The Paths of the Dead is the first volume of The Viscount of Adrilankha, a three-volume novel by Steven Brust that collectively serves as the third novel in his Khaavren Romances. It was published in 2002 by Tor Books. As with the other novels in that series, the book is heavily influenced by the d'Artagnan Romances by Alexandre Dumas. It is named after the Paths of the Dead in Brust's fantasy world of Dragaera.
Three hundred years after the ev...
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The Paths of the Dead is the first volume of The Viscount of Adrilankha, a three-volume novel by Steven Brust that collectively serves as the third novel in his Khaavren Romances. It was published in 2002 by Tor Books. As with the other novels in that series, the book is heavily influenced by the d'Artagnan Romances by Alexandre Dumas. It is named after the Paths of the Dead in Brust's fantasy world of Dragaera.
Three hundred years after the events of Five Hundred Years After, Khaavren, his old friends, and his son help the new Empress on her quest to restore the Empire.
A young witch enters the Eastern town of Blackchapel on a quest to find his name. After a conversation with Miska, a strange coachman, the witch receives the name Morrolan, meaning "Dark Star". He meets a fellow witch named Arra, who counsels him to pledge his soul to Verra, the Demon Goddess. He does so, and together they summon other witches to the town and build a temple. While Morrolan is in a trance, some...
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