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| series = [[Path to Ascendancy]] |
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| publisher = Tor Books |
| publisher = Tor Books |
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| − | | release_date = 25 February 2016 (UK)<ref>https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/1099815/dancer-s-lament/</ref><br>May 2016 (US)<ref>http:// |
+ | | release_date = 25 February 2016 (UK)<ref>https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/1099815/dancer-s-lament/</ref><br>31 May 2016 (US)<ref>http://www.tor.com/2016/03/21/new-malazan-novel-fall-of-light-coming-april-26/</ref> |
| pages = 416 pp |
| pages = 416 pp |
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| isbn = 978-0765379443 (UK)<br>978-0765379450 (US) |
| isbn = 978-0765379443 (UK)<br>978-0765379450 (US) |
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+ | | followed_by = [[Deadhouse Landing]] |
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| − | [[Dancer's Lament]] is the first book in the [[Malazan Empire|early-empire]] trilogy, [[Path to Ascendancy]], |
+ | '''''[[Dancer's Lament]]''''' is the first book in the [[Malazan Empire|early-empire]] trilogy, [[Path to Ascendancy]], written by [[Ian C. Esslemont]]. It was released in the UK on the 25th of February 2016 and in the US on the 31st of May 2016.<ref>https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/1099815/dancer-s-lament/</ref><ref>http://us.macmillan.com/dancerslament/iancesslemont</ref><ref>http://www.tor.com/2016/03/21/new-malazan-novel-fall-of-light-coming-april-26/</ref> |
==Publisher's summary== |
==Publisher's summary== |
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| − | It was once a land ravaged by war, minor city states, baronies and principates fight for supremacy, and then the rival cities of Tali and Quon formed an alliance and so [[Quon Tali (city)|Quon Tali]] came into being. |
+ | It was once a land ravaged by war, minor city states, baronies and principates fight for supremacy, and then the rival cities of Tali and Quon formed an alliance and so [[Quon Tali (city)|Quon Tali]] came into being. |
| − | However that was generations ago, that dynasty has collapsed and the regional powers are now clawing at each others' throats once more. But at the heart of Quon Tali lies the powerful city state of [[Li Heng]] which has for centuries enjoyed relative stability under the guidance of the powerful sorceress known as the [[Shalmanat|“Protectress”]]. She is not someone likely to tolerate the arrival of two particular young men in her domain: one is determined to prove he is the most skilled assassin of his age; the other is his quarry - a [[Dal Honese|Dal Hon]] mage who is proving annoyingly difficult to kill. The sorceress and her cabal of five mage servants were enough to repel the Quon Tali [[Iron Legion]]s, so how could two such trouble-makers upset her iron-fisted rule? |
+ | However that was generations ago, that dynasty has collapsed and the regional powers are now clawing at each others' throats once more. But at the heart of Quon Tali lies the powerful city state of [[Li Heng]] which has for centuries enjoyed relative stability under the guidance of the powerful sorceress known as the [[Shalmanat|“Protectress”]]. She is not someone likely to tolerate the arrival of two particular young men in her domain: [[Dorin Rav|one]] is determined to prove he is the most skilled assassin of his age; [[Wu (mage)|the other]] is his quarry - a [[Dal Honese|Dal Hon]] mage who is proving annoyingly difficult to kill. The sorceress and her cabal of five mage servants were enough to repel the Quon Tali [[Iron Legion]]s, so how could two such trouble-makers upset her iron-fisted rule? |
| − | And now, under a new and ambitious king, the forces of [[Itko Kan]] are marching on Li Heng from the south. His own assassins, the Nightblades, have been sent ahead into the city, and rumours abound that he has inhuman, nightmarish forces at his command. So as shadows and mistrust swirl and monstrous beasts that people say appear from nowhere, run rampage through Li Heng's streets, it seems chaos is come - but in chaos, as a certain young Dal Hon mage would say, there is opportunity . . . |
+ | And now, under a new and ambitious [[Chulalorn|king]], the forces of [[Itko Kan]] are marching on Li Heng from the south. His own assassins, the [[Nightblades]], have been sent ahead into the city, and rumours abound that he has inhuman, nightmarish forces at his command. So as shadows and mistrust swirl and monstrous beasts that people say appear from nowhere, run rampage through Li Heng's streets, it seems chaos is come - but in chaos, as a certain young Dal Hon mage would say, there is opportunity . . . |
== Front matter == |
== Front matter == |
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I offer my deepest appreciation to A. P. Canavan, pre-reader and editor extraordinaire. Also, thanks as always to Simon Taylor and everyone at Transworld for their support; and to Peter and Nicky Crowther, and Howard Morhaim. |
I offer my deepest appreciation to A. P. Canavan, pre-reader and editor extraordinaire. Also, thanks as always to Simon Taylor and everyone at Transworld for their support; and to Peter and Nicky Crowther, and Howard Morhaim. |
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| − | === Dramatis Personae (as found in books)=== |
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| + | <gallery hideaddbutton=true> |
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| − | :click [[Dancer's Lament/Extended Dramatis Personae|here]] for extended Dramatis Personae |
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| + | File:Map Li Heng.jpg|City of Li Heng (Post-Quon Tali Hegemony) |
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| + | File:Map Quon Tali DL Version.jpg|Quon Tali |
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| + | </gallery> |
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| + | == Plot summary == |
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| − | * '''[[Dorin Rav]]''', A youth out of Tali |
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| + | {{Chapters dl}} |
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| − | * '''[[Wu (mage)|Wu]]''', Pseudonym of a young Dal Hon mage |
