Path to Ascendancy
A Fantasy Series by Ian C. Esslemont
Dancer's Lament is the first book of the Path to Ascendancy series
This series is for you if you're into...
- Assassin-mage rivalries with slippery loyalties
- Ancient empires at war with older horrors rising
- Mages chasing forbidden ruins and world-shifting relics
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