Units of length

The following units of length were found in the Malazan books:
*Arm-spanDeadhouse Gates, Chapter 1, UK MMPB p.55 - frequently used in Deadhouse Gates very rarely in all the other Malazan publications
*FootGardens of the Moon, Chapter 1, UK MMPB p.27 - used frequently in Gardens of the Moon and Deadhouse Gates
*LeagueGardens of the Moon, Prologue, UK MMPB p.5 - frequently used by Erikson and Esslemont in all Malazan related books 
*MileDeadhouse Gates, Chapter 1, UK MMPB p.621 - possibly one occurrence only
*Paces - frequently used by Erikson and Esslemont in all Malazan related books 
*Quarter-mileGardens of the Moon, Chapter 2, UK MMPB p.61 - used several times in Gardens of the Moon and once in Deadhouse Gates
*YardGardens of the Moon, Chapter 1, UK MMPB p.27 - in Malazan Book of the Fallen only used in Gardens of the Moon and Deadhouse Gates, used sparingly in the Novels of the Malazan Empire
==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 length. 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
==Notes and references==
Category:Units of measurement