Steven Erikson

Steven Erikson (born October 7, 1959) is a pseudonym of Steve Rune Lundin, Canadian archaeologist, anthropologist and author.

Steven Erikson was born in Toronto, grew up in Winnipeg, lived in the UK with his wife and son and has returned to Canada. He is an anthropologist and archaeologist by training, as well as being a graduate of the Iowa Writer's Workshop.

His first fantasy novel Gardens of the Moon (1999) also constitutes the first book of the "Malazan Book of the Fallen". This is projected to be a ten volume work. His style of writing is original, with many personages and a complex plot. It is consistent and very enjoyable to read.

Works

Series

"Malazan Book of the Fallen":

• Gardens of the Moon (1999)
• Deadhouse Gates (2000)
• Memories of Ice (2001)
• House of Chains (2002)
• Midnight Tides (2003)
• The Bonehunters (2004)
• Reapers Gale
• Toll of the Hounds
• Dust of Dreams
• The Crippled God

Novels

• Stolen Voices (1993), as Steve Rune Lundin
• This River Awakens (1998), as Steve Rune Lundin
• Blood Follows (2002), sidetrack in the Malazan world
• The Healthy Dead (2004), sidetrack in the Malazan world

Collections

• A Ruin of Feathers (1991), as Steve Rune Lundin
• Revolvo & Other Canadian Tales (1998), as Steve Rune Lundin

Websites

• http://www.malazanempire.com/