Terms & Privacy
Last updated: April 2026
What this is
Epic Companion is an unofficial, fan-made reading companion. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or associated with Steven Erikson, Tor Books, Bantam, or any other author, publisher, or rights holder of the series it covers.
Sources
Epic Companion’s fact base was built by re-reading the novels and recording, for each fact, the chapter at which it first becomes known to a reader. The Malazan Wiki was used as a general reference while compiling and cross-checking that material, and the per-book reader guides by /u/sleepinxonxbed were a minor cross-check for chapter references. The database is our own compilation of facts and chapter structure — not a copy of any source’s text.
Epic Companion is independent and is not endorsed by or affiliated with the Malazan Wiki, its contributors, or /u/sleepinxonxbed. We’re glad to add or adjust a credit — if you’d like attribution changed, email support@epiccompanion.app.
Your account
You’re responsible for the email and password you use to sign up. One account per person. If something looks wrong on your account, email support@epiccompanion.app.
Pricing and billing
You start with 10 free questions. After that you buy question credits in one-time packs — 150 questions for $9.99 or 500 for $24.99 — billed via Stripe. There is no subscription, and credits never expire.
Refunds are handled case-by-case — email us if something’s not right.
How your data is used
We store your email (for sign-in), your reading position, and the questions and answers from your conversations. Payment is handled by Stripe; we never see your card details.
Your questions are sent to Anthropic (for Claude) and OpenAI (for embedding-based search) to generate answers. We don’t sell your data or use it for advertising.
You can request deletion of your account and data at any time by emailing support@epiccompanion.app.
What the app does — and doesn’t do
The app answers from a hand-verified fact base, gated by your current chapter. It is designed to avoid spoilers, but answers are generated by an AI model and can occasionally be wrong or incomplete. Use your own judgement.
It does not provide full-text search of the novels and it does not reproduce long passages. If you find a spoiler leak or a factual error, please report it so we can fix it.
Report a spoiler or error
Email support@epiccompanion.app with the book, chapter, question you asked, and what went wrong. Reports get priority.
Acceptable use
Don’t attempt to scrape the app, abuse the rate limits, resell the service, or use it to harass others. We may suspend accounts that do.
Takedown requests
If you represent an author or rights holder and want a series or specific content removed, email support@epiccompanion.app and we’ll respond promptly.
No warranty
The service is provided as-is. We don’t guarantee the service will be error-free or uninterrupted, and we’re not liable for damages arising from use of the service beyond what you’ve paid us in the last month.
Changes
We may update these terms as the product evolves. Significant changes will be noted on this page.