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- Content warnings: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Classism, Death, Parental death, Fire, Genocide, Grief, Murder, Racism/bigotry, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, War
The Dragon's Path
by Daniel Abraham
Book 1 in The Dagger and the Coin
It is quieter than the title sounds: the hook is watching money, fear, and wounded pride move an empire toward disaster. Come for the political fantasy, stay because Geder gets more unsettling every time he chooses himself.
goodreads 3.82/5 23,158 ratings
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A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length555 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 5 books
Spice2/5
PacingSlow
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Found family
- Medium
- Intellectual satisfaction
- Scholar/intellectual
- Thought-provoking
- War general / commander
Fantasy promise
- Epic fantasy
- War front / rebellion
- High fantasy
- Dragons
- Royal court / palace
- Big city / metropolis
Reading experience
- Multi-POV
- Slow
- Brooding
- Thoughtful
- Heavy
- High
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- Ambitious schemer
- Atmospheric
- Survivor
- Epic
- Character-driven
- Somber
- Tense
- Political intrigue
- Crumbling empire
- Slow start explosive finish
- Morally complex
- The long game
- Power corrupts
- Traveling caravan
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Book details
- Length
- 555 pages
- Publisher
- Orbit
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book