Reading order
The Kharkanas Trilogy reading order
1- 8.18.1 / 1064 ratings
- Score
- 2 volumes
- Volumes
- 2012–2016
- Published
- about 30 h
- Reading time
- Completed
- Status
- Fantasy
- Genre
Quick answer
Start withForge of Darkness
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Publication order
2 volumes2012–2016Completed
- Steven Erikson’s prequel to his Malazan Book of the Fallen, set hundreds of thousands of years earlier, among the Tiste of Kurald Galain, the realm of Mother Dark, as civil war approaches and the events that shaped the later saga begin.
- Dense, philosophical and slow, with many voices, it is written for readers who already know Malazan; start with Gardens of the Moon instead if you have not.
- Forge of Darkness rates highly.
- The third book has not yet been published.
Every volume in order
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Coming next in the series
Frequently asked questions
Which The Kharkanas Trilogy book is the longest?
“Fall of Light” is the longest at 837 pages; the shortest is “Forge of Darkness” with 760 pages.
What should I read after The Kharkanas Trilogy?
Other series by Steven Erikson: Malazan Book of the Fallen, The Tales of Witness.
