The Paths of the Dead (Khaavren Romances, #3: The Viscount of Adrilankha, #1)

By Jacob Wilson

Book Overview

Two hundred years ago, Adron's Disaster destroyed Dragaera City, killed the Emperor, and deprived the entire Dragaeran Empire of the ability to use sorcery. It's been a rough Interregnum. The children of the great adventurers Khaavren, Aerich, Tazendra, and Pel are growing up in a seemingly diminished world. Like their elders, they're convinced that the age of adventures is over, and that nothing interesting will ever happen to any of them. They are, of course, quite wrong.... The Khaavren Romances, set in the world of Vlad Taltos's Dragaera: 1. The Phoenix Guards2. Five Hundred Years After3. The Paths of the Dead (The Viscount of Adrilankha, Vol. 1)4. The Lord of Castle Black (The Viscount of Adrilankha, Vol. 2)5. Sethra Lavode (The Viscount of Adrilankha, Vol. 3)The Baron of Magister Valley standalone] This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812534174
• ISBN13: 9780812534177
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: Tor Books
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 4.2" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

it's all about the writing style

It's all about the writing style. I mean, how can I resist a book that contains such exchanges as: "Well, there is a question I would wish to ask you, if it is no trouble. Do you know a place where a traveler such as myself might secure lodgings in this charming village?" "How, lodgings?" "Yes,. That is, a place where I might spend the night, enjoying more or less of comfort." "Ah, yes, I see. Well, I must...

Great book, just don't read it first

This is my first online review for any book and I chose to do a review for this book specifically because I could not fathom the poor reviews others have posted. Are they reading the same book? Well... perhaps the poor reviews are understandable given that POTD is not meant to stand on its own and depends very much on the "greater myth" being developed between this series and the Vlad Taltos series. These points have been...

This book will make you talk funny for weeks afterward

First off, I would strongly advise reading the two earlier books - even though this is advertised as Book 1 of "The Viscount of Adrilankha," it is not, in fact, the first book in the series. You should read "The Phoenix Guards" and "Five Hundred Years After" first. I'll wait while you click to buy those... OK, you're back. (I should mention that there are fan websites for this series, which I have not viewed; it is possible...

Great Fun, IF...

Great fun, IF you enjoy the immensely verbose 'voice' of Paarfi of Roundwood.Apparently, its a rather big if, though personally I'm a Paarfi fan: to me, he less 'Dumas' than 'Python', and the manner in which he discourses at great-- even irritating-- length in order to prolong one's anticipation of events is just part of the spice that makes this dish very satisfying indeed.

Great Follow up to The Phoenix Guards and 500 Years After

This book is great, and is such a change of pace from other fantasy books. If you like Alexander Dumas, or Stephen Brust's other two romances, you will love this book. If you do not like thought provoking conversation and very little fighting with a plot revolved around multiple levels of intrigue, this book may not be for you.The main source of enjoyment to be found in this book by me is the narrator of this story, a historian...