# Steven Erikson on Reddit (u/stevenerikson)

Part of Creators on Reddit, researched with Autumn (https://www.autumn.ai) from public sources. Updated 2026-11-07. Interactive version: https://www.autumn.ai/resources/creators-on-reddit/steven-erikson

Steven Erikson: Fantasy author, Malazan Book of the Fallen.

- Reddit account: [u/stevenerikson](https://www.reddit.com/user/stevenerikson/) (Personal account)
- How we know it's theirs: [Their 2012 r/Fantasy AMA, posted from this account](https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/q8zyv/hello_reddit_i_am_steven_erikson_please_ask_me/)
- Where they post, in the records we retrieved: r/Fantasy (272)
- Known activity in the posts we found: 2012 to 2017
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Erikson

## Moments

### u/StevenErikson in r/Fantasy, Feb 28, 2012 · Behind the scenes

Replying to a redditor:

> I know that your series was loosely based on an RPG that you ran, and I find that fascinating. I've read your essay on the subject [(for the lazy)](http://www.stevenerikson.com/index.php/the-world-of-the-malazan-empire-and-role-playing-games/), but I had a few questions on the…

> There's a fair mix of game characters and novel characters.  I think I've given brief lists in other interviews, but for the main ones: I was Dancer and Cam was Kellanved (though in the game he called himself Dr Wu): I was Anomander and Caladan and Cam was Whiskeyjack, K'azz, Greymane.  I was Kruppe and Rallick; Cam was Baruk and Coll.  A bunch of guys got in on things later, making up Fiddler's squad in the Bonehunters (barring Corabb and Cuttle).  A good friend was Karsa Orlong and went through the hell that was Book One in House of Chains.

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Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/q8zyv/comment/c3vxo7x/ · 10 points as of Nov 7, 2026

### u/StevenErikson in r/Fantasy, Sep 10, 2014 · Funny

Replying to a redditor:

> Hola! I just want to thank you for Tehol Beddict. The single greatest character I have had the pleasure of reading. Komsomnidah.

> Tehol blinks in modest surprise, then quickly reaches for his blanket.

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/2g0whr/comment/ckeqo32/ · 108 points as of Nov 7, 2026

### u/StevenErikson in r/Fantasy, Sep 10, 2014 · Behind the scenes

Replying to a redditor:

> First off, fantastic books. Thank you for sharing your wonderful creative mind with us. I love the way magic works in the Malazan universe and Quick Ben is probably my favorite mage of any fantasy series. Where did you get the idea for the way magic/ warrens work in Malazan?

> We were hammering the GURPS magic system into something that worked for our Malazan game-world.  We learned early on to keep it mysterious and mysterious it shall remain.

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/2g0whr/comment/ckesa3b/ · 13 points as of Nov 7, 2026