Ian C. Esslemont (Author of Night of Knives)

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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 was born in 1962 in Winnipeg, Canada. He has a degree in Creative Writing, studied and worked as an archaeologist, travelled extensively in South East Asia, and lived in Thailand and Japan for several years. He now lives in Fairbanks, Alaska, with his wife and children and is currently working on his PhD in English Literature.

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. ...more

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	Night of Knives (Novels of the Malazan Empire, #1) 3.82 avg rating — 14,955 ratings — published 2004 — 43 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Return of the Crimson Guard (Novels of the Malazan Empire, #2) 4.04 avg rating — 12,696 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 (Novels of the Malazan Empire, #3) 4.09 avg rating — 9,942 ratings — published 2010 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 (Novels of the Malazan Empire #4) 4.17 avg rating — 7,921 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Dancer's Lament (Path to Ascendancy, #1) 4.37 avg rating — 6,019 ratings — published 2016 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 (Novels of the Malazan Empire #5) 4.03 avg rating — 6,146 ratings — published 2012 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Deadhouse Landing (Path to Ascendancy, #2) 4.48 avg rating — 4,971 ratings — published 2017 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Assail (Novels of the Malazan Empire, #6) 4.18 avg rating — 5,017 ratings — published 2013 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Kellanved's Reach (Path to Ascendancy, #3) 4.22 avg rating — 4,075 ratings — published 2019 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	Forge of the High Mage (Path to Ascendancy, #4) 4.35 avg rating — 1,823 ratings — published 2023 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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Path to Ascendancy (6 books)
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Quotes by Ian C. Esslemont (?)

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

tags: malazan

51 likes

“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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“It takes an unusually philosophic mind to accept that all one鈥檚 suffering might be to no end, really, in the larger scheme of things.”
― Ian Cameron Esslemont, Stonewielder

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Time to steer the topics for the Mar-Apr 2017 groupread. These were inspired by member's to-be-read list (they need a boost to actually read these). Top two topics usually win.

Charles R. Saunders's Imaro, The Quest for Cush, The Naama War

The Quest for Cush (Imaro #2) by Charles R. Saunders

The Naama War (Imaro, #4) by Charles R. Saunders

12 votes, 27.9%

David Gemmell's Waylander or Legend

Waylander (The Drenai Saga, #3) by David Gemmell

Legend (The Drenai Saga, #1) by David Gemmell

8 votes, 18.6%

Steven Erikson's Gardens of the Moon, Deadhouse Gates or Forge of Darkness

Gardens of the Moon (The Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1) by Steven Erikson

Deadhouse Gates (The Malazan Book of the Fallen, #2) by Steven Erikson

8 votes, 18.6%

Ian C. Esslemont's Night of Knives, Return of the Crimson Guard, Stonewielder

Night of Knives (Novels of the Malazan Empire, #1) by Ian C. Esslemont

Return of the Crimson Guard (Novels of the Malazan Empire, #2) by Ian C. Esslemont

Stonewielder (Novels of the Malazan Empire, #3) by Ian C. Esslemont

4 votes, 9.3%

Heather Gladney's Blood Storm, Teot's War

Blood Storm (The Song of Naga Teot, #2) by Heather Gladney

Teot's War (The Song of Naga Teot, #1) by Heather Gladney

3 votes, 7.0%

David Gemmell (write-in)

3 votes, 7.0%

James Silke and Frank Frazetta's Lords of Destruction Plague of Knives, Prisoner of the Horned Helmet, Tooth and Claw

Lords of Destruction (Frank Frazetta's Death Dealer, #2) by James Silke

Plague of Knives (Frank Frazetta's Death Dealer, #4) by James Silke

Prisoner of the Horned Helmet (Frank Frazetta's Death Dealer, #1) by James Silke

Tooth and Claw (Frank Frazetta's Death Dealer, #3) by James Silke

2 votes, 4.7%

Raphael Ordo帽ez's Dragonfly: A Tale of the Counter-Earth at the Cosmic Antipodes, The King of Nightspore's Crown

Dragonfly A Tale of the Counter-Earth at the Cosmic Antipodes (Enoch, #1) by Raphael Ordo帽ez

The King of Nightspore's Crown (Enoch, #2) by Raphael Ordo帽ez

1 vote, 2.3%

Robert E. Vardeman's The Jade Demons Quartet, The Demon Crown Trilogy, The Keys To Paradise

The Jade Demons Quartet by Robert E. Vardeman

The Demon Crown Trilogy by Robert E. Vardeman

The Keys to Paradise (Keys to Paradise, #1-3) by Robert E. Vardeman

1 vote, 2.3%

Night of Knives (write-in)

1 vote, 2.3%

43 total votes

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