Beloved Exile
core novel 1984 Firelord
Record
| First published | 1984 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.98 (387 ratings, collected 2026-11-02) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780553171815 |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Synopsis
The novel begins right after Arthur's death. Britain starts to break apart: his widow Guenevere has only a few loyal companions and cannot hold the tribes together. Constantine, a young Cornish prince, divides the land and takes pieces of it for himself through deceit, betrayal, murder and battle, leaving her with no allies and few resources. She wants to reclaim her throne and rule in Arthur's name, but that goal grows less realistic with every loss. Meanwhile the Saxons see an opening to take British farmland. A cruel betrayal later leaves Guenevere enslaved to a Saxon warlord, and the story follows her struggle to survive and keep alive what Arthur built.
Where it sits
- Universe: Firelord
- Series: Firelord core; position 2 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Parke Godwin
Notes
- From the series record (Firelord): Arthurian historical fantasy in post-Roman Britain, with the Prydn faerie folk.
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 Firelord: position 2 of 3: previous Firelord (1980) · next The Last Rainbow (1985)
Sources
← Firelord dossier · All universes
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