A Death of Kings
core novel 2003 Tekumel
Record
| First published | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.48 (21 ratings, collected 2026-08-26) |
| Page count | 210 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780972588041 |
| Internal chronology | 5 |
Synopsis
A Death of Kings is the final volume of M.A.R. Barker's later Tekumel sequence, continuing the story of Harsan, protagonist of The Man of Gold, and his companions. It follows them through new locations across the world of Tekumel as they uncover more of its ancient secrets.
Where it sits
- Universe: Tekumel
- Series: Tekumel core; position 5 of 5 in the series' recorded order
- Author: M.A.R. Barker
Notes
- From the series record (Tekumel): Five novels set on the invented world of Tekumel, originally developed by the author as a role-playing setting decades before the first novel appeared; the final three novels were published after the author's 2000 death from manuscripts he had completed.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series Tekumel: position 5 of 5: previous Lords of Tsamra (2003)
Sources
- Tekumel novel sequence bibliography (specialised series-tracking site)
- https://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/barker_m_a_r
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