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'''Steven Erikson''' (born October 7, 1959) is the pseudonym of '''Steve Rune Lundin''', a Canadian [[author|novelist]], who was educated and trained as both an [[archaeologist]] and [[anthropologist]].
'''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 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,<ref>Per the cover copy of the paperback edition of ''The Crippled God.''</ref> 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]],"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sfsite.com/08b/mt182.htm|title=The SF Site Featured Review: Midnight Tides|last=Thompson|first=William|year=2004|publisher=The SF Site|access-date=2009-02-22}}</ref> and ''Fantasy Book Review'' described it as "the best fantasy series of recent times."<ref>{{cite web |title=House of Chains by Steven Erikson |url=http://www.fantasybookreview.co.uk/Steven-Erikson/House-Of-Chains.html |year=2008 |work=Fantasy Book Review |publisher= Fantasybookreview.com |access-date=August 10, 2009}}</ref> Fellow author [[Glen Cook]] has called the series a masterwork, while [[Stephen R. Donaldson]] has praised him for his approach to the fantasy genre and has compared him to the likes of [[Joseph Conrad]], [[Henry James]], [[William Faulkner]], and [[Fyodor Dostoevsky]].
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 (novel)|The Crippled God]]'' (2011). By 2012 over 1 million copies of the series had been sold worldwide,{{sfn|Melville|2015|p=289|ps=: "according to the cover of the 2012 UK paperback edition of ''The Crippled God''."}} 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]],"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sfsite.com/08b/mt182.htm|title=The SF Site Featured Review: Midnight Tides|last=Thompson|first=William|year=2004|publisher=The SF Site|access-date=2009-02-22}}</ref> and ''Fantasy Book Review'' described it as "the best fantasy series of recent times."<ref>{{cite web |title=House of Chains by Steven Erikson |url=http://www.fantasybookreview.co.uk/Steven-Erikson/House-Of-Chains.html |year=2008 |work=Fantasy Book Review |publisher= Fantasybookreview.com |access-date=August 10, 2009}}</ref> 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 story, and is currently working on a sequel trilogy, ''The Witness Trilogy'', the first book of which, titled ''The God is Not Willing'', is expected to be published in 2021.
Set in the Malazan world, Erikson has commenced a prequel trilogy, ''[[The Kharkanas Trilogy]]'', seven novellas, a short story, and is currently working on [[The Witness Trilogy|a sequel trilogy]], the first book of which, titled ''[[The God is Not Willing]]'', was published in 2021.


His foray into ''[[Science Fiction]]'' has produced a comedic trilogy, the ''Willful Child Trilogy'', a spoof on ''[[Star Trek]]'' and other tropes common in the genre, and a [[First contact (science fiction)|First Contact]] novel titled ''Rejoice, a Knife To the Heart'', published in 2018.
His foray into [[science fiction]] has produced a comedic trilogy, the ''[[Steven Erikson bibliography|Willful Child Trilogy]]'', a spoof on ''[[Star Trek]]'' and other tropes common in the genre, and a [[First contact (science fiction)|First Contact]] novel titled ''[[Steven Erikson bibliography|Rejoice, a Knife To the Heart]]'', published in 2018.


==Life and career==
==Life and career==
Steven Erikson was born in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], and grew up in [[Winnipeg]].<ref name="FBR_bio">{{cite web |title= Steven Erikson biography|url= http://www.fantasybookreview.co.uk/Steven-Erikson/biography.html|work=Fantasy Book Review |publisher= Fantasybookreview.com|access-date=August 10, 2009}}</ref> He subsequently lived in the UK with his wife and son, but has since returned to Canada.<ref name="FBR_bio"/> He is an anthropologist and archaeologist by training and is a graduate of the [[Iowa Writers' Workshop]].<ref name="meetse">{{cite web |title=Steven Erikson |url=http://us.macmillan.com/author/stevenerikson |year=2008 |publisher= Macmillan|access-date=July 11, 2009}}</ref> For his thesis at the Iowa Writers' Workshop, Erikson wrote a "story cycle" of short stories titled ''A Ruin of Feathers'' about an archaeologist in Central America. Subsequently, he received a grant to finish the work which was published by TSAR, a small Canadian publishing house. For his next work he co-won the Anvil Press International 3-Day Novel Contest for which he signed away the rights, a mistake he attributes to inexperience. Erikson's third book was also published by TSAR, and consisted of a novella and short stories titled ''Revolvo and other Canadian Tales''. Later, upon moving to England, he sold what he refers to as his "first real novel" to Hodder and Stoughton — ''[[This River Awakens]]'' — written when he still lived in Winnipeg. Before assuming the pseudonym Erikson (as an homage to his mother's maiden name), he published his first four books, currently out of print, under his real name.<ref>{{cite web |title=Steven Erikson Facebook post November 25, 2020 |url=https://www.facebook.com/steveneriksonofficial/posts/1742077502611209
Steven Rune Lundin was born in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], and grew up in [[Winnipeg]], Manitoba.<ref name=locus-2020>{{cite magazine |title=Steven Erikson: Undercurrents |url=https://locusmag.com/2020/07/steven-erikson-undercurrents/ |magazine=[[Locus (magazine)|Locus]] |volume=85 |number=1 |date=July 13, 2020}}</ref><ref name="FBR_bio">{{cite web |title= Steven Erikson biography|url= http://www.fantasybookreview.co.uk/Steven-Erikson/biography.html|work=Fantasy Book Review |publisher= Fantasybookreview.com|access-date=August 10, 2009}}</ref> He subsequently lived in the UK with his wife and son, but has since returned to Canada.<ref name="FBR_bio" /> He is an anthropologist and archaeologist by training and is a graduate of the [[Iowa Writers' Workshop]].<ref name="meetse">{{cite web |title=Steven Erikson |url=http://us.macmillan.com/author/stevenerikson |year=2008 |publisher= Macmillan|access-date=July 11, 2009}}</ref> For his thesis at the Iowa Writers' Workshop, Erikson wrote a "story cycle" of short stories titled ''A Ruin of Feathers'' about an archaeologist in Central America. Subsequently, he received a grant to finish the work which was published by TSAR, a small Canadian publishing house. For his next work he co-won the Anvil Press International 3-Day Novel Contest for which he signed away the rights, a mistake he attributes to inexperience. Erikson's third book was also published by TSAR, and consisted of a novella and short stories titled ''Revolvo and other Canadian Tales''. Later, upon moving to England, he sold what he refers to as his "first real novel" to Hodder and Stoughton — ''[[This River Awakens]]'' — written when he still lived in Winnipeg. Before assuming the pseudonym Erikson (as an homage to his mother's maiden name),<ref name=locus-2020/> he published his first four books, out of print {{as of|lc=y|2007}}, under his real name.<ref>{{cite web |title=Steven Erikson Facebook post November 25, 2020 |website=[[Facebook]]
|url=https://www.facebook.com/steveneriksonofficial/posts/1742077502611209
|access-date=December 1, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Vandemeer">{{cite web |last=Vandermeer |first=Jeff |title=Steven Erikson: No Lies, No Holding Back|url=http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/erikson_interview/ |year=2008 |publisher=Clarkesworld Magazine |access-date=August 31, 2009}}</ref> In addition to writing, he paints using oil paints.<ref name="Vandemeer"/>
|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/884647141687587/1742077502611209 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited|access-date=December 1, 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="Vandemeer">{{cite magazine |last=Vandermeer |first=Jeff |author-link=Jeff Vandermeer |title=Steven Erikson: No Lies, No Holding Back|url=http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/erikson_interview/ |date=December 2007 |magazine=[[Clarkesworld]] |issue=15 |access-date=August 31, 2009}}</ref> In addition to writing, he paints using oil paints.<ref name="Vandemeer"/>


