Canadian
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author
Steven Erikson
Steve Rune Lundin (born October 7, 1959), known by his pseudonym Steven Erikson, is a Canadian author, novelist who was educated and trained as both an archaeologist and anthropologist.
He is best known for his ten-volume spanning epic fantasy s ...
, set in the world of his ''
Malazan Book of the Fallen
The ''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 '' Garde ...
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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 Pres ...
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
''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 ...
'' and were the focus for the previous two novellas, '' Blood Follows'' and ''
The Healthy Dead
''The Healthy Dead'' is a novella by Canadian author Steven Erikson, set in the world of his ''Malazan Book of the Fallen'' epic fantasy series. It continues the story line of Bauchelain, Korbal Broach and Emancipor Reese, three characters wh ...
''. 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