Achaja. Tom I
core novel 2002 Achaja
Record
| First published | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  PL |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.63 (5,684 ratings, collected 2026-11-04) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9788389011053 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
Achaja is the eldest daughter of a Great Duke of Troy. Court intrigue and the greed of her relatives strip her of her place in the succession, and she is cast out of her sheltered life into a harsh world. Sent into military service, she is captured and enslaved in the empire of Luan, where a former swordmaster teaches her to fight. She learns that getting anything from life means giving something up. Alongside her, the book follows other characters whose paths slowly converge: Meredith, a wizard who escapes the Order's prison with the help of a strange creature called Virus, and Zaan, a scribe who rises at the court of Orion on a false claim about a lost prince.
Where it sits
- Universe: Achaja
- Series: Achaja core; position 1 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Andrzej Ziemiański
Awards (verified)
- Sfinks Award, Polish Novel of the Year, 2003: won
Notes
- Published in Poland by Fabryka Słów in December 2002.
- From the series record (Achaja): The original trilogy about the swordswoman Achaja.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series Achaja: position 1 of 3: next Achaja. Tom II (2003)
- Internal chronology, within Achaja: position 1 of 17: next Pomnik Cesarzowej Achai. Tom I (2012)
Sources
← Achaja dossier · All universes
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