Alector's Choice
core novel 2005 The Corean Chronicles
Record
| First published | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.98 (2,114 ratings, collected 2026-08-31) |
| Page count | 620 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780765313874 |
| Internal chronology | 4 |
Synopsis
Set thousands of years before the earlier Corean Chronicles novels, during the height of the Duarchy's rule over Corus, Alector's Choice follows Dainyl, a Colonel of the Myrmidons, an elite airborne law-enforcement corps that patrols on flying pteridons. After his superior officer is secretly murdered, Dainyl is sent to Dramur to investigate a rebellion brewing there, a mission that leads him to Captain Mykel, a native officer with a latent Talent he does not yet recognize in himself and cannot legally use without facing execution, since magic is supposed to be reserved for the ruling Alectors alone. As the uprising in Dramur escalates and evidence of treachery, corruption and greed among the local military leadership comes to light, Dainyl and Mykel are forced to work together, despite the enormous gulf in status and knowledge between them, to keep the rebellion from tearing Corus apart.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Corean Chronicles
- Series: The Corean Chronicles core; position 4 of 7 in the series' recorded order
- Author: L.E. Modesitt Jr.
Notes
- From the series record (The Corean Chronicles): Core Canon = all 7 novels of the completed sequence (2003-2008).
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 Corean Chronicles: position 4 of 7: previous Scepters (2004) · next Cadmian's Choice (2006)
Sources
- Wikipedia: L.E. Modesitt Jr.
- L.E. Modesitt Jr. official site: The Corean Chronicles
- Wikipedia: The Corean Chronicles
- https://www.lemodesittjr.com/the-books/corean-chronicles/alectors-choice/
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