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Steven Erikson
b. 1959·Canadian
Steven Erikson is a Canadian novelist born on October 7, 1959, who trained as an archaeologist and anthropologist before honing his craft at the Iowa Writers' Workshop. He is best known for the epic ten-volume Malazan Book of the Fallen fantasy series, a sprawling work rooted in years of collaborative world-building with fellow author Ian Cameron Esslemont. His fiction is celebrated for its extraordinary scope, philosophical depth, and large cast of morally complex characters.