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by Daniel Abraham


  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

  Cover images © Shutterstock

  Cover copyright © 2014 by Hachette Book Group, Inc.

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  ISBN 978-0-316-20403-3

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