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* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Even the 100 pages short ''Revolvo'' has more named characters than could be expected from such a short book.
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* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Many of his wacky, comedic characters are more than they seem to be at first glance, e.g. the eccentric [[CoolOldLady Grandma Matchie]] in ''Fishin' with Grandma Matchie'', who according to her grandson Tike Junior once armwrestled with Satan Himself.
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* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Many of his wacky, comedic characters are more than they seem to be at first glance, e.g. the eccentric [[CoolOldLady Grandma Matchie]] in ''Fishin' with Grandma Matchie'', who according to her grandson Tike Junior once armwrestled with Satan Himself.himself.
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* UnreliableNarrator: Since all his stories are told from limited points of view, there is no way to tell whether the information given is true or just what the current narrator believes to be true. And some narratorrs, e.g. the poet Gallan from ''Literature/TheKharkanasTrilogy'', even outright admit to be making things up as they go.
* ViewersAreGeniuses: Constantly switching viewpoints, innumerable characters, deliberate use of LostInMediasRes, oblique dialogue, philosophical digressions, strategically used PurpleProse... And that's not just the ''Literature/MalazanBookOfTheFallen'', he also manages to cramp it all into novellas and short stories.
* ViewersAreGeniuses: Constantly switching viewpoints, innumerable characters, deliberate use of LostInMediasRes, oblique dialogue, philosophical digressions, strategically used PurpleProse... And that's not just the ''Literature/MalazanBookOfTheFallen'', he also manages to cramp it all into novellas and short stories.
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* UnreliableNarrator: Since all his stories are told from limited points of view, there is no way to tell whether the information given is true or just what the current narrator believes to be true. And some narratorrs, narrators, e.g. the poet Gallan from ''Literature/TheKharkanasTrilogy'', even outright admit to be making things up as they go.
* ViewersAreGeniuses: Constantly switching viewpoints, innumerable characters, deliberate use of LostInMediasRes, oblique dialogue, philosophical digressions, strategically used PurpleProse... And that's not just for the ''Literature/MalazanBookOfTheFallen'', he also manages to cramp it all into novellas and short stories.
* ViewersAreGeniuses: Constantly switching viewpoints, innumerable characters, deliberate use of LostInMediasRes, oblique dialogue, philosophical digressions, strategically used PurpleProse... And that's not just for the ''Literature/MalazanBookOfTheFallen'', he also manages to cramp it all into novellas and short stories.
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He often deals with themes of [[AuthorAppeal history, civilization and the human condition]]. However, his fantasy and sci-fi novels and novellas show a [[ComicFantasy humorous]] and [[{{Satire}} satirical]] streak.
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He often deals with themes of [[AuthorAppeal history, civilization and the human condition]]. However, his fantasy and sci-fi novels and novellas also show a [[ComicFantasy humorous]] and [[{{Satire}} satirical]] streak.
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He often deals with themes of [[AuthorAppeal history, civilization and the human condition.condition]]. However, his fantasy and sci-fi novels and novellas show a [[ComicFantasy humorous]] and [[{{Satire}} satirical]] streak.
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* AuthorAppeal: Steve Lundin is an archaeologist and anthropologist, and the rise and fall of civilizations are part and parcel of his works.
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** '' The Wurms of Blearmouth'' (2012)
** '' The Fiends of Nightmaria'' (2016)
** '' The Healthy Dead'' (2004)
** '' The Lees of Laughter's End'' (2007)
** '' Crack'd Pot Trail'' (2010)
** '' The Wurms of Blearmouth'' (2012)
** '' The Fiends of Nightmaria'' (2016)
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**'' The ''The Lees of Laughter's End'' (2007)
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* ''Rejoice, A Knife to the Heart'' (2018)
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* CreatorsOddball: Steven Erikson is known for his gritty, serious work, most prominently the sprawling, complex fantasy epic ''Literature/MalazanBookOfTheFallen''. He also wrote ''Willful Child'', an affectionate, over-the-top [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Star Trek]] parody.
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* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Many of his wacky, comedic characters are more than they seem to be at first glance, e.g. the eccentric [[BadassGrandma [[CoolOldLady Grandma Matchie]] in ''Fishin' with Grandma Matchie'', who according to her grandson Tike Junior once armwrestled with Satan Himself.
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* ContemporaryCaveman: The novella ''Literature/{{Revolvo}}'' has a neanderthal running around in a contemporary Canadian city. His presence riffs on the (at the time of the novella's writing still unproven) theory that early humans interbred with neanderthals leading to a certain amount of neanderthal DNA in some modern humans. In this particular individual, the buried DNA has come to the fore, causing him to think and behave like a neanderthal. Since it's a satire, what he ends up doing is hunting and killing vegetarians and vegans because they smell like prey to him.
