The Paths of the Dead: Book One of the Viscount of Adrilankha

Overview:

  • Title: The Paths of the Dead: Book One of the Viscount of Adrilankha
  • Author: Steven Brust, P.J.F.
  • Year: 2002
  • ISBN-10: 0312864787
  • Publisher: Tor
  • Price: $25.95
  • Pages: 399
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Type: Novel
  • Title Reference: The Paths of the Dead
  • Notes:
    • First printing that states "First Edition: December 2002 / 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1".
    • Dual priced USA $25.95, Canada $35.95.
    • The author is credited as "Steven Brust, P.J.F." on the title page and as "Steven Brust" throughout the remainder of the publication.
    • There are two essays plus a preface that are "signed" by fictional characters.
      • Page 17 - A Few Words of Welcome and Celebration from the Publisher by Luchia of North Leatherleaf, Publisher.
      • Page 21 - Preface: Concerning the Fall of the Empire, Lord Adron e'Kieron, and the "Dragin-Jhereg War" by Paarfi 2/2/10/11 (Norath. II: 181)
      • Page 393 - Some Notes Toward Two Analyses of Auctorial Method and Voice by C. Sophronia Cleebers, Resident Special Faculty, Dragaeran Studies.
    • The copyright statement discloses the real author names. It's assumed the preface is part of the main story and was written by Steven Brust.
      • Copyright © 2002 by Steven Brust.
      • “Publisher's Note” copyright © 2002 by Emma Bull.
      • “Some Notes Toward Two Analyses of Auctorial Method and Voice” copyright © 2002 by Teresa Nielsen Hayden.
      • Edited by Teresa Nielsen Hayden.