The Crippled God
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The Crippled God is an epic fantasy novel by Canadian author Steven Erikson, the tenth and final volume of the Malazan Book of the Fallen.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Development
In a 2014 Q&A with Tor, Erikson said he considers Dust of Dreams and The Crippled God to be two halves of a single, concluding book.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Plot
Template:Update Immediately following the events of Dust of Dreams, Adjunct Tavore leads the Bonehunters further into the Letherii wastelands.
Reception
The Crippled God debuted at #12 on The New York Times best sellers list.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Bill Capossere described the novel as "the closing chapter of a work that I believe stands as the preeminent fantasy of the past 20 years and belongs high up on the short list of best ever."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The British Fantasy Society praised the novel, describing it as a "heroic fantasy that’s been dragged through the mud and kicked a few times [...] and it’s all the better for it."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
SFFWorld called it "action-packed, compelling and full of wonderful scenes for the fans" but is critical of the lack of resolution in some plot threads.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Fantasy Book Review scored it 10/10, calling it "the perfect finale to one of the greatest literary achievements of the last hundred years."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>