Malazan Book of the Fallen Reading Order

The Malazan Book of the Fallen series by Steven Erikson is complete. Here is the book we cover so far.

Last updated November 4, 2026

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Reading order

1. 

   1. Gardens of the Moon

   Steven Erikson · Malazan Book of the Fallen #1 · complete series

   Spice 1/5 Darkness 4/5

   Book 1

   Erikson drops you into the middle of an empire's war with zero explanation and expects you to swim. Sorcerers level cities, gods meddle in Darujhistan's politics, and the Bridgeburners just want to survive. Book one is the roughest. It gets much better.

   • Grimdark
   • Gods and Mythology
   • Morally Gray
   • Assassins

   Content warnings

   War, Graphic violence, Murder, Death of a loved one

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