The Lees Of Laughter's End is a novella 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 two novellas, Blood Follows and The Healthy Dead

The Healthy Dead

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...

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The novella was published in the United Kingdom 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 March 2007.