Assail (novel)
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| Author | Ian Cameron Esslemont |
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| Cover artist | Steve Stone |
| Language | English |
| Series | Novels of the Malazan Empire |
| Genre | High fantasy |
| Publisher | Bantam Books (UK & Canada) & Tor Books (USA) |
Publication date | 3 July 2014 (UK & Canada), 5 August 2014 (USA) |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 544 pp (Bantam UK hardcover edition) |
| ISBN | 0-593-06448-8 (Bantam UK hardcover edition) |
| Preceded by | Blood and Bone |
Assail is the sixth and final volume of the Novels of the Malazan Empire series by Canadian author Ian Cameron Esslemont. The novel is set in the world of the Malazan Book of the Fallen, co-created with Esslemont's friend and colleague Steven Erikson.[1]
In a 2006 interview with sffworld.com, Esslemont already lays the groundwork for Assail. In the interview he discusses how he plans for the series to be five novels in total, where the final volume would cover "the mysteries of the Assail continent".[2] In a 2009 interview with Clarkesworld Magazine, Esslemont states he has a contract "for four more Malazan novels" and he will "finish up by revealing Assail".[3]
