The Lees Of Laughter's End
''The Lees Of Laughter's End'' is a novella by Canadian author Steven Erikson Steve Rune Lundin (born October 7, 1959), known by his pseudonym Steven Erikson, is a Canadian novelist who was educated and trained as both an archaeologist and anthropologist. He is best known for his ten-volume spanning epic fantasy series ..., set in the world of his '' Malazan Book of the Fallen'' epic fantasy series. It continues the storyline of Bauchelain, Korbal Broach and Emancipor Reese, three characters who had a cameo appearance in the novel '' Memories of Ice'' and were the focus for the previous two novellas, '' Blood Follows'' and '' The Healthy Dead''. Although this novella was written after ''The Healthy Dead'', its place in the storyline is immediately following ''Blood Follows'' and prior to ''The Healthy Dead''. The novella was published in the United Kingdom by PS Publishing in March 2007. External links * * 2007 British novels British fantasy novels Malazan Bo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Steven Erikson
Steve Rune Lundin (born October 7, 1959), known by his pseudonym Steven Erikson, is a Canadian novelist who was educated and trained as both an archaeologist and anthropologist. He is best known for his ten-volume spanning epic fantasy series ''Malazan Book of the Fallen'', which began with the publication of ''Gardens of the Moon'' (1999) and was completed with the publication of ''The Crippled God'' (2011). By 2012 over 1 million copies of the series had been sold worldwide, and over 3 million copies by 2018. ''SF Site'' has called the series "the most significant work of epic fantasy since Donaldson's Chronicles of Thomas Covenant," and ''Fantasy Book Review'' described it as "the best fantasy series of recent times." Fellow author Glen Cook has called the series a masterwork, while Stephen R. Donaldson has praised him for his approach to the fantasy genre. Set in the Malazan world, Erikson has written a prequel trilogy, ''The Kharkanas Trilogy'', seven novellas, a short s ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Epic Fantasy
High fantasy, or epic fantasy, is a subgenre of fantasy defined by the epic nature of its setting or by the epic stature of its characters, themes, or plot. Brian Stableford, ''The A to Z of Fantasy Literature'', (p. 198), Scarecrow Press, Plymouth. 2005. The term "high fantasy" was coined by Lloyd Alexander in a 1971 essay, "High Fantasy and Heroic Romance", which was originally given at the New England Round Table of Children's Librarians in October 1969. Characteristics High fantasy is set in an alternative, fictional ("secondary") world, rather than the "real" or "primary" world. This secondary world is usually internally consistent, but its rules differ from those of the primary world. By contrast, low fantasy is characterized by being set on Earth, the primary or real world, or a rational and familiar fictional world with the inclusion of magical elements. The romances of William Morris, such as '' The Well at the World's End'', set in an imaginary medieval wor ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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British Novellas
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2007 British Novels
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Blood Follows
''Blood Follows'' is a novella by Steven Erikson set in the world of the ''Malazan Book of the Fallen''. The events of this book take place prior to those in the main series, and do not necessarily concern the main story plot line. Originally published only in Europe by PS Publishing in 2002, the hard cover version had a run of only 300 copies, while the first and second edition paperback versions each had 500 copies printed. All of the first editions were signed by the author. The introduction to the original printing is by Stephen R. Donaldson, an acknowledged fan of Steven Erikson's work. In 2005, Blood Follows was re-published in the United States by ''Night Shade Books''. Again, there was a limited run of signed copies. Characters ''Blood Follows'' details the story of three characters previously introduced in ''Memories of Ice''. Focusing mainly on Emancipor Reese, and the events that lead to his becoming the manservant of two mysterious travelers. * Bauchelain - A my ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Memories Of Ice
