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Dancer's Lament

Path to Ascendancy, Book 1

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Dancer's Lament

By: Ian C. Esslemont
Narrated by: John Banks
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Esslemont's all-new prequel trilogy takes readers deeper into the politics and intrigue of the New York Times bestselling Malazan Empire. 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.

©2016 Ian C. Esslemont (P)2016 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved. Action & Adventure Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Military Paranormal Paranormal & Urban
Compelling Storyline • Rich Worldbuilding • Great Voice Acting • Well-realized Characters • Satisfying Conclusion
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I jones for the Malazan world and stories. Read the Main Ten several times. Good to read a bit more about that dynamic duo.

Good stuff.

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The worlds created by Ian C. Esslemont and Steven Erickson are beyond amazing! Every one of them have been intriguing, entertaining, captivating, and down right awe inspiring.

I love these stories!

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I can't wait for the next book. absolutely loved it. anything Malazan, anytime. Keep up the awesome writing

It ended way to soon<br />

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and now I know. the emperor, dancer and the first sword. my favorite characters .

always wanted to know how THEY got started

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I enjoyed this book. It really kept me interested. The story wasn't too long and still you get enough depth of the characters and what is going on. Can't wait for the next book.

Good Start

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Perfect great story good characters lots of hints to the other books can't wait for next one

Perfect

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It is a bit slow at the start until you pick up the story but once you know who is who it’s already going.

It is a bit slow at the start until you pick up the story

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Ian Esselmont has hit his stride both as a writer and a story teller. Dancer's Lament begins a rich development of Malazan history without coming across as a prequel. The relationships of the characters are unexpected and complex. The book stands on it's own without suggesting that the characters have a future in an epic series, so I believe it would be a great choice for someone who has never heard of Malazan Book of the Fallen. For those who have read and reread MBotF, what can I say... It's sweet.

The reader, John Banks, is just right. Great voices with just the right emphasis in the right places. My only complaint is the voice of Koroll. I found it difficult to listen to when he talked very long, which fortunately was not very often. Otherwise, excellent.

Ahhhh...

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Narrator was good, loved the story I always loved the Dancer character and this fills in his story looking forward to more

another excellent Malazan book

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Enjoyed this as much as the original series. So glad the tale is not over!

Excellent

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