==Themes==
===''Malazan Book of the Fallen''===
Erikson has stated that apart from examining the "human condition", all his literary work share "compassion" as a theme, or main driving force.<ref name="FHive">{{cite web|url=https://fantasy-hive.co.uk/2018/11/interview-with-steven-erikson/|title=INTERVIEW WITH STEVEN ERIKSON|last=Thornton|first=Jonathan|date=1 November 2018|work=Fantasy Hive|access-date=1 November 2018}}</ref>
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Furthermore, when envisioning the Malazan world, both he and his collaborator [[Ian Cameron Esslemont]] agreed to create societies and cultures that never knew sexism and gender based hierarchies of power.<ref name="Lunna">{{cite episode | title = Steven Erikson - Le livre des martyrs : Volume 1, Les jardins de la lune | url =https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PglugQjKsi0 | series =Mollat | minutes =2:40}}</ref>


Other themes include social inequality, egalitarianism, death, life, history, and historical accuracy.<ref name="Tor15">{{cite web|url=https://www.tor.com/2018/10/22/diversity-and-equality-are-foundational-concepts-in-malazan-book-of-the-fallen/|title=Diversity and Equality Are Foundational Concepts in Malazan Book of the Fallen|work=Tor|date=22 October 2018|access-date=October 29, 2018}}</ref><ref name="TQ">{{cite web|url=https://thequilltolive.com/2018/07/13/why-you-should-read-malazan-part-5-the-themes/|title=Why You Should Read Malazan – Part 5: The Themes|work=The Quill To Live|date=13 July 2018|access-date=October 29, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Spec">{{cite web|url=http://speculiction.blogspot.com/2011/11/slow-exhale-consistency-of-malazan-book.html|title=A Slow Exhale: The Consistency of Malazan Book of the Fallen|work=Speculiction|date=11 November 2011|access-date=October 29, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Tor0">{{cite web|url=https://www.tor.com/2016/09/06/14-reasons-to-read-steven-eriksons-gardens-of-the-moon/|title=14 Reasons to Read Steven Erikson's Gardens of the Moon|work=Tor|date=6 September 2016|access-date=October 29, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Med">{{cite web|url=https://medium.com/inner-worlds/inner-worlds-ii-steven-erikson-the-author-of-the-malazan-book-of-the-fallen-8c1094ee7fed|title=Inner Worlds II: Steven Erikson, the author of The Malazan Book of the Fallen - On fantasy, bias, and telling a story|work=Medium|date=February 2017|access-date=October 29, 2018}}</ref>
Erikson and [[Ian Cameron Esslemont|Ian C. Esslemont]] initially devised the Malazan world as a backdrop for a table-top [[role-playing]] game.<ref name=spot1>{{cite web |title=On the spot at Bookspotcentral: Interview with Steven Erikson |url=http://www.bscreview.com/2008/06/on-the-spot-at-bookspotcentral-interview-steven-erikson |publisher= bookspotcentral.com|access-date=July 11, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29EqmOpqVM0|title=Suvudu - Steven Erikson Reading and Q&A (Part 6)|last=Unbound Worlds|date=23 September 2008|via=YouTube}}</ref> Unhappy with the lack of quality adult oriented fantasy movies at the time, the duo decided to write their own movie script using their gaming experience and the world they had created. The script, titled ''Gardens of the Moon'', was deemed too risky and failed to sell. With interest in the script seeming nonexistent, Erikson, with Esslemont's go ahead, reworked it into a fantasy novel, which he completed around 1991–92.
<ref name="gotm">{{cite book | last =Erikson | first =Steven | title =Preface to Gardens of the Moon redux | publisher =Bantam Books | series =Malazan Book of the Fallen | volume =1 | edition =Bantam Books edition published 2000 | date =2007 | location = United Kingdom | pages =xi | language =en | url =http://rhwidget.randomhouse.co.uk/flash-widget/widget_lg.do?isbn=9780553819571&menu=0&mode=1&cf=4aa5a2&cb=77c8da | isbn =9780553819571}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sfbc.com/ecom/pages/nm/product/productDetail.jsp?skuId=1000846474|archive-url=https://archive.is/20130202022835/http://www.sfbc.com/ecom/pages/nm/product/productDetail.jsp?skuId=1000846474|url-status=dead|title=''Gardens of the Moon'' review at ''Science Fiction Book Club''|archive-date=February 2, 2013}}</ref>


