Malazan Book of the Fallen Books in Order
Steven Erikson has written 10 Malazan Book of the Fallen books, published between 1999 and 2011. The first book is Gardens of the Moon (1999) and the newest is The Crippled God (2011). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 10
- Published
- 1999–2011
- Confirmed
- 10 of 10 titles
- Pages on record
- 9,495 in 9 of 10 books
- Reading time
- 158–237 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 9,495 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 10 titles with a page count on record.
Malazan Book of the Fallen is catalogued as a character heading covering 10 fantasy books by Steven Erikson, published between 1999 and 2011. Gardens of the Moon (1999) opens the sequence and The Crippled God (2011) completes it, by way of Deadhouse Gates, Memories of Ice, House of Chains, Midnight Tides, The Bonehunters, Reaper's Gale, Toll the Hounds and Dust of Dreams. Subjects record imaginary wars and battles, imaginary places, prophets and epic fantasy. The 9 volumes with recorded page counts total 9,495 pages, a median of 1,024 each.
How many Malazan Book of the Fallen books are there?
Malazan Book of the Fallen has 10 books, released between 1999 and 2011.
Malazan Book of the Fallen Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 10 Malazan Book of the Fallen books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 119996663/4
- 220008363/4
- 320019443/4
- 4200210243/4
- 520049603/4
- 6200612293/4
- 7200712803/4
- 8200812803/4
- 9200912763/4
- 102011–3/4
Do you have to read Malazan Book of the Fallen books in order?
You should read the Malazan Book of the Fallen books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Malazan Book of the Fallen book also stands alone.
Where to start with Malazan Book of the Fallen
Start with Gardens of the Moon (1999), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Malazan Book of the Fallen book?
The Crippled God (2011) is the newest Malazan Book of the Fallen book released so far.
Is there a new Malazan Book of the Fallen book coming?
No next Malazan Book of the Fallen book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Award nominations for Malazan Book of the Fallen
Wikidata records 2 nominations for Malazan Book of the Fallen. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Locus Award for Best First Novel2000Shortlistedfor Gardens of the Moon
- World Fantasy Award for Best Novel2000Shortlistedfor Gardens of the Moon
Malazan Book of the Fallen at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Malazan Book of the Fallen title on record dates from 2011, 15 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Malazan Book of the Fallen books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 9,495 pages across the 9 of 10 books with a recorded length, a median of 1024 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Malazan Book of the Fallen books, 8 of 10, were published in the 2000s.
What the Malazan Book of the Fallen books are about
All 10 Malazan Book of the Fallen books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fantasy is tagged on 9 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Fantasy 9 of 10 books
- Imaginary wars and battles 6 of 10 books
- Battles 4 of 10 books
- Imaginary places 4 of 10 books
- Prophets 4 of 10 books
- Fantasy, epic 3 of 10 books
- Military fantasy 3 of 10 books
- Space opera 2 of 10 books
More books by Steven Erikson
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Steven Erikson books in order 33 books