Units of time

The following units of time were found in the Malazan books:
*BellsGardens of the Moon, Chapter 4, UK MMPB p.142 - In Pale bells would ring time. For example the term 'third bell after midnight' was used in Gardens of the Moon. A bell was likely equivalent to an hour as the term "a sixth of a bell" (i.e. 10 minutes) was used in Memories of Ice.Memories of Ice, Chapter 24, US SFBC p.882 
*DaysGardens of the Moon, Chapter 1, UK MMPB p.26
*HoursGardens of the Moon, Chapter 2, UK MMPB p.60
*MinutesGardens of the Moon, Chapter 2, UK MMPB p.62
*SecondsGardens of the Moon, Chapter 5, UK MMPB p.185
==Author's comments==
Steven Erikson explained that he changed the terminology he used over the course of writing the series, including that of some units of time. 
For his full response read his answer to question 37 of the Tor Q&A sessionSteven Erikson (2014) Ask Steven Erikson Your Crippled God Questions!, Tor Blogs, Macmillan, Accessed: 16-12-2014, Available: <http://www.tor.com/blogs/2014/11/steven-erikson-the-crippled-god-q-and-a>, see Steven Erikson's answer to question 37 in comment 49
==Speculations==
A comment made in Midnight Tides seemed to indicate a year in the Malazan world may only have been around 200 days long. 
After being told Gerun Eberict had killed two to three thousand people in the past year,Midnight Tides, Chapter 14, US SFBC p.435 Bugg estimated that the Finadd was killing ten to fifteen people a day. Midnight Tides, Chapter 17, US SFBC p.524 (Using those numbers: 10x200=2000 and 15x200=3000).
==Notes and references==
Category:Units of measurement