The Spider's War

By: Daniel Abraham

Narrated by: Pete Bradbury

The epic conclusion to The Dagger and The Coin series, perfect for fans of George R.R. Martin.

Lord Regent Geder Palliako's great war has spilled across the world, nation after nation falling before the ancient priesthood and weapon of dragons. But even as conquest follows conquest, the final victory retreats before him like a mirage. Schism and revolt begin to erode the foundations of the empire, and the great conquest threatens to collapse into a permanent conflict of all against all.

In Carse, with armies on all borders, Cithrin bel Sarcour, Marcus Wester, and Clara Kalliam are faced with the impossible task of bringing a lasting peace to the world. Their tools: traitors high in the imperial army, the last survivor of the dragon empire, and a financial scheme that is either a revolution or the greatest fraud in the history of the world.

For more from Daniel Abraham, check out:

The Dagger and the Coin
The Dragon's Path
The King's Blood
The Tyrant's Law
The Widow's House
The Spider's War

Critic reviews

"Everything I look for in a fantasy."—George R.R. Martin on The Dragon's Path

"Abraham builds on The Dragon's Path to create and sustain a rich, satisfyingly complex epic fantasy."—Publishers Weekly on The King's Blood.

"Prepare to be shocked, startled, and entertained."—Locus on The Dragon's Path

"It's as if Clint Eastwood went to Narnia...A pleasure for Abraham's legion of fans."—Kirkus on The Dragon's Path

"Abraham is fiercely talented, disturbingly human, breathtakingly original and even on his bad days kicks all sorts of literary ass."—Junot Diaz on The Long Price Quartet

"This smart, absorbing, fascinating military fantasy, exciting and genuinely suspenseful, will keep readers on their toes."—Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) on The Tyrant's Law

Excellent Series!

Excellent narration! Engaging characters. I “found” Daniel Abraham because I enjoyed the Expanse series so much. So glad I did!

Fun read

This fifth book in the series ties up all plot lines in a very satisfying manner.

Excellent Narrator

Great story! This is a complex, character driven fantasy
that I would not classify as YA. The characters are well developed
and the descriptions are superb The only criticism I have is that perhaps the story is a but overambitious.

Great Book

Perfect ending to the series. Worth the read. Master Kit & Marcus and bromance you didn’t think you needed

Lovely series

Each book in the series get more endearing AND more exciting! Truly enjoyed this series. I'm already looking forward to listening to it again, in the not distant future, so I can really savor the characters now that I know how they will grow (or not, as the case may be!).