The Healthy Dead
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The Healthy Dead is a novella
by Canadian author Steven Erikson
, set in the world of his Malazan Book of the Fallen
epic fantasy series. It continues the storyline of Bauchelain, Korbal Broach and Emancipor Reese
, three characters who had a cameo appearance in the novel Memories of Ice
and were the focus for the previous novella, Blood Follows.
The novella was published in the United Kingdom
by PS Publishing
in 2004 and in the United States
by Night Shade Books
in December 2005.
The follow-up to The Healthy Dead is The Lees Of Laughter's End, also published by PS Publishing in 2007.
Novella
A novella is a written, fictional, prose narrative usually longer than a novelette but shorter than a novel. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Nebula Awards for science fiction define the novella as having a word count between 17,500 and 40,000...
by Canadian author Steven Erikson
Steven Erikson
Steven Erikson is the pseudonym of Steve Rune Lundin, a Canadian novelist, who was educated and trained as both an archaeologist and anthropologist....
, set in the world of his Malazan Book of the Fallen
Malazan Book of the Fallen
The Malazan Book of the Fallen is an epic fantasy series written by Canadian author Steven Erikson, published in ten volumes beginning with the novel Gardens of the Moon, published in 1999. The series was completed with the publication of The Crippled God in February 2011...
epic fantasy series. It continues the storyline of Bauchelain, Korbal Broach and Emancipor Reese
Emancipor Reese
Emancipor Reese is a fictional character in the fantasy series the Malazan Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson. He is a minor character in the mainstream plot, but plays a major role in several novellas.-Description:...
, three characters who had a cameo appearance in the novel Memories of Ice
Memories of Ice
Memories of Ice is the third volume of Steven Erikson's epic fantasy series, the Malazan Book of the Fallen. Memories of Ice is also a direct sequel to the first volume in the series, Gardens of the Moon, occurring chronologically at the same time as the second volume, Deadhouse Gates.Memories of...
and were the focus for the previous novella, Blood Follows.
The novella was published in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
by PS Publishing
PS Publishing
PS Publishing is a Hornsea based publisher founded in 1999 by Peter Crowther. They specialise in novella length fiction from the fantasy, science fiction and horror genres. It has quickly become established as one of Britain's premier small presses...
in 2004 and in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
by Night Shade Books
Night Shade Books
Night Shade Books is an independent publishing company based in San Francisco, specializing in science fiction, fantasy, and horror. It was started in 1997 by Jason Williams, with Jeremy Lassen coming on board as a partner shortly after the company's founding...
in December 2005.
The follow-up to The Healthy Dead is The Lees Of Laughter's End, also published by PS Publishing in 2007.