Steven Erikson was born Steve Rune Lundin in Toronto in 1959 and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He trained as an archaeologist and anthropologist — completing fieldwork on Indigenous sites in the Canadian Shield — before earning a graduate degree through the Iowa Writers' Workshop. He writes under a pen name adopted to avoid confusion with the American novelist Steve Erickson. The world of the Malazan Book of the Fallen has its origins not in a manuscript but in a tabletop roleplaying campaign....
The Crippled God
The Crippled God
Synopsis
The conclusion of the ten-book Malazan Book of the Fallen. The Bonehunters are surrounded, outnumbered, and dying — yet they march. What they march toward is the Crippled God, a shattered alien deity chained to the world against his will, whose suffering has been the hidden engine of the entire series. The Crippled God delivers on every thread Erikson has laid across nine preceding volumes: the death of soldiers whose names we know by heart, the resolution of divine wars older than human civilization, and a final argument about compassion that is the most explicit statement of the series' moral purpose. It is a novel about the value of bearing witness, the cost of holding the line when no one else will, and what it means that a group of mortal soldiers chose to walk into the dark for someone they had never met.
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The Crippled GodSupporting
The alien deity at the center of the series' cosmological conflict — not villain but prisoner, not monster but grief.
Yedan Derrygwork.info.role.
Ganoes Paranwork.info.role.
Kalam Mekharwork.info.role.
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The Crippled GodHardcover, Febr
921 pages
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Frequently asked questions
Is The Crippled God the last book?
The Crippled God is the tenth and final novel in Steven Erikson's Malazan Book of the Fallen series. It concludes the main storyline of the saga.
What kind of fantasy novel is The Crippled God?
The Crippled God is a complex and epic fantasy novel known for its vast scope, large cast of characters, and intricate world-building. It concludes a long-running narrative with themes of war, compassion, and the nature of divinity.
Do I need to read the previous books in the Malazan Book of the Fallen series before reading The Crippled God?
The Crippled God is the tenth and final novel in the Malazan Book of the Fallen series. To fully appreciate the intricate plot, character arcs, and world-building, it is essential to read the preceding nine books in order.
How does The Crippled God connect to other books by Steven Erikson?
The Crippled God concludes the main narrative of the Malazan Book of the Fallen, but its world and some characters are further explored in companion series like the Kharkanas Trilogy and the Witness Trilogy, which delve into earlier or later periods of Malazan history.