In the city of Hissar, the Malazan garrison and the encamped 7th Army are preparing to fend off the rebellion, and are joined by a large contingent of Wickans, skilled horse-warriors from Quon Tali.

Duiker becomes separated from Malazan forces and soon learns that the largest of the Whirlwind armies is gathering in strength near Hissar, preparing to pounce on the 7th once it gets underway.

The Chain of Dogs-the evacuation of 50, 000 Malazan civilians across 1, 500 miles of hostile territory-has ended in the tragic loss of the entire 7th army and its heroic commander, Coltaine.

The Malazan 2nd Army under High Fist Dujek has been besieging the city of Pale, one of only two Free Cities left in the Malazans ' path in Genabackis, for several years.

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.

On the continent of Genabackis, the Malazan 2nd Army under High Fist Dujek Onearm has turned renegade and is now known as ' Onearm's Host '.

The Malazan Fourteenth Army has destroyed the army of the Whirlwind, and Adjunct Tavore Paran has executed Sha ' ik.

Although Esslemont's books are published under a different series title – Novels of the Malazan Empire – Esslemont and Erikson collaborated on the storyline for the entire fifteen-book project and Esslemont's novels are considered as canonical and integral to the series as Erikson's own.

The Fourteenth is now pressing westward, pursuing the remnants of the Whirlwind rebellion ( under Leoman of the Flails ), as it seeks refuge in the fortress city of Y ' Ghatan, where the Malazan Empire had previously faced its greatest defeat.

* In the Malazan Book of the Fallen, Adjunct Tavore Paran kills Sha ' ik, who is also her sister, Felisin.

Gardens of the Moon is the first of ten novels in Canadian author Steven Erikson's epic fantasy series, the Malazan Book of the Fallen.

Coming to terms with this 523-page book is clearly going to take a while, though the seven-page glossary explaining the structure of Malazan civilization, the mores of the Barghasts, Darus, Gadrobis and Jaghuts, and the geography of Darujhistan will undoubtedly help.

The world Erikson creates in the first book of the Malazan series, is immense and immensely immersed in time.

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.

Erikson's plotting presents a complicated series of events in the world upon which the Malazan Empire is located.

The Malazan series is often compared both to Glen Cook's The Black Company series ( to whom the seventh book is dedicated ) and George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series.

Deadhouse Gates is the second novel in Steven Erikson's epic fantasy series, the Malazan Book of the Fallen.

The Malazan Empire is rocked by a cull of the nobility, many being sent to the mines of Otataral Island off the coast of the subcontinent of Seven Cities.

In the city of Unta, capital of the Malazan Empire, a cull of the nobility has been ordered by Empress Laseen to rip the heart out of what is seen as a growing corruption at the heart of the Empire.

Kalam sets out for Raraku, unaware he is being trailed by a Red Blade ( Malazan loyalists from Seven Cities ), Captain Lostara Yil, and her squad who have orders to kill Sha ' ik.

Memories of Ice is the third volume of Steven Erikson's epic fantasy series, the Malazan Book of the Fallen.

House of Chains is the fourth volume of Canadian author Steven Erikson's epic fantasy series, the Malazan Book of the Fallen, and a direct sequel to the second volume in the series, Deadhouse Gates.

Midnight Tides is the fifth volume of Canadian author Steven Erikson's epic fantasy series, the Malazan Book of the Fallen.

The Bonehunters is the sixth volume in Canadian author Steven Erikson's epic fantasy series, the Malazan Book of the Fallen.

Elsewhere, the balance of power is shifting in the Malazan Imperial Court, and strange black ships have been sighted in the waters surrounding Quon Tali and Seven Cities.

Toll the Hounds is the eighth volume of Canadian author Steven Erikson's epic fantasy series, the Malazan Book of the Fallen.

Dust of Dreams is the ninth volume of Canadian author Steven Erikson's epic fantasy series, the Malazan Book of the Fallen.

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 popularised by his friend and collaborator, Steven Erikson.

Gardens of the Moon opens with a war scene and continues to follow the ebb and flow of war across the Malazan empire.

* The Four Founding Races, the Jaghut, Imass, K ' Chain Che ' Malle and Forkrul Assail, along with several Human ancestor-races such as the Imass, Thelomen Toblakai, Trell, Barghast, Moranth and Eres ' al, who all share a direct ancestry with humans through the Imass, themselves descended from the Eres ' al, along with several invading races such as Tiste Edur, Tiste Andii, Tiste Liosan and the Eleint from Ian Cameron Esslemont and Steven Erikson's Malazan Book of the Fallen

His orders are to escort all Malazan civilians from the east coast cities and march them to Aren, the Imperial Capital on the continent, a march of over 500 leagues.

From Tolkien to the modern day, authors in this genre tend to create their own worlds where they set multi-tiered narratives such as the Belgariad, Malloreon, Wheel of Time, Malazan Book of the Fallen, The Black Company, The Sword of Truth, A Song of Ice and Fire, and Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn.

* Dragnipur, a black, soul-devouring sword in the Malazan Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson.

The sequence details the various struggles for power on a world dominated by the Malazan Empire.

The novel opens in the 96th year of the Malazan Empire, during the final year of the Emperor Kellanved.

The story opens several years into a series of wars by the Malazan Empire to conquer the continent of Genabackis.

Darujhistan has evaded conquest by the Malazan Empire, for now, but may be in danger from this new threat.

* Ganoes Paran – The new Captain of the Bridgeburners, only son of a powerful Malazan noble family, and aide to Adjunct Lorn.

* Laseen – Empress of the Malazan Empire.

* Kellanved – The self proclaimed Emperor and founder of the Malazan Empire, Kellanved was assassinated in a coup by Laseen.

* Dassem Ultor – The former First Sword of the Malazan Empire and former servant of Hood, the God of Death.

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.