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* ContemporaryCaveman: The novella ''Literature/{{Revolvo}}'' has a neanderthal running around in a contemporary Canadian city. His presence riffs on the (at the time of the novella's writing still unproven) (now proven) theory that early humans interbred with neanderthals leading to a certain amount of neanderthal DNA in some modern humans. In this particular individual, the buried DNA has come to the fore, causing him to think and behave like a neanderthal. Since it's a satire, what he ends up doing is hunting and killing vegetarians and vegans because they smell like prey to him.
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* CreatorProvincialism: With the exception of ''The Devil Delivered'', all of his non-fantasy fiction is set in Canada.
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-> [[https://creatureofthewheel.wordpress.com/2013/02/21/steven-erikson/ 'Damn right, I'm contrarian!']]
Steven Erikson is the pseudonym of Canadian [[Main/FantasyLiterature fantasy]] author Steve Rune Lundin, a trained archaeologist and anthropologist, as well as a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop.
He often deals with themes of history, civilization and the human condition. However, his fantasy and sci-fi novels and novellas show a [[ComicFantasy humorous]] and [[{{Satire}} satirical]] streak.
His best known work is the ''Literature/MalazanBookOfTheFallen'', a sprawling epic fantasy series based on a homebrewed ''TabletopGame/{{GURPS}}'' [[RolePlayingGameVerse setting]] he and fellow author Ian Cameron Esslemont developed after becoming frustrated with ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''.
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!!!Works set in the world of the Malazan Empire:
* ''Literature/TheMalazanBookOfTheFallen''
** ''Literature/GardensOfTheMoon'' (1999)
** ''Literature/DeadhouseGates'' (2000)
** ''Literature/MemoriesOfIce'' (2001)
** ''Literature/HouseOfChains'' (2002)
** ''Literature/MidnightTides'' (2004)
** ''Literature/TheBonehunters'' (2006)
** ''Literature/ReapersGale'' (2007)
** ''Literature/TollTheHounds'' (2008)
** ''Literature/DustOfDreams'' (2009)
** ''Literature/TheCrippledGod'' (2011)
* ''Literature/TheKharkanasTrilogy''
** ''Forge of Darkness'' (2012)
** ''Fall of Light'' (2016)
** ''Walk in Shadow'' (TBA)
* ''Literature/TalesOfBauchelainAndKorbalBroach''
** '' Blood Follows'' (2002)
** '' The Healthy Dead'' (2004)
** '' The Lees of Laughter's End'' (2007)
** '' Crack'd Pot Trail'' (2010)
** '' The Wurms of Blearmouth'' (2012)
** '' The Fiends of Nightmaria'' (2016)
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!!!Science Fiction:
* ''Willful Child''
** ''Willful Child'' (2014)
** ''Wrath of Betty'' (2016)
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!!!Other Novels and Novellas:
* ''This River Awakens'' (1998, re-released 2012)
* ''When She's Gone'' (2004)
* ''The Devil Delivered'' (2005)
* ''Fishin' with Grandma Matchie'' (2005)
* ''Revolvo'' (2008)
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!!!Short Stories:
* ''A Ruin of Feathers'' (1991)
* ''Stolen Voices'' (1993)
* ''Quashie Trapp Blacklight'' (2007)
* ''This Rich Evil Sound'' (2007)
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!!Tropes that can be found in his work are:
* CentralTheme: The rise, decline and collapse of civilizations is one of the central themes in many of his books, from the ''Literature/MalazanBookOfTheFallen'' to ''The Devil Delivered''.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Many of his wacky, comedic characters are more than they seem to be at first glance, e.g. the eccentric [[BadassGrandma Grandma Matchie]] in ''Fishin' with Grandma Matchie'', who according to her grandson Tike Junior once armwrestled with Satan Himself.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Sometimes, mere words or throw-away lines can foreshadow events or outcomes much later in the story.
* GaiasVengeance: In ''The Devil Delivered'', Mother Earth decides enough is enough with humans doing whatever they want.
* InMediasRes: Usually, the events of any given story written by Steven Erikson begins at some point where a lot of things have already happened and inform the present without being introduced to the reader. This is because his writing style is that of a short story writer, but he also uses it for {{Doorstopper}} volumes.
* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Even the 100 pages short ''Revolvo'' has more named characters than could be expected from such a short book.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Tike's sister in ''Fishin' with Grandma Matchie'' is only known as Sis.
* ShowDontTell: More often than not, the story shows what is happening and the reader is left to piece together what that actually means in regards to the plot.
* UnreliableNarrator: Since all his stories are told from limited points of view, there is no way to tell whether the information given is true or just what the current narrator believes to be true. And some narratorrs, e.g. the poet Gallan from ''Literature/TheKharkanasTrilogy'', even outright admit to be making things up as they go.