==Style==
After meeting almost a decade of rejection, the novel was finally sold to [[Transworld (company)|Transworld]], a division of [[Random House]]. The publisher was pleased with the work and requested additional books in the series.<ref name="guardian">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/1999/oct/14/artsfeatures|title=Malazans and megabucks|last=Moss|first=Stephen|date=October 14, 1999|work=The Guardian|access-date=2009-02-22}}</ref> Using the history of the Malazan world, nine additional novels were plotted. After the publication of ''Gardens of the Moon'', reviews spread via the internet, and Orion publications attempted to lure the writer away from Transworld. However, Transworld retained an option on additional novels in the series and offered £675,000 for the remaining nine books of the series.<ref name="guardian" />
Erikson has stated explicitly that he enjoys playing with and overturning the conventions of fantasy, presenting characters that violate the stereotypes associated with their roles. They embody the multidimensional characteristics found in human beings, making them more realistic and giving the story more depth, which is why his books are anything but predictable. He deliberately began ''Gardens of the Moon'' mid-plot rather than beginning with a more conventional narrative.<ref name="sffw-interview">{{cite web |title=Interview with Steven Erikson |url=http://www.sffworld.com/2006/01/scifiint_165/? |date=January 21, 2006 |publisher=SFFWorld.com |access-date=July 11, 2009}}</ref><ref name=spot1>{{cite web |title=On the spot at Bookspotcentral: Interview with Steven Erikson |url=http://www.bscreview.com/2008/06/on-the-spot-at-bookspotcentral-interview-steven-erikson |publisher= bookspotcentral.com|access-date=July 11, 2009}}</ref> The writer's style of writing includes complex plots with masses of characters. In addition, he has been praised for his willingness to kill central characters when it enhances the plot.<ref name="FBR_bio"/>


==Reception==
While there are many plotlines woven through the whole series, the main storyline focuses on a period in time where the Malazan Empire is facing resistance to their conquest of the world. The series was completed with the publication of ''[[The Crippled God]]'', the tenth novel in the series, in 2011.<ref name="spanish">{{cite web|url=https://caballerodelarbolsonriente.blogspot.com/2017/12/steven-erikson-no-hay-nada-para.html|title=Steven Erikson: "There is nothing glorifying in war"|last=Garrido|first=Daniel|date=December 1, 2012|work=El Caballero del Arbols Onriente|access-date=2018-10-25}}</ref><ref name="Wert">{{cite web|url=http://thewertzone.blogspot.com/2017/11/malazan-franchise-familiariser.html|title=Malazan Franchise Familiariser|last=Whitehead|first=Adam|date=November 11, 2017|work=The Wertzone|access-date=2018-10-25}}</ref>
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|quote = Word of mouth is very powerful in fantasy, and the net carries its own energy. It made a huge difference – people were picking [Gardens of the Moon] up from Amsterdam to the US.
Erikson's background as an archeologist and anthropologist also shaped how he crafted the story. His approach was to use as many perspectives and point of views as possible in terms of interpreting history. He also drew inspiration from ''[[Homer]]'''s ''Illiad'', where gods constantly meddled into mortal affairs, adding the twist that it doesn't always work out as planned for the god.<ref name="French">{{cite web|url=https://justaword.fr/interview-steven-erikson-3d21dc6fff9f|title=Interview Steven Erikson: The Malazan Archaeologist - Imaginales festival in Épinal 2018|last=Winter |first=Nicolas |date=June 5, 2018|work=Just a Word - France|access-date=2018-10-25}}</ref>
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As of 2018, 3 million copies have been sold.<ref name="WZB">{{cite web|url=http://thewertzone.blogspot.com/2018/04/sales-of-malazan-book-of-fallen-pass-3.html|title=Sales of the MALAZAN BOOK OF THE FALLEN pass 3 million|last=Whitehead|first=Adam|date=April 23, 2018|work=The Wertzone - SF&F In Print & On Screen|access-date=2018-10-29}}</ref>
|source = <ref name="guardian">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/1999/oct/14/artsfeatures|title=Malazans and megabucks|last=Moss|first=Stephen|date=October 14, 1999|work=The Guardian|access-date=2009-02-22}}</ref>
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===''The Kharkanas Trilogy''===
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After the publication of the seventh novel in the ''[[Malazan Book of the Fallen]]'' series, ''[[Reapers Gale]]'', the publisher agreed to two trilogies and novellas set in the Malazan world. This consequently led to a prequel trilogy, titled the Kharkanas Trilogy, set almost three hundred thousand years before the events of the main series, elements of which he began introducing in ''[[Toll the Hounds]]'' and in ''[[The Crippled God]]''.

The series deals with numerous founding or elder races from the Malazan World, with the narrative anchored around the circumstances that would ultimately lead to the split of the Tiste race. It sheds light and demystifies the events that are often hinted at in the background of ''Malazan Book of the Fallen''. Primarily focusing on characters such as Anomander Rake, Draconus, Gothos, K’rul and Hood, mainly through the eyes of secondary characters.

