Blood and Bone
core novel 2012 Malazan
Record
| First published | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.03 (6,667 ratings, collected 2026-09-11) |
| Page count | 586 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780593064467 |
Synopsis
Blood and Bone is the fifth Novel of the Malazan Empire, set on the distant continent of Jacuruku. The Thaumaturgs, a powerful and expansionist order of sorcerers, launch an invasion of the eastern jungle of Himatan, sacred domain of the goddess Ardata, in search of the fabled lost city of Jakal Viharn and the power rumored to be hidden within it, while the mercenary Crimson Guard also arrives in Jacuruku on a separate mission, seeking their own renegade warrior, Skinner, who fled there after breaking with the Guard's ranks, setting rival factions from two very different traditions on a collision course deep within the jungle.
Where it sits
- Universe: Malazan
- Series: Novels of the Malazan Empire core; position 5 of 6 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Ian C. Esslemont
Notes
- UK 2012; some markets list 2013 (US).
- From the series record (Novels of the Malazan Empire): Six novels, 2004-2014.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series Novels of the Malazan Empire: position 5 of 6: previous Orb Sceptre Throne (2012) · next Assail (2014)
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malazan_Book_of_the_Fallen
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_and_Bone_(disambiguation)
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