Angel Isle
core novel 2006 The Ropemaker
Record
| First published | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.51 (420 ratings, collected 2026-10-26) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781405049955 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
Long ago the twenty-four most powerful magicians in the Empire pledged to use their magic only to protect the people, but the promise that bound them has corrupted them, and they have become a single, terrible entity with a limitless desire for domination. Only the Ropemaker may be able to stop them, and he has not been seen for more than two hundred years. Into this dangerous world come Saranja, Maja and Ribek, seeking the Ropemaker so that he might restore the ancient magic that protects their Valley. It is the task they were born to, but far more than the Valley may be at stake if they fail.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Ropemaker
- Series: Angel Isle core; position 1 of 1 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Peter Dickinson
Notes
- First-publication year: 2006 on the series listing, 2007 in the author's agency list; 2006 recorded. UK first edition, Macmillan Children's Books, 6 October 2006; the US Random House edition followed in 2007.
- From the series record (Angel Isle): The sequel to The Ropemaker.
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.
- Internal chronology, within The Ropemaker: position 2 of 2: previous The Ropemaker (2001)
Sources
- United Agents: The Estate of Peter Dickinson (Angel Isle described as the sequel to The Ropemaker)
- Books2Africa catalogue: Angel Isle (Macmillan Children's Books, published 6 October 2006, ISBN 1405049952)
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