About the Author

Archaeologist and anthropologist Steven Erikson's debut fantasy novel, Gardens of the Moon, was shortlisted for the World Fantasy Award and introduced readers to what would become an international bestselling sequence, the ten-book 'The Malazan Book of the Fallen' and which has been hailed as one of the finest works of fantasy of our time. His latest novel, Forge of Darkness, marks the beginning of an epic new series: 'The Kharkanas Trilogy'. Steve lived in the UK for a number of years - most recently in Cornwall - before returning to Canada in 2012. He now lives in Victoria, BC. To find out more, visitwww.malazanempire.com and www.stevenerikson.com Ralph Lister is a UK-trained stage, film, and voice actor. His film credits include Mr. Woodcock, A Lot Like Love, and Alleged. Ralph's voice can be heard in the anim� hit Hellsing, in Walt Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean, and in the anniversary edition of Jean Reno's The Professional.Further info: www.RalphLister.com

Reviews

"Erikson is an extraordinary writer. My advice to anyone who might listen to me is, Treat yourself to Gardens of the Moon. And my entirely selfish advice to Steven Erikson is, write faster."
--Stephen R. Donaldson"I stand slack-jawed in awe of The Malazan Book of the Fallen. This masterwork of imagination may be the high water mark of epic fantasy. This marathon of ambition has a depth and breadth and sense of vast reaches of inimical time unlike anything else available today. The Black Company, Zelazny's Amber, Vance's Dying Earth, and other mighty drumbeats are but foreshadowings of this dark dragon's hoard."
--Glen Cook"A world that is both absorbing on a human level and full of magical sublimity... a wonderfully grand conception ...splendidly written... fiendishly readable."
-- Adam Roberts"Erikson's strengths are his grown up characters and his ability to create a world every bit as intricate and messy as our own."
-- J.V. Jones"Rare is the writer who so fluidly combines a sense of mythic power and depth of world, with fully realized characters and thrilling action, but Steven Erikson manages it spectacularly."
-- Michael A. Stackpole"Gripping, fast-moving, delightfully dark... utterly engrossing."
-- Elizabeth Hayden