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Steven Erikson

1959 - Today

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Steve Rune Lundin (born October 7, 1959), known by his pseudonym Steven Erikson, is a Canadian novelist who was educated and trained as both an archaeologist and anthropologist. He is best known for his ten-volume spanning epic fantasy series Malazan Book of the Fallen, which began with the publication of Gardens of the Moon (1999) and was completed with the publication of The Crippled God (2011). By 2012 over 1 million copies of the series had been sold worldwide, and over 3 million copies by 2018. SF Site has called the series "the most significant work of epic fantasy since Donaldson's Chronicles of Thomas Covenant," and Fantasy Book Review described it as "the best fantasy series of recent times." Fellow author Glen Cook has called the series a masterwork, while Stephen R. Donaldson has praised him for his approach to the fantasy genre. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Steven Erikson is the 4,887th most popular writer (down from 4,658th in 2019), the 407th most popular biography from Canada (down from 328th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Canadian Writer.

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Among writers, Steven Erikson ranks 4,887 out of 7,302. Before him are Peter Ackroyd, Eugenio Espejo, Pêro Vaz de Caminha, Steven Millhauser, Antoni Malczewski, and Kamala Surayya. After him are Shōhei Ōoka, Yuri Nagibin, Mary Oliver, Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi, Norman Spinrad, and Andreas Kalvos.

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Among people born in 1959, Steven Erikson ranks 270. Before him are Bill Hagerty, Mare Winningham, Zakir Hasanov, Akio Ōtsuka, Giovanna Amati, and Sito Pons. After him are Kenneth Brylle, Fabio Luisi, Ali Bujsaim, Milcho Manchevski, Neal Stephenson, and Fran Walsh.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Steven Erikson ranks 407 out of 1,622. Before him are Stu Hart (1915), Edge (1973), Harry Saltzman (1915), Jean-Paul Riopelle (1923), Philip Guston (1913), and Myrtle Cook (1902). After him are Barbara Ann Scott (1928), Marc-André Hamelin (1961), Mary Harron (1953), Teresa Stratas (1938), Bob Ezrin (1949), and George Chuvalo (1937).

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Among WRITERS In Canada

Among writers born in Canada, Steven Erikson ranks 26. Before him are Émile Nelligan (1879), Mazo de la Roche (1879), Anne Carson (1950), Laurence J. Peter (1919), Nancy Huston (1953), and Grant Allen (1848). After him are Justine Musk (1972), Mordecai Richler (1931), Michel Tremblay (1942), Wyndham Lewis (1882), Duncan Regehr (1952), and Mark Strand (1934).

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