Young Dorin, a well-trained and talented but inexperienced killer, advances toward the city of Li Heng to make a name for himself as an assassin, but comes across an insane young mage who ends up being unfathomably difficult to kill.
Esslemont's all-new prequel trilogy takes readers deeper into the politics and intrigue of theNew York Times bestselling Malazan Empire. Dancer's Lament focuses on the genesis of the empire, and features Dancer, the skilled assassin, who, alongside the mage Kellanved, would found the Malazan empire.
