Book cover for Dancer's Lament: Path to Ascendancy Book 1 (A Novel of the Malazan Empire) by Ian C. Esslemont

Dancer's Lament

Path to Ascendancy Book 1 (A Novel of the Malazan Empire)

2016 Released
592 Pages
9-10 Hours
★ 4.36 3,919 ratings
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Tor BooksISBN 9781466868588

Ian C. Esslemont's prequel trilogy takes readers deeper into the politics and intrigue of the New York Times bestselling Malazan Empire.

The first book of the Path to Ascendancy trilogy, Dancer's Lament, focuses on the genesis of the empire and features Dancer, the skilled assassin, who, alongside the mage Kellanved, would found the Malazan empire.

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Ian C. Esslemont

IAN C. ESSLEMONT grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He has studied archaeology and creative writing, has traveled extensively in Southeast Asia, and lived in Thailand and Japan for several years. He lives in Alaska with his wife and children and writes novels set in the world of Malaz, a world he co-created with Steven Erikson.

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