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| + | <span style="margin-right:12px; float:left;">{{Eye closed}}</span> |
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| − | ===In Heng=== |
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| + | ::<span style="color:#B00;">'''The following summaries contain spoilers'''<br />Please access individual chapter summaries via the Chapter infobox<br /></span> |
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| − | * '''[[Shalmanat]]''', A sorceress, given the title of ‘Protectress of Li Heng’ |
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| − | * '''[[Silk]]''', A city mage |
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| − | * '''[[Mister Ho]]''', A city mage, also known as Hothalar |
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| − | * '''[[Mara]]''', A city mage |
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| − | * '''[[Smokey]]''', A city mage |
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| − | * '''[[Koroll]]''', A city mage |
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| − | * '''[[Ullara]]''', Daughter of a stabler, and a collector of birds |
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| − | * '''[[Pung the child-stealer]]''', A Hengan crime boss |
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| − | * '''[[Greneth/Gren|Greneth]]''', Pung’s lieutenant |
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| − | * '''[[Tran]]''', One of Pung’s underbosses |
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| − | * '''[[Urquart Rafalljara]]''', A Hengan crime boss |
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| − | * '''[[Undath'al Brunn]]''', A Hengan master thief in Urquart’s gang, known as ‘Rafall’ |
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| − | * '''[[Rheena (Thief)|Rheena]]''', A thief |
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| − | * '''[[Shreth]]''', A thief |
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| − | * '''[[Loor]]''', A thief |
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| − | ===Of the Kanese Sword-Dancers=== |
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| − | * '''[[Hallens]]''', Captain of King Chulalorn the Third’s bodyguard |
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| − | * '''[[Iko]]''', A new recruit to the king’s bodyguard |
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| − | * '''[[Yuna]]''', A member of the king’s bodyguard |
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| − | * '''[[Torral]]''', A member of the king’s bodyguard |
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| − | * '''[[Sareh]]''', A member of the king’s bodyguard |
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| − | * '''[[Rei]]''', A member of the king’s bodyguard |
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| − | * '''[[Yvonna]]''', A member of the king’s bodyguard |
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| − | * '''[[Ryllandaras]]''', The White Jackal, also known as the man-beast |
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| − | * '''[[Sister Night]]''', A powerful and ancient sorceress |
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| − | * '''[[Dassem]]''', An acolyte of Hood, named by some the ‘Sword of Hood’ |
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| − | * '''[[Liss]]''', A resident mage of Li Heng |
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| − | * '''[[K'rul]]''', An elder god |
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==Notes and references== |
==Notes and references== |
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{{Reflist}} |
{{Reflist}} |
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Revision as of 11:53, 15 March 2018
Dancer's Lament is the first book in the early-empire trilogy, Path to Ascendancy, written by Ian C. Esslemont. It was released in the UK on the 25th of February 2016 and in the US on the 31st of May 2016.[3][4][5]
Publisher's summary
It was once a land ravaged by war, minor city states, baronies and principates fight for supremacy, and then the rival cities of Tali and Quon formed an alliance and so Quon Tali came into being.
However that was generations ago, that dynasty has collapsed and the regional powers are now clawing at each others' throats once more. But at the heart of Quon Tali lies the powerful city state of Li Heng which has for centuries enjoyed relative stability under the guidance of the powerful sorceress known as the “Protectress”. She is not someone likely to tolerate the arrival of two particular young men in her domain: one is determined to prove he is the most skilled assassin of his age; the other is his quarry - a Dal Hon mage who is proving annoyingly difficult to kill. The sorceress and her cabal of five mage servants were enough to repel the Quon Tali Iron Legions, so how could two such trouble-makers upset her iron-fisted rule?
And now, under a new and ambitious king, the forces of Itko Kan are marching on Li Heng from the south. His own assassins, the Nightblades, have been sent ahead into the city, and rumours abound that he has inhuman, nightmarish forces at his command. So as shadows and mistrust swirl and monstrous beasts that people say appear from nowhere, run rampage through Li Heng's streets, it seems chaos is come - but in chaos, as a certain young Dal Hon mage would say, there is opportunity . . .
Front matter
Dedication
For Gerri and the boys
Acknowledgements
I offer my deepest appreciation to A. P. Canavan, pre-reader and editor extraordinaire. Also, thanks as always to Simon Taylor and everyone at Transworld for their support; and to Peter and Nicky Crowther, and Howard Morhaim.
Maps
City of Li Heng (Post-Quon Tali Hegemony)
Quon Tali
Plot summary
- The following summaries contain spoilers
Please access individual chapter summaries via the Chapter infobox
- The following summaries contain spoilers
Notes and references
- ↑ https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/1099815/dancer-s-lament/
- ↑ http://www.tor.com/2016/03/21/new-malazan-novel-fall-of-light-coming-april-26/
- ↑ https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/1099815/dancer-s-lament/
- ↑ http://us.macmillan.com/dancerslament/iancesslemont
- ↑ http://www.tor.com/2016/03/21/new-malazan-novel-fall-of-light-coming-april-26/