Steve Rune Lundin, known by his pseudonym Steven Erikson, is a Canadian novelist, educated and trained as both an archaeologist and an anthropologist. He is best known for his epic fantasy series Malazan Book of the Fallen, which spans ten volumes. This series started with Gardens of the Moon (1999) and concluded with The Crippled God (2011). By 2012, over 1 million copies of the series had been sold worldwide, a number that has grown to over 3 million by 2018.

Erikson's work on the Malazan series has been highly praised, with SF Site calling it "the most significant work of epic fantasy since Donaldson's Chronicles of Thomas Covenant," and Fantasy Book Review describing it as "the best fantasy series of recent times." Fellow author Glen Cook has lauded the series as a masterwork, while Stephen R. Donaldson has commended Erikson for his innovative approach to the fantasy genre.

In addition to the Malazan Book of the Fallen, Erikson has embarked on a prequel trilogy, The Kharkanas Trilogy, written seven novellas, a short story, and is currently working on a sequel trilogy, with the first book, The God is Not Willing, published in 2021. His venture into science fiction includes the comedic Willful Child Trilogy, a spoof on Star Trek and other common sci-fi tropes, and a First Contact novel, Rejoice, a Knife To the Heart, published in 2018.