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Praise for
The Tyrant’s Law
“This smart, absorbing, fascinating military fantasy, exciting and genuinely suspenseful, will keep readers on their toes.”
—Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
“Abraham is a graceful writer, treating his male and female characters with respect and exploring both their strengths and weaknesses.”
—Library Journal
Praise for
The King’s Blood
“Abraham builds on The Dragon’s Path to create and sustain a rich, satisfyingly complex epic fantasy.”
—Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
“You have to admire ace storyteller Abraham’s skill at building plausible alternate worlds, a trade much practiced, but not often so well, ever since the days of Tolkien and the Shire… Another trademark romp in the otherworld, and a lot of fun.”
—Kirkus Reviews
Praise for
The Dragon’s Path
“Daniel Abraham’s new novel cements his status as the literary successor to George R. R. Martin.”
—Grasping for the Wind
“Abraham questions and explores the fantasy-world assumptions that most authors take for granted, telling an enjoyable and genuinely innovative adventure story along the way.”
—Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
“A pleasure for Abraham’s legion of fans.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“Prepare to be startled, shocked, and entertained.”
—Locus
“The Dragon’s Path is an enjoyable read that holds great expectations for the series.”
—SF Signal
Praise for
Daniel Abraham
“Abraham is fiercely talented, disturbingly human, breathtakingly original and even on his bad days kicks all sorts of literary ass.”
—Junot Díaz
“Daniel Abraham gets better with every book.”
—George R. R. Martin
“The storytelling is smooth, careful and—best of all—unpredictable.”
—Patrick Rothfuss
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Contents
Cover
Title Page
Welcome
Dedication
Map
Prologue: Inys, the Last Dragon
Clara Annalise Kalliam, Formerly Baroness of Osterling Fells
Cithrin bel Sarcour, Voice of the Medean Bank in Porte Oliva
Geder Palliako, Lord Regent of Antea
Clara
Captain Marcus Wester
Geder
Cithrin
Marcus
Clara
Marcus
Geder
Cithrin
Clara
Marcus
Geder
Cithrin
Marcus
Clara
Geder
Cithrin
Clara
Marcus
Geder
Clara
Cithrin
Marcus
Clara
Marcus
Geder
Clara
Cithrin
Geder
Clara
Marcus
Cithrin
Geder
Clara
Cithrin
Marcus
Clara
Marcus
Geder
Cithrin
Entr’acte: Captain Karol Dannien
Dramatis Personae: Persons of interest and import in The Widow’s House
An Introduction to the Taxonomy of Races
Acknowledgments
Extras
Meet the Author
A Preview of THE CROWN TOWER
A Preview of MALICE
Publications by Daniel Abraham
Praise for: The Tyrant’s Law
Orbit Newsletter
Copyright
Copyright
The characters and events in this book are fictitious. Any similarity to real persons, living or dead, is coincidental and not intended by the author.
Copyright © 2014 by Daniel Abraham
Excerpt from The Crown Tower copyright © 2013 by Michael J. Sullivan
Excerpt from Malice copyright © 2013 by John Gwynne
Map by Chad Roberts
Cover design by Kirk Benshoff
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Cover copyright © 2014 by Hachette Book Group, Inc.
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