Ian C. Esslemont
Ian C. Esslemont is a Canadian author who co-created the Malazan Empire world with Steven Erikson and has written his own series of novels set in the same world. His Night of Knives and Return of the Crimson Guard fill in important corners of the Malazan world. He and Erikson are close friends who developed the world together across decades.
Works
- Night of KnivesFantasy prequel exploring a night of betrayal within a vast shared world
- Return of the Crimson GuardMilitary fantasy continuation of the Malazan world with returning mercenary forces
- StonewielderEpic fantasy following conflicting armies and magical conflicts in a war-torn realm
- Orb Sceptre ThroneComplex fantasy exploring political intrigue and competing claims to power and artifacts
- Blood and BoneSeries continuation with colliding factions and dark magic reshaping a broken continent