Deadhouse Gates
- Published
- 1 September 2000
- Pages
- 619
- ISBN-13
- 9781429926492
- Type
- novel
About this book
Deadhouse Gates, published in September 2000 at 619 pages, is the second novel in Steven Erikson's ten-book main sequence, arriving roughly a year and a half after Gardens of the Moon and continuing the series' sprawling cast of point-of-view characters across the Malazan Empire's wars of conquest and godly intrigue.
Key facts about Deadhouse Gates
Deadhouse Gates is a novel by Steven Erikson. Readers have had it since September 2000. It runs to 619 pages.
Our list holds 3 editions of Deadhouse Gates. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781429926492 to find the main one.
Deadhouse Gates is book 2 of 10 in the Malazan Book of the Fallen series. The series has 10 published books. However, the series starts with Gardens of the Moon (1999). Dust of Dreams is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 18 August 2009.
Additionally, Steven Erikson writes The Tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach, The Kharkanas Trilogy and Willful Child, plus 1 more series. Those series sit on our epic fantasy and science fiction shelves. Meanwhile, No Life Forsaken is the latest published Steven Erikson book on file, from 23 October 2025.
About Steven Erikson
Steven Erikson is the pen name of Canadian author Steve Rune Lundin, a trained archaeologist and anthropologist whose academic background directly shaped his approach to epic fantasy. He is best known for the Malazan Book of the Fallen, a ten-volume series co-developed with collaborator Ian Cameron Esslemont from a shared tabletop role-playing campaign, beginning with Gardens of the Moon in 1999. See every Steven Erikson book in order.
Its place in Malazan Book of the Fallen
Deadhouse Gates is book 2 in the Malazan Book of the Fallen series. It follows Gardens of the Moon. It is followed by Memories of Ice. See the full Malazan Book of the Fallen reading order.
The Malazan Empire has spent a century conquering a continent through sorcery, siege warfare and the ascension of its soldiers to godhood, and the empire's oldest, most battle-worn armies are starting to wonder whether the throne they fight for still deserves their loyalty. Steven Erikson opens Gardens of the Moon in the middle of an already-vast, already-old world, with no orientation and no apology, and asks readers to catch up — gods walk among mortals and scheme like politicians, ten-thousand-year-old empires…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780593046210
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9788366712133
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9788466660952