{"remote_ids": {"viaf": "85327681", "wikidata": "Q428755", "isni": "0000000077123528", "bookbrainz": "11ad68fc-1d61-4a4d-be66-f3a6dbb17fc6", "musicbrainz": "fd58696f-2827-40e7-9eb5-dd0cc352bafc", "librarything": "eriksonsteven", "goodreads": "31232", "lc_naf": "nr99033287", "gnd": "124377874", "amazon": "B000APIXTU", "storygraph": "a524212d-4870-449e-8867-1ba674fed601", "opac_sbn": "RAVV388057"}, "source_records": ["bwb:9781407067117", "ia:pysnowopowiesczm0000erik", "amazon:1905834470", "promise:bwb_daily_pallets_2023-11-29:KT-665-560", "ia:falloflightsecon0000stev"], "type": {"key": "/type/author"}, "name": "Steven Erikson", "alternate_names": ["Steven. Erikson", "S. Erikson", "Erikson, Steven", "Erikson, S.", "Steve Rune Lundin", "Steve Lundin", "steven erikson"], "personal_name": "Steven Erikson", "photos": [14851144], "key": "/authors/OL1394250A", "birth_date": "7 October 1959", "bio": {"type": "/type/text", "value": "Steve Rune Lundin (born October 7, 1959), known as Steven Erikson, is a Canadian novelist best known for his epic fantasy series *Malazan Book of the Fallen*, which follows a complex world of magic, politics, and war. Born in Toronto, Ontario, he grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and trained as an archaeologist and anthropologist. Erikson is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop and has worked in various roles before dedicating himself to writing full-time. His works are celebrated for their depth, complexity, and multi-dimensional characters, often challenging traditional fantasy conventions. Erikson's writing is influenced by his background in archaeology and anthropology, as well as his experiences with pen and paper role-playing games.\r\n\r\n(Sources:[1][1],[2][2])\r\n\r\n\r\n[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Erikson\r\n[2]: https://www.fantasybookreview.co.uk/Steven-Erikson/biography.html"}, "latest_revision": 16, "revision": 16, "created": {"type": "/type/datetime", "value": "2008-04-01T03:28:50.625462"}, "last_modified": {"type": "/type/datetime", "value": "2025-08-21T21:39:48.060482"}}