As of 2018, two novels have been published, ''[[Forge of Darkness]]'' (2012) and ''[[Fall of Light]]'' (2016), with the third taking a backseat to the first novel in the Witness trilogy. In a post on his official Facebook account, the author explained that the dismal sale figures for the previous novels and the creative toll employing the writing style used throughout the previous books was what had led to his decision to take a break from it in order to do it justice.<ref name="Facebook Steven Erikson - Author">{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/steveneriksonofficial/posts/942659669219667|title=and occasionally an exchange goes like this|work=Steven Erikson Social Media|access-date=May 28, 2018}}</ref>

===''The Witness Trilogy''===
The second planned trilogy centers around the popular character, Karsa Orlong. This trilogy will be a sequel to the main series, set, according to the author, a decade after the main narrative.<ref name="FHive">{{cite web|url=https://fantasy-hive.co.uk/2018/11/interview-with-steven-erikson/|title=INTERVIEW WITH STEVEN ERIKSON|last=Thornton|first=Jonathan|date=1 November 2018|work=Fantasy Hive|access-date=1 November 2018}}</ref>

The first novel is titled ''The God is Not Willing'', which is set to be released in November 2021.<ref name="Podcast">{{cite episode | title = NOT A TSACAST - *Spoilers Malazan* - Fireside Conversations with Steven Erikson | url =https://soundcloud.com/tsa-cast/erikson_final | series =NOT A TSACAST | minutes =50}}</ref>

===''The Tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach''===
Erikson wrote side stories centering on two necromancers and their butler, characters he introduced in ''[[Memories of Ice]]'', the third novel in the ''[[Malazan Book of the Fallen]]'' series. These side stories take place in the Malazan world, but have no connection to the series' overall plot.

As of 2018, six novellas have been published, the first in 2002, titled ''[[Blood Follows]]'', and the latest in 2016, tilted ''The Fiends of Nightmaria''. In 2009, the first three novellas were collected and published together as ''The Tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach''. And in 2018, books four to six were collected and published together as ''The Second Collected Tales of Bauchelain & Korbal Broach''.

As per his agreement with his publisher, the author is expected to write three more novellas featuring these characters.<ref name="spanish"/>

===''Willful Child Trilogy''===
Erikson is a huge fan of the ''[[Star Trek]]'' series, especially the first iteration which he credits as being his gateway to [[Science Fiction]] in general. But he finds himself feeling disenfranchised by some of the later iterations, especially from ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation|The Next Generation]]'' onward. In an interview he goes into detail regarding this issue, concluding that among other things creative compromises were to blame for the dip in quality. But while criticizing the series' current state, he affirms that he nonetheless still is a fan.<ref name="UW">{{cite web | title=INTERVIEWS - New Release Interview: Steven Erikson & His WILLFUL CHILD | url=https://www.unboundworlds.com/2014/11/new-release-interview-steven-erikson-his-willful-child/ | work=Unbound Worlds| publisher=Unbound Worlds| access-date=October 26, 2018}}</ref>
''Willful Child'', published in September, 2014, is the writer's "response" to the overused tropes and caricature of ''[[Captain Kirk]]'' esque characters in science fiction, with the main character, Captain Hardrian, being the most recognizable reflection. While the novel is a spoof of science fiction in general, it is rife with oftentimes poignant social commentary.<ref name="CD">{{cite web | title=Review: Willful Child by Steven Erikson | url=https://thecriticaldragon.com/2015/12/01/review-willful-child-by-steven-erikson/ | work=The Critical Dragon Reviews| publisher=The Critical Dragon| access-date=October 26, 2018}}</ref>

''The Wrath of Betty'', the follow-up, was published in 2016.<ref name="CD2">{{cite web | title=In the Dragon's Den: Interview with Steven Erikson Part 3 | url=https://thecriticaldragon.com/2016/04/26/in-the-dragons-den-interview-with-steven-erikson-part-3/ | work=The Critical Dragon Reviews| publisher=The Critical Dragon| access-date=October 26, 2018}}</ref>

===''Rejoice, A Knife to the Heart''===
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|style="text-align: left;"|Instead ... I wanted an ET arriving that then set about doing what it does, while utterly and completely ignoring the usual list of suspects (presidents, men-in-black, scientists, the military); and to then not only ignore them, but bring them down. An end to secrecy. An end to hidden power-blocks and all the vicious games they play to stay in power. Wake up, world, to a brand-new day.
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|-align: left;"|— Steven Erikson<ref name="Big Idea" />
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Having written a three million words spanning fantasy series and having dealt with all the tropes that came with it, Erikson feels desensitized by most works found in the genre, which is why he prefers reading Science Fiction.<ref name="spanish"/> For more than a decade, he has also had aspirations to write a First Contact science fiction novel. In 2017, UK based publisher ''[[Victor Gollancz Ltd|Gollancz]]'' revealed in a press release that they had acquired the right to this project, titled ''Rejoice, A Knife to the Heart''.<ref name="Gollancz">{{cite web | title=Gollancz Acquire Steven Erikson's Rejoice, A Knife to the Heart | url=https://www.gollancz.co.uk/2017/10/12/gollancz-acquire-steven-ericksons-rejoice-knife-heart/ | date=2017-10-12 | work=Gollancz | publisher=Gollancz| access-date=October 26, 2018}}</ref><ref name="BB">{{cite web | title=Gollancz signs Steven Erikson SF Novel | url=http://www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article-detail/?sf1=cms_pagename&st1=gollancz-signs-steven-erikson-sf-novel | work=Book Berunch| publisher=Book Brunch| access-date=October 26, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Big Idea">{{cite web | title=The Big Idea - Steven Erikson| url=https://whatever.scalzi.com/2018/10/17/the-big-idea-steven-erikson/| date=2018-10-17 | work=Scalzi | publisher= Whatever - THIS MACHINE MOCKS FASCISTS| access-date=October 26, 2018}}</ref> In Canada, the publishing rights are owned by Promontory Press Inc.<ref name="PP">{{cite web | title=Rejoice, A Knife to the Heart | url=https://www.promontorypress.com/books/rejoice-a-knife-to-the-heart/ | work=Promontory Press Inc Works| publisher=Promontory Press Inc| access-date=October 26, 2018}}</ref>

