Hi all..
Was about to go to sleep when I spotted this handy little summary on the main Malazan plot locations for books to date. Thought it might be helpful for those yet to explore Malazan and for those wanting a broad overview of Bone Hunters in terms of how it will fit into the overall context of plot sturcture.
*May Contain Mild Overall Spoiler*
The series is not told in a linear fashion. Instead, several storylines progress simultaneously, with the individual novels moving backwards and forwards between them. As the series progresses, links between these storylines become more readily apparent. During a book signing in November 2005, Steven Erikson confirmed that the Malazan saga consists of three major points, equating them to the points of a triangle.
The first plot strand takes place on the continent of Genabackis, where armies of the Malazan Empire are battling the native city-states for dominance. The novel Gardens of the Moon depicts the struggle by the Malazans for control of the city of Darujhistan. Memories of Ice, the third novel released in the sequence, continues the unresolved plot threads from Gardens of the Moon.
The second plot strand takes place on the subcontinent of Seven Cities and depicts a major rebellion against Malazan rule. This rebellion is known as 'the Whirlwind'. The second novel released in the sequence, Deadhouse Gates, shows the outbreak of this rebellion. The fourth novel, House of Chains, sees the continuation of this storyline. The sixth book, The Bonehunters, due for release in March 2006, sees these first two plot strands combined, with characters from Genabackis arriving in Seven Cities to aid in the defeat of the rebellion.
The third plot strand was introduced with the fifth novel to be released in the sequence, Midnight Tides. This novel introduces a previously unknown continent where two nations, the Tiste Edur and the Kingdom of Lether, are engaged in escalating tensions which culminate in open warfare. The novel takes place contemperously with earlier books in the sequence and is in fact being related by a character from the fourth volume to one of his comrades (although the novel itself is told in the traditional third-person form). The events of Midnight Tides are believed to play a major role in the remaining volumes of the series.
Was about to go to sleep when I spotted this handy little summary on the main Malazan plot locations for books to date. Thought it might be helpful for those yet to explore Malazan and for those wanting a broad overview of Bone Hunters in terms of how it will fit into the overall context of plot sturcture.
*May Contain Mild Overall Spoiler*
The series is not told in a linear fashion. Instead, several storylines progress simultaneously, with the individual novels moving backwards and forwards between them. As the series progresses, links between these storylines become more readily apparent. During a book signing in November 2005, Steven Erikson confirmed that the Malazan saga consists of three major points, equating them to the points of a triangle.
The first plot strand takes place on the continent of Genabackis, where armies of the Malazan Empire are battling the native city-states for dominance. The novel Gardens of the Moon depicts the struggle by the Malazans for control of the city of Darujhistan. Memories of Ice, the third novel released in the sequence, continues the unresolved plot threads from Gardens of the Moon.
The second plot strand takes place on the subcontinent of Seven Cities and depicts a major rebellion against Malazan rule. This rebellion is known as 'the Whirlwind'. The second novel released in the sequence, Deadhouse Gates, shows the outbreak of this rebellion. The fourth novel, House of Chains, sees the continuation of this storyline. The sixth book, The Bonehunters, due for release in March 2006, sees these first two plot strands combined, with characters from Genabackis arriving in Seven Cities to aid in the defeat of the rebellion.
The third plot strand was introduced with the fifth novel to be released in the sequence, Midnight Tides. This novel introduces a previously unknown continent where two nations, the Tiste Edur and the Kingdom of Lether, are engaged in escalating tensions which culminate in open warfare. The novel takes place contemperously with earlier books in the sequence and is in fact being related by a character from the fourth volume to one of his comrades (although the novel itself is told in the traditional third-person form). The events of Midnight Tides are believed to play a major role in the remaining volumes of the series.
