{"product_id":"9780857502834-dancers-lament","title":"Dancer's Lament","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Path to Ascendancy: 1): an ingenious and imaginative fantasy from a master of the genre\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFantastic world-building meets spellbinding storytelling in this must-read fan-favourite from Esslemont. Ideal for fans of Steven Erikson, David Gemmell and Brandon Sanderson.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This book hits all the right notes at all the right times' -- \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFANTASY BOOK REVIEW\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Highly entertaining . streamlined, tightly-plotted and structured' -- \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTOR.COM\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An awesome read' -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Esslemont at his best' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e-- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Totally absorbing' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e-- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'You'll find this hard to put down' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e-- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e***********************************************************************************************************\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt was once a land ravaged by war, minor city states, baronies and principates fighting for supremacy.  But when the rival cities of \u003cb\u003eTali\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eQuon \u003c\/b\u003eformed an alliance, \u003cb\u003eQuon Tali\u003c\/b\u003e came into being.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHowever 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 \u003cb\u003eLi Heng\u003c\/b\u003e which has for centuries enjoyed relative stability under the guidance of the powerful sorceress known as the \u003cb\u003e\"Protectress\".\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe is not someone likely to tolerate the arrival of two particular young men into her domain: \u003cb\u003eone is determined to prove he is the most skilled assassin of his age; the other is his quarry\u003c\/b\u003e - a \u003cb\u003eDal Hon mage\u003c\/b\u003e who is proving annoyingly difficult to kill.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd now, under a new and ambitious king, the forces of \u003cb\u003eItko Kan\u003c\/b\u003e are marching on Li Heng from the south. His own assassins, \u003cb\u003ethe Nightblades\u003c\/b\u003e, 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 run rampage through Li Heng's streets, it seems chaos is come - \u003cb\u003ebut in chaos, as a certain young Dal Hon mage would say, there is opportunity .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30346789716065,"sku":"9780857502834","price":10.12,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32374739.jpg?v=1738045668","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780857502834-dancers-lament","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}