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This wiki contains Major Spoilers for all books in the series, but every effort has been made to make every page as spoiler-friendly as possible. The introductory paragraphs for each character are spoiler-free, and plot details are separated into clear sections by book title.

In the books: All Characters • Characters by Book • Places • Maps • Races • Human peoples • Deck of Dragons • Warrens • Holds

About the books: Series Overview • All Books • Reading order • Steven Erikson • Ian C. Esslemont • Fan Art Images • Pronunciation Guide • Miscellany

Story Arcs

Malazan Book of the Fallen Novels of the Malazan Empire The Tales of Witness Path to Ascendancy Kharkanas Trilogy Bauchelain & Korbal Broach

Continents and Regions

Genabackis Seven Cities Quon Tali Lether Korel Assail Jacuruku Genostel

News

Legacies of Betrayal, the third book in Steven Erikson's The Tales of Witness series, is scheduled to be published on 1 October 2026 in the UK. Ian C. Esslemont says the manuscript for the next book in the Path to Ascendancy series, which has the working title The Last Champion, has been submitted to his publisher. No Life Forsaken, the second book in Erikson's The Tales of Witness series, is now available in the UK and US. It will be published in Canada on 27 January 2026. Broken Binding is offering deluxe illustrated and signed versions of volumes 4-6 in the Malazan Book of the Fallen series for a limited time. On 29 March 2025, Erikson reported he is currently working on Walk in Shadow, the final book in the Kharkanas Trilogy. Erikson revealed that Time's Cursed Cartwheel is the title of the eighth and penultimate novella in the Tales of Bauchelain & Korbal Broach series. Click here to add a news item.

Featured Characters

Anomander Rake Apsalar Caladan Brood Coltaine Ganoes Paran Felisin Paran Fiddler Icarium Kalam Mekhar Karsa Orlong Kruppe Laseen Mappo Quick Ben Tattersail Whiskeyjack

Featured Artist

Corporal Nobbs

Tavore Saeng and Hanu Duiker Twilight and the Watch

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Random Quote or Trivia

"No mule can match wits with me. Oh yes, many have tried, and almost all have failed!" ―Iskaral Pust

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