The Bonehunters is a sixth book in the Tales of the Malazan Book of the Fallen.

The Bonehunters picks up with events in Seven Cities two months following Sha'ik's fall to Tavore and her 14th Army, making this book a direct sequel to House of Chains.

Midnight Tides is fifth book in the Tales of the Malazan Book of the Fallen.

And now for something completely different. Midnight Tides, taking place in 1159 Burns Sleep, is a prequel to the entire series. We are introduced to a new continent, Lether, unknown to the Malazans. Most of the continent is under the control of the Letherii, an imperialistic, "manifest destiny" driven, ultracapitalistic culture intent on subjugating the entire continent through both economic and militaristic means.

House of Chains is fourth book in the Tales of the Malazan Book of the Fallen.

House of Chains is a direct sequel to book 2, Deadhouse Gates, taking place a few months following Coltaine's Chain of Dogs and the decimation of Malazan's 7th Army in Seven Cities. Felisin Paran, aka Sha'ik Reborn, has withdrawn her substantial armies into the heart of the Whirlwind in the Holy Desert of Raraku, where she awaits the arrival of her nemesis, dear sister Tavore Paran, now both Adjunct to the Empress and High Fist of a newly recruited and untried 14th Army. Keep in mind that Felisin's true identity is known only to Heboric, her companion, advisor, and fellow escapee from the Otataral mines.

Memories of Ice is a third book in the Tales of the Malazan Book of the Fallen.

Memories of Ice returns us to the continent of Genabackis a few months after the ending of Book 1, Gardens of the Moon. The events take place concurrently with the stories in Book 2, Deadhouse Gates.

Deadhouse Gates is the second book in the Tales of the Malazan Book of the Fallen.

Deadhouse Gates, Book 2 in the Malazan Book of the Fallen, is one of my all-time favorite fantasy novels, and is the one that got me totally hooked on the series. The world, the characters, the magic and religions begin to make sense and we become more intimately acquainted with several important characters. As with the other books in this series, Erikson interweaves three main story lines, with a few stray bits here and there. It's easiest to discuss these plot lines separately.

Gardens of the Moon is the first Book in the Tales of the Malazan Book of the Fallen.

On the continent of Genabackis, the Malazan armies seek to subdue Darujhistan, last of the great free cities of the north. Opposing them are the armies of Caladan Brood, an immortal (perhaps) warrior of renown, Anomander Rake, leader of the Tiste Andii (yes, they are dragons), gods and ascendants, and others.

The fourth volume of the Malazan Book of the Fallen takes place some years after the death of the famous Seventh Army commander, Coltaine. Now Tavore, adjunct to the empress, is trying to assemble the army's surviving veterans and a ragtag collection of tribes, wanderers, and recruits into a viable fighting force. Not far away, the seer Sha'ik, Tavore's sister, is trying to organize a successful rebellion out of equally disparate elements, including warlords, sorcerers, and renegades.

In the vast dominion of Seven Cities, in the Holy Desert Raraku, the seer Sha'ik and her followers prepare for the long-prophesied uprising known as the Whirlwind. Unprecedented in size and savagery, this maelstrom of fanaticism and bloodlust will embroil the Malazan Empire in one of the bloodiest conflicts it has ever known, shaping destinies and giving birth to legends . . .

The Malazan Empire simmers with discontent, bled dry by interminable warfare, bitter infighting and bloody confrontations with the formidable Anomander Rake and his Tiste Andii, ancient and implacable sorcerers. Even the imperial legions, long inured to the bloodshed, yearn for some respite. Yet Empress Laseen's rule remains absolute, enforced by her dread Claw assassins.