Dancer's Lament: Path to Ascendancy Book 1

Esslemont's all-new prequel trilogy takes readers deeper into the politics and intrigue of the New 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.

• Deadhouse Landing: Path to Ascendancy, Book 2 (A Novel of the Malazan Empire)
• Kellanved's Reach: Path to Ascendancy, Book 3 (A Novel of the Malazan Empire)
• Fall of Light: Book Two of the Kharkanas Trilogy
• Assail: A Novel of the Malazan Empire (Novels of the Malazan Empire)
• Blood and Bone: A Novel of the Malazan Empire (Novels of the Malazan Empire)
• Orb Sceptre Throne: A Novel of the Malazan Empire (Novels of the Malazan Empire)
• Stonewielder: A Novel of the Malazan Empire (Novels of the Malazan Empire)
• Forge of Darkness: Book One of the Kharkanas Trilogy (A Novel of the Malazan Empire)
• Night of Knives: A Novel of the Malazan Empire (Novels of the Malazan Empire)
• Return of the Crimson Guard: A Novel of the Malazan Empire (Novels of the Malazan Empire)