Similar to his fantasy work, the writer revealed that he would be playing with and overturning the conventions and dismantling a few tropes. It was his opinion that far too often the invading aliens would seek contact with an authority figure, someone in power. His goal was to flip that by asking what would happen if the aliens made contact with someone completely opposite.<ref name="Big Idea"/>

The novel was released on October 16, 2018, and was received with critical acclaim, with science fiction author Robert Sawyer praising its concept and its execution.<ref name="Amazon3">{{cite web | title=Rejoice, A Knife to the Heart Steven Erikson | url=https://www.fantasticfiction.com/e/steven-erikson/rejoice.htm | work=Fantastic Fiction| publisher=Fantastic Fiction.| access-date=October 26, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Amazon4">{{cite book | title=Rejoice, A Knife to the Heart Steven Erikson | work=Amazon Catalogue Books| isbn=978-1773740126 | last1=Erikson | first1=Steven | date=2018-10-16 }}</ref>

===Themes===
Erikson has stated that apart from examining the "human condition", all his literary work share "compassion" as a theme, or main driving force.<ref name="FHive" />
Furthermore, when envisioning the Malazan world, both Esslemont and he agreed to create societies and cultures that never knew sexism and gender based hierarchies of power.<ref name="Lunna">{{cite episode | title = Steven Erikson - Le livre des martyrs : Volume 1, Les jardins de la lune | url =https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PglugQjKsi0 | series =Mollat | minutes =2:40}}</ref>

Other themes include social inequality, egalitarianism, death, life, history, historical accuracy .<ref name="Tor15">{{cite web|url=https://www.tor.com/2018/10/22/diversity-and-equality-are-foundational-concepts-in-malazan-book-of-the-fallen/|title=Diversity and Equality Are Foundational Concepts in Malazan Book of the Fallen|work=Tor|access-date=October 29, 2018}}</ref><ref name="TQ">{{cite web|url=https://thequilltolive.com/2018/07/13/why-you-should-read-malazan-part-5-the-themes/|title=Why You Should Read Malazan – Part 5: The Themes|work=The Quill To Live|access-date=October 29, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Spec">{{cite web|url=http://speculiction.blogspot.com/2011/11/slow-exhale-consistency-of-malazan-book.html|title=A Slow Exhale: The Consistency of Malazan Book of the Fallen|work=Speculiction|access-date=October 29, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Tor0">{{cite web|url=https://www.tor.com/2016/09/06/14-reasons-to-read-steven-eriksons-gardens-of-the-moon/|title=14 Reasons to Read Steven Erikson's Gardens of the Moon|work=Tor|access-date=October 29, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Med">{{cite web|url=https://medium.com/inner-worlds/inner-worlds-ii-steven-erikson-the-author-of-the-malazan-book-of-the-fallen-8c1094ee7fed|title=Inner Worlds II: Steven Erikson, the author of The Malazan Book of the Fallen - On fantasy, bias, and telling a story|work=Medium|access-date=October 29, 2018}}</ref>

===Style===
Erikson has stated explicitly that he enjoys playing with and overturning the conventions of fantasy, presenting characters that violate the stereotypes associated with their roles. They embody the multidimensional characteristics found in human beings, making them more realistic and giving the story more depth, which is why his books are anything but predictable. He deliberately began ''Gardens of the Moon'' mid-plot rather than beginning with a more conventional narrative.<ref name="sffw-interview">{{cite web |title=Interview with Steven Erikson |url=http://www.sffworld.com/2006/01/scifiint_165/? |date=January 21, 2006 |publisher=SFFWorld.com |access-date=July 11, 2009}}</ref><ref name=spot1/> The writer's style of writing includes complex plots with masses of characters. In addition, he has been praised for his willingness to kill central characters when it enhances the plot.<ref name="FBR_bio"/>

