All paths lead to war...

Marcus' hero days are behind him. He knows too well that even the smallest war still means somebody's death. When his men are impressed into a doomed army, staying out of a battle he wants no part of requires some unorthodox steps.

Cithrin is an orphan, ward of a banking house. Her job is to smuggle a nation's wealth across a war zone, hiding the gold from both sides. She knows the secret life of commerce like a second language, but the strategies of trade will not defend her from swords.

Geder, sole scion of a noble house, has more interest in philosophy than in swordplay. A poor excuse for a soldier, he is a pawn in these games. No one can predict what he will become.

Falling pebbles can start a landslide. A spat between the Free Cities and the Severed Throne is spiraling out of control. A new player rises from the depths of history, fanning the flames that will sweep the entire region onto The Dragon's Path-the path to war.

丹尼爾·亞伯拉罕（Daniel Abraham），畢業於喬治·馬丁主講的寫作工作室，是馬丁的嫡傳愛徒，二人亦師亦友，曾聯手創作長篇小說《獵人行》等作品，2011年喬治·馬丁的大作《冰與火之歌》改編漫畫欽點丹尼爾·亞伯拉罕為編劇。

自長篇處女作《夏日陰影》（“四季城邦”首部麯）齣版以來，丹尼爾·亞伯拉罕蜚聲文壇，成為當今最受矚目的奇幻新星，多次獲得星雲奬、雨果奬、軌跡奬、世界奇幻奬等重要奬項提名。

《龍族遺産》係列是丹尼爾·亞伯拉罕構思多年的力作，他本人稱之為“獻給奇幻冒險的情書”。在故事架構上，他擷取《冰與火之歌》係列的精髓，繼承視點人物的筆法並加以改良，每部書的POV不超過5人；在小說內容上，除瞭傳統的神話與戰爭元素，他還巧妙地加入金融、商戰等要素，以及去僞存真等哲學思辨，使書中情節更貼近現實世界。

本書文風典雅，結構明晰，閱讀門檻較低，但情節麯摺動人，世界波瀾壯闊，堪稱史詩奇幻領域的一縷清風。