* ViewersAreGeniuses: Constantly switching viewpoints, innumerable characters, deliberate use of LostInMediasRes, oblique dialogue, philosophical digressions, strategically used PurpleProse... And that's not just the ''Literature/MalazanBookOfTheFallen'', he also manages to cramp it all into novellas and short stories.
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-> [[https://creatureofthewheel.wordpress.com/2013/02/21/steven-erikson/ 'Damn right, I'm contrarian!']]
Steven Erikson is the pseudonym of Canadian [[Main/FantasyLiterature fantasy]] author Steve Rune Lundin, a trained archaeologist and anthropologist, as well as a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop.
He often deals with themes of history, civilization and the human condition. However, his fantasy and sci-fi novels and novellas show a [[ComicFantasy humorous]] and [[{{Satire}} satirical]] streak.
His best known work is the ''Literature/MalazanBookOfTheFallen'', a sprawling epic fantasy series based on a homebrewed ''TabletopGame/{{GURPS}}'' [[RolePlayingGameVerse setting]] he and fellow author Ian Cameron Esslemont developed after becoming frustrated with ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''.
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!!!Works set in the world of the Malazan Empire:
* ''Literature/TheMalazanBookOfTheFallen''
** ''Literature/GardensOfTheMoon'' (1999)
** ''Literature/DeadhouseGates'' (2000)
** ''Literature/MemoriesOfIce'' (2001)
** ''Literature/HouseOfChains'' (2002)
** ''Literature/MidnightTides'' (2004)
** ''Literature/TheBonehunters'' (2006)
** ''Literature/ReapersGale'' (2007)
** ''Literature/TollTheHounds'' (2008)
** ''Literature/DustOfDreams'' (2009)
** ''Literature/TheCrippledGod'' (2011)
* ''Literature/TheKharkanasTrilogy''
** ''Forge of Darkness'' (2012)
** ''Fall of Light'' (2016)
** ''Walk in Shadow'' (TBA)
* ''Literature/TalesOfBauchelainAndKorbalBroach''
** '' Blood Follows'' (2002)
** '' The Healthy Dead'' (2004)
** '' The Lees of Laughter's End'' (2007)
** '' Crack'd Pot Trail'' (2010)
** '' The Wurms of Blearmouth'' (2012)
** '' The Fiends of Nightmaria'' (2016)
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!!!Science Fiction:
* ''Willful Child''
** ''Willful Child'' (2014)
** ''Wrath of Betty'' (2016)
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!!!Other Novels and Novellas:
* ''This River Awakens'' (1998, re-released 2012)
* ''When She's Gone'' (2004)
* ''The Devil Delivered'' (2005)
* ''Fishin' with Grandma Matchie'' (2005)
* ''Revolvo'' (2008)
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!!!Short Stories:
* ''A Ruin of Feathers'' (1991)
* ''Stolen Voices'' (1993)
* ''Quashie Trapp Blacklight'' (2007)
* ''This Rich Evil Sound'' (2007)
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!!Tropes that can be found in his work are:
* CentralTheme: The rise, decline and collapse of civilizations is one of the central themes in many of his books, from the ''Literature/MalazanBookOfTheFallen'' to ''The Devil Delivered''.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Many of his wacky, comedic characters are more than they seem to be at first glance, e.g. the eccentric [[BadassGrandma Grandma Matchie]] in ''Fishin' with Grandma Matchie'', who according to her grandson Tike Junior once armwrestled with Satan Himself.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Sometimes, mere words or throw-away lines can foreshadow events or outcomes much later in the story.
* GaiasVengeance: In ''The Devil Delivered'', Mother Earth decides enough is enough with humans doing whatever they want.
* InMediasRes: Usually, the events of any given story written by Steven Erikson begins at some point where a lot of things have already happened and inform the present without being introduced to the reader. This is because his writing style is that of a short story writer, but he also uses it for {{Doorstopper}} volumes.
* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Even the 100 pages short ''Revolvo'' has more named characters than could be expected from such a short book.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Tike's sister in ''Fishin' with Grandma Matchie'' is only known as Sis.
* ShowDontTell: More often than not, the story shows what is happening and the reader is left to piece together what that actually means in regards to the plot.
* UnreliableNarrator: Since all his stories are told from limited points of view, there is no way to tell whether the information given is true or just what the current narrator believes to be true. And some narratorrs, e.g. the poet Gallan from ''Literature/TheKharkanasTrilogy'', even outright admit to be making things up as they go.
* ViewersAreGeniuses: Constantly switching viewpoints, innumerable characters, deliberate use of LostInMediasRes, oblique dialogue, philosophical digressions, strategically used PurpleProse... And that's not just the ''Literature/MalazanBookOfTheFallen'', he also manages to cramp it all into novellas and short stories.
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