What Is The Correct Reading Order For The Malazan Book Of The Fallen Complete Set?

Just got the whole Malazan series and feeling overwhelmed. What's the best order for newbies to the Fallen to follow? Should I start with Gardens of the Moon and read sequentially?
2026-08-02 00:34:11
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JaceShaw
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The series plays with chronology within itself. You'll get flashbacks, dreams, warren-time weirdness. So even the 'straight' publication order isn't linearly chronological. Characters in book one might reference events from book eight's timeline. It's a tangled web. Embracing that is key. The reading order isn't about untangling the timeline for you; it's about presenting the web in the way that creates the most profound aesthetic and emotional effect.
2026-08-03 09:22:05
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KevinHale
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The philosophy can get heavy, especially in the later books. 'Toll the Hounds' is practically a philosophical treatise disguised as a fantasy novel. The order prepares you for this. The early books are more action-oriented (though still deep). By the time you reach the denser, more reflective later books, you're so invested in the world and characters that you're willing to wrestle with the bigger ideas. If you started with a later book's philosophizing, you might not have the patient investment needed.
2026-08-04 12:35:09
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GrantShaw
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For a slightly different angle: pay attention to the poets and historians within the stories, like Fisher kel Tath. Their fragments and poems that open chapters are part of the world's lore. The order of the books is also the order in which you, the reader, uncover this world's incomplete, poetic history. You're assembling a epic poem from scattered scrolls. That's the feeling the publication order evokes masterfully.
2026-08-04 13:03:38
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CalmFox
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I'm waiting for my friend to finish 'Memories of Ice' so I can finally talk to someone about THAT scene. You know the one. The order of these books is a series of emotional landmines, and you have to experience them in sequence to properly devastate your friends. It's a shared trauma. If you read them out of order, you can't participate in the collective, 'Wait until you get to book three...' or 'Just you wait for book eight.' The order is a cultural experience.
2026-08-06 17:34:04
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CityDawn
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What's the deal with 'Dust of Dreams' and 'The Crippled God' being essentially one giant novel split in two? That's a crucial bit of order info. You cannot stop after 'Dust of Dreams'. It ends on a massive cliffhanger with zero resolution. You have to go straight into 'The Crippled God'. Erikson even says they're two halves of one story. So when you hit book nine, clear your schedule for book ten immediately. Consider them a single volume for planning purposes. It's the only time in the core series where the publication order has that specific, direct, immediate continuity.
2026-08-06 20:12:16
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3 Réponses2026-08-02 17:25:35
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4 Réponses2026-08-02 02:51:27
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3 Réponses2026-08-02 19:37:42
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5 Réponses2026-08-02 06:31:46
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6 Réponses2026-08-02 12:15:38
The covers are so much better on the hardcovers, especially the UK ones. The paperback art is fine, but the hardcover designs feel more weighty and serious, which suits the tone of the series. That alone is worth the hunt for some people.

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7 Réponses2026-08-02 23:01:57
Wait, are we talking about the big paperback ones with the single picture or the smaller ones with the painted scenes? Mine are all the smaller ones but the last two have a different logo. Is that wrong? I got them from my uncle.
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