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Daniel Abraham
Daniel Abraham is the author of the acclaimed The Dagger and the Coin series, including Dragon's Path. His work often explores complex fantasy worlds with compelling characters.
The Spider's War
Synopsis
The Spider's War is the fifth and concluding novel in Daniel Abraham's epic fantasy series The Dagger and the Coin. True to the series' founding idea, that violence (the dagger) and money (the coin) are the twin engines of history, the finale resolves a world-spanning war not only through battle but through economics, diplomacy, and the deliberate reshaping of belief.
Geder Palliako's empire, driven by the cult of the spider goddess, has become an unstoppable force; Cithrin bel Sarcour, Marcus Wester, and Clara Kalliam must find a way to stop it using traitors, the last dragon, and an unprecedented financial gambit. The book is praised as a fittingly clever, character-driven conclusion that trusts intelligence over spectacle.
For readers who value morally complex, thoughtful epic fantasy, and who appreciate a series willing to end on its own terms rather than a conventional final battle, The Spider's War completes one of modern fantasy's most distinctive sagas.
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Cithrin bel SarcourProtagonist
The banker whose radical financial scheme becomes a weapon capable of ending a war that armies cannot.
Marcus WesterProtagonist
The veteran captain whose long hunt for the truth about the goddess and the dragons reaches its end.
Clara KalliamProtagonist
The loyal traitor coordinating resistance and betrayal within the imperial army.
Geder PalliakoAntagonist
The Lord Regent at the head of an unstoppable empire, ruling alongside the priests of the spider goddess.
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