''Memories of Ice'' is an epic fantasy novel by Canadian writer Steven Erikson, the third volume in his series the ''Malazan Book of the Fallen''. The events of ''Memories of Ice'' begin just after the first book, ''Gardens of the Moon'', and at the same time as the second, ''Deadhouse Gates''. ''Memories of Ice'' focuses on the renegade Malazan 2nd Army and their new allies on Genabackis, and their battle with the Pannion Domin, a new power emerging from the south of the continent. It also reveals a great deal more about the gods, ascendants and the history of the Imass, K'Chain Che'Malle and the Tiste races. Plot summary ''Memories of Ice'' takes place simultaneously with the events of ''Deadhouse Gates'', beginning about four months after the events of ''Gardens of the Moon ''Gardens of the Moon'' is the first of ten novels in Canadian author Steven Erikson's high fantasy series the '' Malazan Book of the Fallen''. The novel details the various struggles for power on a ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Emancipor Reese
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 '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''). For the Novels of the Malazan Empire—''NoK'' (''Night of Knives''), ''RotCG'' ('' Return of the Crimson Guard''), ''SW'' (''Stonewielder''), ''BB'' (''Blood and Bone''), ''OST'' (''Orb Sceptre Throne ''Orb Sceptre Throne'' is the fourth fantasy novel by Canadian author Ian Cameron Esslemont set in the world of the ''Malazan Book of the Fallen'', co-created ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Malazan Book Of The Fallen
''Malazan Book of the Fallen'' is a series of epic fantasy novels written by the Canadian author Steven Erikson. The series, published by Bantam Books in the U.K. and Tor Books in the U.S., consists of ten volumes, beginning with ''Gardens of the Moon'' (1999) and concluding with ''The Crippled God'' (2011). Erikson's 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. His plotting presents a complicated series of events in the world upon which the Malazan Empire is located. Each of the first five novels is relatively self-contained, in that each resolves its respective primary conflict; but many underlying characters and events are interwoven throughout the works of the series, binding it together. The Malazan world was co-created by Steven Erikson and Ian Cameron Esslemont in the early 1980s as a backdrop to their GURPS roleplaying campaign. In 2005, Esslemont began ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Tales Of Bauchelain And Korbal Broach
''Malazan Book of the Fallen'' is a series of epic fantasy novels written by the Canadian author Steven Erikson. The series, published by Bantam Books in the U.K. and Tor Books in the U.S., consists of ten volumes, beginning with ''Gardens of the Moon'' (1999) and concluding with ''The Crippled God'' (2011). Erikson's 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. His plotting presents a complicated series of events in the world upon which the Malazan Empire is located. Each of the first five novels is relatively self-contained, in that each resolves its respective primary conflict; but many underlying characters and events are interwoven throughout the works of the series, binding it together. The Malazan world was #Authorship, co-created by Steven Erikson and Ian Cameron Esslemont in the early 1980s as a backdrop to their GURPS roleplaying game, roleplaying campaig ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Canadians
Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''Canadian''. Canada is a multilingual and multicultural society home to people of groups of many different ethnic, religious, and national origins, with the majority of the population made up of Old World immigrants and their descendants. Following the initial period of French and then the much larger British colonization, different waves (or peaks) of immigration and settlement of non-indigenous peoples took place over the course of nearly two centuries and continue today. Elements of Indigenous, French, British, and more recent immigrant customs, languages, and religions have combined to form the culture of Canada, and thus a Canadian identity. Canada has also been strongly influenced by its linguistic, geographic, and ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Crack'd Pot Trail
''Crack'd Pot Trail'' is the fourth novella by Canadian author Steven Erikson Steve Rune Lundin (born October 7, 1959), known by his pseudonym Steven Erikson, is a Canadian novelist who was educated and trained as both an archaeologist and anthropologist. He is best known for his ten-volume spanning epic fantasy series ... in his '' Malazan Book of the Fallen'' series. It is preceded by '' The Lees of Laughter's End'', and will be followed by another two novellas. The novella was released in December 2009 with 300 traycased, signed and jacketed hardcovers with color plates and 700 unjacketed and unsigned hardcovers copies available for pre-order. References [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |