Malazan Book of the Fallen · World
Bloodfly Swarm
- creature
A buzzing, frenzied swarm of bloodflies drawn and driven by fires, shooting down into water like darts with eggs that secrete deadening poison.
- Category
- creature
- First appears
- Book 2 · Ch. 7
- Books
- 1
The Bloodfly Swarm first appears in Deadhouse Gates as a lethal, fire-driven plague of insects whose eggs inject a paralytic poison into their victims. Across the series, these swarms evolve from a localized environmental hazard into a recurring symbol of nature’s merciless indifference and a recurring battlefield threat. Their presence underscores the brutal ecology of the Malazan world, where even the smallest creatures can become instruments of mass death.
Evolution
BOOK 2Deadhouse Gates
A buzzing, frenzied swarm of bloodflies drawn and driven by fires, shooting down into water like darts with eggs that secrete deadening poison.
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