Beneath the Vaulted Hills
core novel 1997 Moontide and Magic Rise
Record
| First published | 1997 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.76 (406 ratings, collected 2026-10-24) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780886777944 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
The last of the world's great mages, the enigmatic Lord Eldrich, has dedicated his life to eradicating all remaining vestiges of magic in the world, for he must keep his knowledge of magic from falling into the wrong hands, lest it spell the end of the world. In a land where magic has been stamped out by the Church, except for the spells of Eldrich himself, Erasmus Flattery, who as a boy dwelt with Eldrich and is still haunted by the memories of what transpired during his stay with the mage, is drawn into the conflict against his will and finds himself in a life-threatening situation. The first half of The River into Darkness, a prequel to Moontide and Magic Rise set in the same world, published by DAW Books in 1997.
Where it sits
- Universe: Moontide and Magic Rise
- Series: The River into Darkness core; position 1 of 2 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Sean Russell
Notes
- From the series record (The River into Darkness): Prequel duology set a generation before Moontide and Magic Rise.
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 River into Darkness: position 1 of 2: next The Compass of the Soul (1998)
- Internal chronology, within Moontide and Magic Rise: position 2 of 4: previous World Without End (1995) · next Sea Without a Shore (1996)
Sources
- PaperBackSwap (bibliography with DAW first-edition ISBNs)
- Wikipedia (Sean Russell)
- DAW Books (publisher description, via Bookshare)
- Penguin Random House (series page)
- Contemporary Authors (via Encyclopedia.com)
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