Ian C. Esslemont

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in Winnipeg, Canada

January 01, 1962

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Science Fiction & Fantasy

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Ian Cameron Esslemont is a Canadian writer.

Ian C. Esslemont and Steven Erikson co-created the Malazan world in 1982 as a backdrop for role-playing games. In 1991 they collaborated on a feature film script set in the same world, entitled Gardens of the Moon. When the script did not sell, Erikson greatly expanded the story and turned it into a novel.

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Average rating: 3.90 · 6,454 ratings · 390 reviews · 6 distinct works · Similar authors

	Return of the Crimson Guard (Malazan Empire, #2) 3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 2,373 ratings — published 2008 — 14 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Night of Knives (Malazan Empire, #1) 3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 1,965 ratings — published 2005 — 16 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stonewielder (Malazan Empire, #3) 3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 1,300 ratings — published 2010 — 11 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Orb Sceptre Throne (Malazan Empire #4) 3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 619 ratings — published 2012 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blood and Bone (Malazan Empire #5) 3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 197 ratings — published 2012 — 8 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Writing Fantasy Heroes by Jason M. Waltz (Editor), Alex Bledsoe (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Jennifer Brozek (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.69 of 5 stars 4.69 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Ian C. Esslemont

Malazan (21 books)
by Ian C. Esslemont
4.160088854382333 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 92,736 ratings

Malazan Empire (5 books)
by Ian C. Esslemont
3.896434108527132 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 6,450 ratings

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“It takes an unusually philosophic mind to accept that all one’s suffering might be to no end, really, in the larger scheme of things.”
― Ian C. Esslemont, Stonewielder [Sc]

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“I've come to understand that the truth isn't really what's important...what really matters is what people agree is the truth. -Greymane”
― Ian C. Esslemont, Stonewielder

tags: malazan

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“When you do not recognize the wrongs of the past, the future takes its revenge. -Author forgotten”
― Ian C. Esslemont, Stonewielder

tags: malazan

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