Malazan Book of the Fallen · Location

Smiley’s Tavern

  • tavern
  • medieval tavern

A named tavern, Smiley’s, a drinking house of low ceilings and regulars. It is a minor social interior.

Type
tavern
Style
medieval tavern
First appears
Book 2 · Ch. 25
Books
1

Smiley’s Tavern first appears in Deadhouse Gates as a modest, low-ceilinged watering hole frequented by regulars in the Malazan Empire. Across the series, it evolves from a simple neighborhood tavern into a recurring nexus for intrigue, clandestine meetings, and the intersection of ordinary citizens with the larger machinations of gods and empires. Its unassuming atmosphere belies its growing significance as a site where pivotal conversations and decisions shape the fates of characters and the world itself.

History

  1. BOOK 2Deadhouse Gates

    A named tavern, Smiley’s, a drinking house of low ceilings and regulars. It is a minor social interior.

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