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The Complete Malazan Book of the Fallen

Malazan; Erikson, Steven
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fantasy epic fantasy past tense third limited POV ~13,051 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

grim mythic oppressive

A dark fantasy. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Deeply introspective. Contains notable violence.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 95
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 70
externalintrospective
Ending 30
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

Violence 95%
noneextreme
Sexual content 15%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 5%
nonecentral
Speculative hardness soft/vibes → hard sci-fi / rigorous magic

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count3,262,694
Page count~13,051 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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