===Reception===
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The first novel of the ''[[Malazan Book of the Fallen]]'' series, ''[[Gardens of the Moon]]'' (1999), was well received. It was short-listed for a [[World Fantasy Award]].<ref name="transworld">{{cite web |title=Steven Erikson |url=http://www.booksattransworld.co.uk/stevenerikson/home.htm |publisher=booksattransworld |access-date=11 July 2009}}</ref> It has also earned Erikson the reputation as one of the best authors in the fantasy genre,<ref name="transworld"/> and was described as "An astounding début".<ref name="twbooks" >{{cite web |title=Steven Erikson |url=http://www.twbooks.co.uk/authors/stevenerikson.html |access-date=11 July 2009}}</ref> The novel was acclaimed for its "combination of originality and intelligent, strong and exciting storytelling".<ref name="transworld" /> The second book in the series, ''[[Deadhouse Gates]]'' (2000), was voted one of the ten best fantasy novels of 2000 by ''SF Site''.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.sfsite.com/columns/best01.htm | title = Top ten books of 2000 | publisher = [[SF Site]] }}</ref>
The first novel of the ''[[Malazan Book of the Fallen]]'' series, ''[[Gardens of the Moon]]'' (1999), was well received. It was short-listed for a [[World Fantasy Award]].<ref name="transworld">{{cite web |title=Steven Erikson |url=http://www.booksattransworld.co.uk/stevenerikson/home.htm |publisher=booksattransworld |access-date=11 July 2009}}</ref> It has also earned Erikson the reputation as one of the best authors in the fantasy genre,<ref name="transworld"/> and was described as "An astounding début".<ref name="twbooks" >{{cite web |title=Steven Erikson |url=http://www.twbooks.co.uk/authors/stevenerikson.html |access-date=11 July 2009}}</ref> The novel was acclaimed for its "combination of originality and intelligent, strong and exciting storytelling".<ref name="transworld" /> The second book in the series, ''[[Deadhouse Gates]]'' (2000), was voted one of the ten best fantasy novels of 2000 by ''SF Site''.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.sfsite.com/columns/best01.htm | title = Top ten books of 2000 | publisher = [[SF Site]] }}</ref>
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==Influences==
==Influences==
Erikson attributes paper and pen Role-Playing games, specifically AD&D and GURPS, as being the biggest influence in his writing career, and even calls it the fundament the Malazan Empire, from his ''[[Malazan Book of the Fallen]]'' series, is based on. [[Stephen R. Donaldson|Stephen R. Donaldson's]], [[The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant]] and [[Glen Cook|Glen Cook's]] [[The Black Company]], both ushering post-Tolkien style of writing, are among some of the works that have influenced his storytelling. He also credits the works of [[Robert E. Howard]], [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]], [[Homer]], [[Arthur C. Clarke]], [[Roger Zelazny]], [[John Gardner (American writer)|John Gardner]], [[Gustav Hasford]], [[Mark Helprin]] and [[Robin Hobb]] as some of the influences he used in the Malazan works.<ref name="Erikson">{{cite web |last=Erikson |first=Steven|title=The World of the Malazan Empire and Role-Playing Games |url=http://www.steven-erikson.com/index.php/the-world-of-the-malazan-empire-and-role-playing-games/ |access-date=October 23, 2018}}</ref><ref name="FBR_bio"/>
Erikson attributes pen and paper Role-Playing games, specifically AD&D and GURPS, as being the biggest influence in his writing career, and even calls it the fundament of the Malazan Empire, from his ''[[Malazan Book of the Fallen]]'' series, is based on. [[Stephen R. Donaldson|Stephen R. Donaldson's]] [[The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant]] and [[Glen Cook|Glen Cook's]] [[The Black Company]], both ushering post-Tolkien style of writing, are some of the works that have influenced his storytelling. He also credits the works of [[Robert E. Howard]], [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]], [[Homer]], [[Arthur C. Clarke]], [[Roger Zelazny]], [[John Gardner (American writer)|John Gardner]], [[Gustav Hasford]], [[Mark Helprin]] and [[Robin Hobb]] as influences on the Malazan works.<ref name="Erikson">{{cite web |last=Erikson |first=Steven|title=The World of the Malazan Empire and Role-Playing Games |url=http://www.steven-erikson.com/index.php/the-world-of-the-malazan-empire-and-role-playing-games/ |access-date=October 23, 2018}}</ref><ref name="FBR_bio"/>


==Bibliography==
==List of works==
{{main|List of works by Steven Erikson}}

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! Title !! Year !! Type !! Series
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|A Ruin of Feathers || 1991 || rowspan="3" | Novella || rowspan="4" | Standalone written as Steve Lundin
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|Stolen Voices || 1993
|-
|Revolvo & Other Canadian Tales || 1998
|-
|This River Awakens || 1998 || Novel
|-
|[[Gardens of the Moon]] || 1999 || Novel || ''[[Malazan Book of the Fallen]]''
|-
|[[Deadhouse Gates]] || 2000 || Novel || ''[[Malazan Book of the Fallen]]''
|-
|[[Memories of Ice]] || 2001 || Novel || ''[[Malazan Book of the Fallen]]''
|-
|[[Blood Follows]] || 2002 || Novella || ''The Tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach''
|-
|[[House of Chains]] || 2002 || Novel || ''[[Malazan Book of the Fallen]]''
|-
|[[Midnight Tides]] || 2004 || Novel || ''[[Malazan Book of the Fallen]]''
|-
|[[The Healthy Dead]] || 2004 || Novella || ''The Tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach''
|-
|The Devil Delivered || 2004 || rowspan="3" | Novella || rowspan="3"| Standalone
|-
|Fishin' with Grandma Matchie || 2004
|-
|When She's Gone || 2004
|-
|[[The Bonehunters]] || 2006 || Novel || ''[[Malazan Book of the Fallen]]''
|-
|[[Reaper's Gale]] || 2007 || Novel || ''[[Malazan Book of the Fallen]]''
|-
|[[The Lees of Laughter's End]] || 2007 || Novella || ''The Tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach''
|-
|Revolvo || 2008 || Novella || Standalone
|-
|[[Toll the Hounds]] || 2008 || Novel || ''[[Malazan Book of the Fallen]]''
|-
|[[Crack'd Pot Trail|Crack’d Pot Trail]] || 2009 || Novella || ''The Tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach''
|-
|Dust of Dreams || 2009 || Novel || ''[[Malazan Book of the Fallen]]''
|-
|Goats of Glory || 2010 || Short story ||
|-
|The Crippled God || 2011 || Novel || ''[[Malazan Book of the Fallen]]''
|-
|[[The Wurms of Blearmouth]] || 2012 || Novella || ''The Tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach''
|-
|The Devil Delivered and Other Tales || 2012 || Novella || Standalone
|-
|[[Forge of Darkness]] || 2012 || Novel || ''[[The Kharkanas Trilogy]]''
|-
|Willful Child || 2014 || Novel || ''Willful Child Trilogy''
|-
|Willful Child: Wrath of Betty || 2016 || Novel || ''Willful Child Trilogy''
|-
|[[Fall of Light]] || 2016 || Novel || ''[[The Kharkanas Trilogy]]''
|-
|The Fiends of Nightmaria || 2016 || Novella || ''The Tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach''
|-
|Rejoice, A Knife to the Heart || 2018 || Novel || Standalone
|-
|Willful Child: The Search for Spark || 2018 || Novel || ''Willful Child Trilogy''
|-
|Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords || 2020 || Novella || ''The Tales of Bauchelain & Korbal Broach''
|-
|The God is Not Willing || 2021 || Novel || ''The Witness Trilogy''
|-
|Walk in Shadow || ''TBA'' || Novel || ''[[The Kharkanas Trilogy]]''
|}


