasy series, the malazan book of the fallen. Im only in book 2 but its so full of historyinformation, translating that to television would be impossible. Wikipedia suggests it is some 1 million words longer than the malazan book of the fallen, its chief competition for the honor omitting shared universe tales like those of mercedes lackey and l. Compare best malazan of the fallen books prices on the. Ive looked at the word count of what ive edited so far and the bits i havent yet and its around 230,000 or 230k words or so and still falling as i edit although that is a word wordcount but still a novel starts at 40k words and often is less than 100k these days this seems massive that said while ironmaster is only a. Its a story about loosing sight of the things that count and a story about. The complete malazan book of the fallen malazan, erikson. High priestess of darkness refer to the unnamed characters section for toll the hounds above a bored boy of malaz city was the final character to be introduced in the malazan book of the fallen series. Discrepancies are often due to the fact that microsoft word consider its like one word, instead my data is measured considering it as it is, so two words. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. The malazan book of the fallen steven erikson 1 include characters anomander rake 1 silanah malazan 1 osserc malazan 1 include relationships ossercanomander rake 1 anomander rakesilanah 1 include additional tags other tags to include exclude. It is known for having loads and loads and loads and loads and loads of characters.
Malazan book of the fallen is a high fantasy book series by the canadian author steven. The complete malazan book of the fallen by steven erikson. Mar 06, 2009 ive looked at the word count of what ive edited so far and the bits i havent yet and its around 230,000 or 230k words or so and still falling as i edit although that is a word wordcount but still a novel starts at 40k words and often is less than 100k these days this seems massive that said while ironmaster is only a. Written by the canadian author steven erikson, gardens of the moon is the first novel in the acclaimed tenvolume fantasy series called the malazan book of the fallen. It was only when i read the third book, memories of ice which returned to many of the original characters that i started to really enjoy the malazan book of the fallen. There is an empire that must be thwarted, as well as gods desperate to prove they still count for something in the world of human beings. This novel centres on the loss of the original team, the winnipeg jets, and its effect on the city and its hockey fans. Jan 19, 20 so it shows, if the book is good enough, the word count doesnt matter. Eriksons series is complex with a wide scope, and presents the. This can usually add a plus 510k compared to microsoft word wordcount.
Title, to be published, approximate word count, pages. Full text of the complete malazan book of the fallen steven e see other formats. He is best known for his series novels of the malazan empire, which is set in the same world as the malazan book of the fallen epic fantasy series written by his friend and collaborator, steven erikson. Tolkien revised to be in line with the rest the fellowship of the ring. If you havent finished the series youre probably best off not reading past the character descriptions. This page gathers pronunciations of these words as favoured by authors, steven erikson and ian c. When new books are released, well charge your default payment method for the lowest price available during the preorder period.
Apr 18, 2011 the malazan book of the fallen steven eriksons ten book series and ian cameron esslemonts companion books feature many intelligent, nonhuman races which fact illustrates its origin as a roleplaying game setting. Dust of dreams has two hundred and fortyfour characters listed, and that doesnt include the ones that are only mentioned in passing. The malazan book of the fallen is a series of epic fantasy novels written by canadian author steve rune lundin under the penname steven erikson. Malazan book of the fallen 1 the malazan book of the fallen ebook. The malazan book of the fallen steven erikson works. Vast legions of gods, mages, humans, dragons and all manner of creatures play out the fate of the malazan empire, with brutal action and battle scenes. The malazan book of the fallen by steven erikson page 2. The series is currently planned to extend to sixteen novels comprising three distinct acts. Gardens of the moon 1999 deadhouse gates 2000 memories of ice 2001 house of chains 2002 midnight tides 2004 the. The longest fantasy right now, so far, is malazan book of the fallen.