A Plague of Swords
core novel 2016 The Traitor Son Cycle
Record
| First published | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.28 (5,934 ratings, collected 2026-08-26) |
| Page count | 560 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781473208865 |
| Internal chronology | 4 |
Synopsis
The fourth volume of the Traitor Son Cycle finds the Red Knight forced back into war after one of the allied armies has already suffered defeat at the hands of their enemies. The story widens its scope considerably, following each of the Red Knight's allies as they face a corresponding foe across scattered lands and seas, from northern fortresses to distant coastlines, as the many separate strands of conflict set up in earlier books begin to converge. The mounting pressure on every front builds toward a single, decisive gamble that the Red Knight and his allies must risk everything on.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Traitor Son Cycle
- Series: The Traitor Son Cycle core; position 4 of 5 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Miles Cameron
Notes
- From the series record (The Traitor Son Cycle): A completed five-novel epic fantasy sequence, written by a former professional soldier and drawing on real medieval warfare and mercenary-company logistics, following a disgraced mercenary captain defending a border country against an encroaching supernatural wilderness.
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 The Traitor Son Cycle: position 4 of 5: previous The Dread Wyrm (2015) · next The Fall of Dragons (2017)
Sources
- Reader community series index
- https://www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-a-plague-of-swords-by-miles-cameron/
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