==See also==
==See also==
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*[[Path to Ascendancy]]
*[[Path to Ascendancy]]


==References ==
==References==

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==Sources ==
==Sources==
*{{cite web |last=Vandermeer |first=Jeff |title=Steven Erikson: No Lies, No Holding Back|url=http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/erikson_interview/ |year=2008 |publisher=Clarkesworld Magazine |access-date=August 31, 2009}}
* {{cite journal |last=Melville |first=Peter |title=Witnessing the 'Unwitnessed' in Steven Erikson's The Malazan Book of the Fallen |journal=[[Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts]] |year=2015 |pages=276–291 |volume=26 |issue=2 |jstor=26321113}}


==External links==
==External links==
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* [https://www.facebook.com/steveneriksonofficial/ Steven Erikson's Official Facebook Page]
* [https://www.facebook.com/steveneriksonofficial/ Steven Erikson's Official Facebook Page]
* [http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/31232.Steven_Erikson/ Steven Erikson at Goodreads]
* [http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/31232.Steven_Erikson/ Steven Erikson at Goodreads]
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* [http://www.fantasyliterature.net/eriksonsteven.html Reviews at FantasyLiterature.net]
* [http://www.fantasybookreview.co.uk/Steven-Erikson/biography.html Detailed Biography]
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===Essays===
* [https://archive.is/20130905184629/http://upcoming4.me/news/book-news/on-the-origins-of-forge-of-darkness-by-steven-erikson On the Origins of Forge of Darkness (September 2013)]
* [http://www.steven-erikson.com/index.php/on-authorial-intent/ Erikson on Authorial Intent] (2016)

===Interviews===
* [http://creatureofthewheel.wordpress.com/2013/02/21/steven-erikson/ Interview with Owen Williams (March 2011)]
* [https://nekoplz.com/steven-erikson-interview/ Interview with Jay Tomio (June 2008)]
* [http://fantasybookcritic.blogspot.com/2008/06/interview-with-steven-erikson.html interview at Fantasy Book Critic (June 2008)]
* [http://nethspace.blogspot.com/2008/03/steven-erikson-answers-questions-five.html Interview at Neth Space (March 2008)]
* [http://fantasyhotlist.blogspot.com/2007/08/new-steven-erikson-interview.html Interview at Pat's Fantasy Hotlist (August 2007)]
* [http://www.sffworld.com/interview/165p0.html Interview at sffworld.com (January 2006)]
* [http://ofblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/wotmania-files-interview-with-steven.html Interview by wotmania.com] at OF blog, (March 2003).
* [http://www.sfsite.com/06a/se82.htm Interview at The SF Site (May 2000)]
* [http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/erikson_interview/ Interview] conducted by [[Jeff VanderMeer]] for [[Clarkesworld Magazine]]
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This article is about the Canadian fantasy author. For the American surrealist novelist, see Steve Erickson. For the sailor, see Steve Erickson (sailor).
Steven Erikson
October 2016
October 2016
BornSteve Rune Lundin
(1959-10-07) October 7, 1959 (age 65)
Toronto, Ontario
Pen nameSteven Erikson
OccupationAuthor
LanguageEnglish
NationalityCanadian
CitizenshipCanadian
Period1991 - present[1][2]
GenresEpic Fantasy, Science Fiction, Coming of Age
Years active1991-present
Notable works
Children1
Signature
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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,[3] 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,"[4] and Fantasy Book Review described it as "the best fantasy series of recent times."[5] 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 commenced a prequel trilogy, The Kharkanas Trilogy, seven novellas, a short story, and is currently working on a sequel trilogy, the first book of which, titled The God is Not Willing, was published in 2021.

His foray into science fiction has produced a comedic trilogy, the Willful Child Trilogy, a spoof on Star Trek and other tropes common in the genre, and a First Contact novel titled Rejoice, a Knife To the Heart, published in 2018.

Life and career

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Steven Rune Lundin was born in Toronto, Ontario, and grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba.[1][2] He subsequently lived in the UK with his wife and son, but has since returned to Canada.[2] He is an anthropologist and archaeologist by training and is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop.[6] For his thesis at the Iowa Writers' Workshop, Erikson wrote a "story cycle" of short stories titled A Ruin of Feathers about an archaeologist in Central America. Subsequently, he received a grant to finish the work which was published by TSAR, a small Canadian publishing house. For his next work he co-won the Anvil Press International 3-Day Novel Contest for which he signed away the rights, a mistake he attributes to inexperience. Erikson's third book was also published by TSAR, and consisted of a novella and short stories titled Revolvo and other Canadian Tales. Later, upon moving to England, he sold what he refers to as his "first real novel" to Hodder and Stoughton — This River Awakens — written when he still lived in Winnipeg. Before assuming the pseudonym Erikson (as an homage to his mother's maiden name),[1] he published his first four books, out of print as of 2007, under his real name.[7][8] In addition to writing, he paints using oil paints.[8]

Themes

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Erikson has stated that apart from examining the "human condition", all his literary work share "compassion" as a theme, or main driving force.[9] Furthermore, when envisioning the Malazan world, both he and his collaborator Ian Cameron Esslemont agreed to create societies and cultures that never knew sexism and gender based hierarchies of power.[10]

