Arrows of the Sun
core novel 1993 Avaryan Rising
Record
| First published | 1993 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.77 (190 ratings, collected 2026-09-05) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780312852634 |
| Internal chronology | 4 |
Synopsis
Arrows of the Sun continues the Avaryan Rising saga in a later generation of the dynasty established by Mirain, following the ongoing consequences of the sun god's bloodline as it shapes the politics and conflicts of the wider Avaryan world introduced in the earlier volumes. As descendants of the saga's founding figures contend with new threats and rivalries, the novel extends the series' recurring concerns with divine inheritance, contested rule, and the burdens placed on those born into Avaryan's ruling houses. Building on the foundations laid in The Hall of the Mountain King, The Lady of Han-Gilen, and A Fall of Princes, the novel carries the saga's dynastic and mythic themes into new territory and a new cast shaped by the earlier books' events.
Where it sits
- Universe: Avaryan Rising
- Series: Avaryan Rising core; position 4 of 6 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Judith Tarr
Notes
- From the series record (Avaryan Rising): Six-book epic fantasy sequence set in the sun-god-descended empire of Avaryan, published as two story arcs (later reprinted in the omnibus collections Avaryan Rising, collecting the first three novels, and Avaryan Resplendent, collecting the final three). A separate universe from Tarr's The Hound and the Falcon, already in the canon.
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 Avaryan Rising: position 4 of 6: previous A Fall of Princes (1988) · next Spear of Heaven (1994)
Sources
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