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The Malazan Empire is a series of fantasy novels by Canadian novelist Ian C. Esselmont. The series is part of the Malaz world along with the Malazan Book of the Fallen series by Steven Erikson. The series expands on occurrences in Erikson’s series, and uses some of the same characters.

Ian C. Esslemont is a Canadian author of epic fantasy novels. He writes the Malazan Empire series, and co-created the Malaz world alongside Steven Erikson. Esslemont and Erikson created the world as a role-playing game backdrop, and eventually it became a novel. Ian was born in Brandon, Manitoba and grew up in Winnipeg. He has […]

Hi all, Welcome to the March newsletter. Hopefully March brings in some better weather up here in Canada – been constant snow the past couple of months. It’s one of those things that I don’t mind at first – heck I love it to be honest as it’s an excuse to sit at home with […]

Last months topic was for reader mailbag ideas – topics for future reader mailbags. Here they are:

Gilly Macmillan is an English author of crime fiction, mystery and suspense novels. She grew up in Swindon, Wiltshire, England, and also spent time in Northern California (where she worked in a cafe across from a bookshop). She studied History of Art at Bristol University and then did her MA in Modern British Art at […]

Jocelyn Davies is an American author of young adult novels. She writes the Beautiful Dark series. Jocelyn is also a book editor of children’s fiction. She studied English and theater at Bates College in Maine. Jocelyn lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Jeannette Walls is an American author of fiction and non-fiction. She is also a journalist, who formerly worked as a gossip columnist for MSNBC.com. Jeannette is a New York Times bestselling author. Growing up, her family moved around from place to place – living in places like Phoenix, San Francisco, Nevada and West Virginia. Other […]

Charlotte Huang is an author of young adult novels. She graduated from Smith College, and earned an MBA from Columbia Business School. When she’s not on the computer, she attends her sons’ sporting events and checks out bands with her husband (a music agent). Charlotte lives in Los Angeles, California.

Lou Berney is an American author of crime fiction novels. He has also written screenplays and worked on pilots for Warner Bros., Paramount, Focus Features, ABC and Fox. Lou is a USA Today bestselling author. He has won the Edgar, Anthony, Macavity, Barry, and Oklahoma Book awards. Currently, Lou teaches in the Red Earth MFA […]

Colson Whitehead is an American author. He has won the Young Lions Fiction Award and the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award (for John Henry Days), and the PEN Oakland Award (for Apex Hides the Hurt). Colson is also a recipient of the Whiting Writers’ Award, Guggenheim Fellowship, and MacArthur Fellowship. He lives in New York City.