Ascendance
core novel 2001 The DemonWars Saga
Record
| First published | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.07 (2,336 ratings, collected 2026-09-12) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780345430403 |
| Internal chronology | 5 |
Synopsis
Ascendance opens the DemonWars Saga's second trilogy, set in Corona a generation after the events of the first trilogy and Mortalis. A new cast of characters comes to the fore, most notably a son of the earlier heroes Elbryan and Pony who has been raised in secret away from the dangers that shaped his parents' lives, his true heritage hidden even from himself. Meanwhile, the elves who once trained Elbryan pursue their own long-term plans for Corona's future, plans that run into complications born of arrogance and susceptibility to darker influences among both elves and humans. The novel follows these threads as the hidden heir's upbringing and the elves' scheming set the stage for the second trilogy's unfolding conflict.
Where it sits
- Universe: The DemonWars Saga
- Series: The DemonWars Saga: second trilogy core; position 1 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: R.A. Salvatore
Notes
- From the series record (The DemonWars Saga: second trilogy): The closing trilogy of the seven-book DemonWars Saga.
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 The DemonWars Saga: second trilogy: position 1 of 3: next Transcendence (2001)
- Internal chronology, within The DemonWars Saga: position 5 of 7: previous Mortalis (2000) · next Transcendence (2001)
Sources
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