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Dancer's Lament: Path to Ascendancy Book 1 (Path to Ascendancy, 1) by Ian C. Esslemont is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Taking Malazan fans back to that troubled continent's turbulent early history. The opening chapter in Ian C. Esslemont's epic new fantasy sequence, the Path to Ascendancy trilogy. For ages warfare has crippled the continent as minor city states, baronies, and principalities fought in an endless round of hostilities. Only the alliance of the rival Tali and Quon cities could field the resources to mount a hegemony from coast to coast -- and thus become known as Quon Tali. It is a generation since the collapse of this dynasty and regional powers are once more rousing themselves. Into this arena of renewed border wars come two youths to the powerful central city state that is Li Heng. One is named Dorin, and he comes determined to prove himself the most skilled assassin of his age; he is chasing the other youth -- a Dal Hon mage who has proven himself annoyingly difficult to kill. Li Heng has been guided and warded for centuries by the powerful sorceress known as the "Protectress", and she allows no rivals. She and her cabal of five mage servants were enough to repel the Quon Tali Iron Legions -- what could two youths hope to accomplish under their stifling rule? Yet under the new and

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Author
Ian C. Esslemont
Publisher
Tor Books
Published
2016
Language
EN
ISBN
9780765379443
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Literary Fiction, Fiction, Fantasy
Rating
4.45 / 5 (1,085 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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