Other themes include social inequality, egalitarianism, death, life, history, and historical accuracy.[11][12][13][14][15]

Style

[edit]

Erikson has stated explicitly that he enjoys playing with and overturning the conventions of fantasy, presenting characters that violate the stereotypes associated with their roles. They embody the multidimensional characteristics found in human beings, making them more realistic and giving the story more depth, which is why his books are anything but predictable. He deliberately began Gardens of the Moon mid-plot rather than beginning with a more conventional narrative.[16][17] The writer's style of writing includes complex plots with masses of characters. In addition, he has been praised for his willingness to kill central characters when it enhances the plot.[2]

Reception

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Word of mouth is very powerful in fantasy, and the net carries its own energy. It made a huge difference – people were picking [Gardens of the Moon] up from Amsterdam to the US.

Steven Erikson, [18]

The first novel of the Malazan Book of the Fallen series, Gardens of the Moon (1999), was well received. It was short-listed for a World Fantasy Award.[19] It has also earned Erikson the reputation as one of the best authors in the fantasy genre,[19] and was described as "An astounding début".[20] The novel was acclaimed for its "combination of originality and intelligent, strong and exciting storytelling".[19] The second book in the series, Deadhouse Gates (2000), was voted one of the ten best fantasy novels of 2000 by SF Site.[21]

Fellow author Glen Cook has called the series a masterwork of the imagination that may be the high water mark of the epic fantasy genre. In his treatise written for The New York Review of Science Fiction, fellow author Stephen R. Donaldson has also praised Erikson for his approach to the fantasy genre, the subversion of classical tropes, the complex characterizations, the social commentary — pointing explicitly to parallels between the fictional Letheras Economy and the US Economy — and has referred to him as "an extraordinary writer", comparing him to the likes of Joseph Conrad, Henry James, William Faulkner, and Fyodor Dostoevsky.[20][22][23][24]

Influences

[edit]

Erikson attributes pen and paper Role-Playing games, specifically AD&D and GURPS, as being the biggest influence in his writing career, and even calls it the fundament of the Malazan Empire, from his Malazan Book of the Fallen series, is based on. Stephen R. Donaldson's The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant and Glen Cook's The Black Company, both ushering post-Tolkien style of writing, are some of the works that have influenced his storytelling. He also credits the works of Robert E. Howard, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Homer, Arthur C. Clarke, Roger Zelazny, John Gardner, Gustav Hasford, Mark Helprin and Robin Hobb as influences on the Malazan works.[25][2]

List of works

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Main article: List of works by Steven Erikson

See also

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Steven Erikson: Undercurrents". Locus. Vol. 85, no. 1. July 13, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Steven Erikson biography". Fantasy Book Review. Fantasybookreview.com. Retrieved August 10, 2009.
  3. ^ Melville 2015, p. 289: "according to the cover of the 2012 UK paperback edition of The Crippled God."
  4. ^ Thompson, William (2004). "The SF Site Featured Review: Midnight Tides". The SF Site. Retrieved 2009-02-22.
  5. ^ "House of Chains by Steven Erikson". Fantasy Book Review. Fantasybookreview.com. 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2009.
  6. ^ "Steven Erikson". Macmillan. 2008. Retrieved July 11, 2009.
  7. ^ "Steven Erikson Facebook post November 25, 2020". Facebook. Archived from the original on 2022-02-26. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  8. ^ a b Vandermeer, Jeff (December 2007). "Steven Erikson: No Lies, No Holding Back". Clarkesworld. No. 15. Retrieved August 31, 2009.
  9. ^ Thornton, Jonathan (1 November 2018). "INTERVIEW WITH STEVEN ERIKSON". Fantasy Hive. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  10. ^ "Steven Erikson - Le livre des martyrs : Volume 1, Les jardins de la lune". Mollat. 2:40 minutes in.
  11. ^ "Diversity and Equality Are Foundational Concepts in Malazan Book of the Fallen". Tor. 22 October 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  12. ^ "Why You Should Read Malazan – Part 5: The Themes". The Quill To Live. 13 July 2018. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  13. ^ "A Slow Exhale: The Consistency of Malazan Book of the Fallen". Speculiction. 11 November 2011. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  14. ^ "14 Reasons to Read Steven Erikson's Gardens of the Moon". Tor. 6 September 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  15. ^ "Inner Worlds II: Steven Erikson, the author of The Malazan Book of the Fallen - On fantasy, bias, and telling a story". Medium. February 2017. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  16. ^ "Interview with Steven Erikson". SFFWorld.com. January 21, 2006. Retrieved July 11, 2009.
  17. ^ "On the spot at Bookspotcentral: Interview with Steven Erikson". bookspotcentral.com. Retrieved July 11, 2009.
  18. ^ Moss, Stephen (October 14, 1999). "Malazans and megabucks". The Guardian. Retrieved 2009-02-22.
  19. ^ a b c "Steven Erikson". booksattransworld. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
  20. ^ a b "Steven Erikson". Retrieved 11 July 2009.
  21. ^ "Top ten books of 2000". SF Site.
  22. ^ Donaldson, Stephen R. (18 March 2015). "Stephen R. Donaldson: Epic Fantasy: Necessary Literature". The New York Review of Science Fiction. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  23. ^ "Episode 264: Glen Cook and Steven Erikson". The Coode Podcast, Discussion and digression on science fiction and fantasy with Gary Wolfe and Jonathan Strahan. 14 January 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  24. ^ "Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson". macmillan.com. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  25. ^ Erikson, Steven. "The World of the Malazan Empire and Role-Playing Games". Retrieved October 23, 2018.

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