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War and madness cast shadows over the lands dragons once ruled.
Geder Palliako's star is rising. He is a hero of Antea, protector to the crown prince, and darling of the court. But storms from his past are gathering, and with them, a war that will change everything.
Cithrin bel Sarcour founded a powerful bank on stolen wealth, forged papers, and ready blades. Now every move she makes is observed, recorded, and controlled. Unless Cithrin can free herself from her gilded cage, the life she made will be for naught; war may provide just the opportunity she needs.
An apostate priest sees the hidden hand behind all: a long-buried secret of the dragon empire threatens everything humanity has built. An age of madness and death approaches, with only a few doomed heroes to stand in its way.
For more from Daniel Abraham, check out:
The Dagger and the Coin
The Dragon's Path
The King's Blood
The Tyrant's Law
The Widow's House
The Spider's War
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"I cannot say enough good things about Daniel Abraham. This book may have moved him up as my favorite author right now. I can see the series is getting more and more crazy with each book just like his previous series the Long Price Quartet. With each book being a year apart for release along with his writing of a space opera series, his urban fantasy series, and adapting A Song of Ice and Fire in graphic novel form Daniel Abraham is showing that he may be one of the most skilled fantasy writers today to keep up such production at such a high level."
— William (5 out of 5 stars)
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“Abraham builds on The Dragon’s Path to create and sustain a rich, satisfyingly complex epic fantasy.”
— Publishers Weekly (starred review) -
“Whether you’re a fantasy buff or not, 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.”
— Kirkus Reviews
The King's Blood Listener Reviews
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" This was as good, if not better, than the first. There were a few missed opportunities for action or for delving into more history of the different human races, but that is getting a little picky. Good read and I'm looking forward to the next one. "
— Jamie, 2/17/2014 -
" An enjoyable continuation of the series. Kept my attention, and I'm enjoying the maturation of the characters. "
— Carrie, 1/21/2014 -
" I like the fact that the book started where the first one left off. The characters got a little more depth to them and the story was non stop. Thankfully I just finished reading the firat book beacuse there was no prelude or coverage of it. There were not even any flash backs or in-story reminders of what happened in the first book. Very good book, cant wait for the third installment "
— Brian, 1/20/2014 -
" Full review to be published in May, 2012 issue of RT BOOKREVIEWS magazine. "
— Victoria, 1/17/2014 -
" I was ready to give this book five stars until it just... ended. I know it's part of a series, but it ended so suddenly. "
— Kim, 1/14/2014 -
" A worthy sequel. I am, as always, super sad I have to wait at least a year for the next one. I shouldn't start these fantasy series until all the books are out, but I never learn. I like the character Marcus Wester the best--Cithrin isn't connecting with me, even though I feel like she should. "
— Charlotte, 1/6/2014 -
" Ah what a great follow up to the dragons path! I loves this book and everything about it. The pickup from the end of the last novel was done nicely and I loved the plot of this book. A enjoyable read that leaves me wanting for te next one. "
— Chris, 1/3/2014 -
" The 2nd book in a cycle is always difficult: It must move the plot of the whole series along, but its own story is likely to drag. Here, the story is interesting enough - certainly, bloody enough - but we're spending a lot of time with some unlikeable characters. "
— Jim, 12/26/2013 -
" simply fantastic. much improved over the first volume. can't wait for the third. "
— Roy, 12/17/2013 -
" Definitely better than the first. The characters are definitely breaking out into interesting personalities. There is a conflict building that is more complex than the first book. "
— K, 11/28/2013 -
" I found this one a bit long and obvious. "
— Denise, 11/25/2013 -
" another solid fantasy from Daniel Abraham. I have a few misgivings and hope the next book will explain some unforeseen turn of events "
— Ian, 11/12/2013 -
" This series goes from strength to strength - excellent characters, interesting world building combined with a subtle mix of politics, finance and a hidden ancient threat. "
— Matt, 10/16/2013 -
" Epic fantasy at its best. A worthy successor to George R.R. Martin's A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE. "
— Terry, 7/27/2013 -
" The first book in this series started off very promising, with an interesting premise. Unfortunately, Book 2 did not live up to its predecessor. I'm not sure if I will read the third. "
— Dina, 5/20/2013 -
" Better than "A Dragon's Path". Thoroughly enjoyable epic fantasy. I absolutely devoured this book. Really well done. There's Big Picture themes, interesting POV characters and creepy spidequeen priests. "
— Ben, 2/28/2013
About Daniel Abraham
Daniel Abraham is the author of the critically acclaimed Long Price Quartet and many other books. He has been nominated for the Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy awards and won the International Horror Guild Award. He is also the author of the Wild Cards comic book miniseries The Hard Call, and coauthor, with George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois, of the novel Hunter’s Run. He also writes as M. L. N. Hanover and James S. A. Corey. He lives in New Mexico.
About Pete Bradbury
Pete Bradbury has appeared both on and off-Broadway and at many of the leading regional theaters across the country in plays ranging from Shakespeare and Molière to Edward Albee and David Mamet. He has also been seen on the CBS miniseries Sally Hemings. A former company member of the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, Bradbury received his training in their three-year advanced program. He lives in New York City with his family.