Reading Order
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Start with Gardens of the Moon and continue through all 10 books in the listed reading order.
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Start with Gardens of the Moon
Book 2 by Steven Erikson
Use the reading order above to move through the series in the intended sequence.
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Malazan Book Of The Fallen reading order
Ends with The Crippled God
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Book 2:Gardens of the Moon
Steven Erikson
Use the reading order above to move through the series in the intended sequence.
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Book 4:Deadhouse Gates
Steven Erikson • 2000
On the desert continent of Seven Cities, a prophesied uprising erupts against Malazan rule. As a legendary warleader marches tens of thousands of refugees across hostile country, assassins, exiles and ancient powers a...
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Book 6:Memories of Ice
Steven Erikson • 2001
Allied Malazan forces and the Tiste Andii march to confront the fanatical Pannion Domin, even as a besieged holy city drowns in madness and cannibal armies. Memories of Ice weaves pitched battles with gut-wrenching ac...
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Book 8:House of Chains
Steven Erikson • 2002
A Teblor warrior named Karsa Orlong storms out of the mountains, setting in motion a crusade against civilisation itself. Years later, Adjunct Tavore’s raw Fourteenth Army must cross the same desert to crush the Whirl...
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Book 10:Midnight Tides
Steven Erikson • 2004
Far from the Malazan Empire, the seafaring Tiste Edur and the capitalist kingdom of Lether teeter on the brink of war. As a cursed emperor rises and Tehol Beddict quietly plots economic collapse, ancient powers stir b...
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Book 12:The Bonehunters
Steven Erikson • 2006
The Fourteenth Army survives a catastrophic siege and earns the name Bonehunters, only to be hurled back into a world-spanning game of gods and empires. Plague, prophecy and political purges push Tavore’s soldiers tow...
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Book 14:Reaper's Gale
Steven Erikson • 2007
In the conquered empire of Lether, the mad emperor Rhulad Sengar faces a procession of champions who come to end his reign. As the Bonehunters close in and slaves, gods and rebels converge on the capital, Reaper’s Gal...
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Book 16:Toll the Hounds
Steven Erikson • 2008
Back in Darujhistan and Black Coral, retired soldiers, assassins and gods all feel the pull of unfinished business. Told partly through Kruppe’s wandering voice, Toll the Hounds follows converging plots around Anomand...
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Book 18:Dust of Dreams
Steven Erikson • 2009
Adjunct Tavore leads the Bonehunters east out of Lether into a desolate wasteland, marching toward an enemy no one can clearly name. Dust of Dreams gathers disparate armies, ghosts and elder races into position for th...
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Book 20:The Crippled God
Steven Erikson • 2011
Picking up directly from Dust of Dreams, The Crippled God follows Tavore’s exhausted army to the shattered continent of Kolanse and a last confrontation with fanatical judges and a chained deity. The series closes in...
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Malazan Book Of The Fallen FAQ
What is the best order to read the Malazan Book Of The Fallen series?
The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with Gardens of the Moon.
How many books are in the Malazan Book Of The Fallen series?
There are 10 books currently listed in the Malazan Book Of The Fallen series on GurusReads.
Where should I start with the Malazan Book Of The Fallen series?
New readers should start with Gardens of the Moon, the first book in the reading order.
Is the Malazan Book Of The Fallen series complete?
Based on the publication years we have, the series appears likely complete and spans releases from 2000 to 2011.