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  • Dancer's Lament

  • Path to Ascendancy, Book 1
  • By: Ian C. Esslemont
  • Narrated by: John Banks
  • Length: 16 hrs and 49 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (1,042 ratings)

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Dancer's Lament

By: Ian C. Esslemont
Narrated by: John Banks
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Publisher's summary

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.
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Good stuff.

I jones for the Malazan world and stories. Read the Main Ten several times. Good to read a bit more about that dynamic duo.

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Ahhhh...

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.

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another excellent Malazan book

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

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I love these stories!

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.

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It ended way to soon<br />

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

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always wanted to know how THEY got started

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

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Good Start

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.

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Perfect

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

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

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.

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I think I have a new favorite

it all makes sense now , this is an epic telling of some of the stories we always craved for.

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