Bitterblue
core novel 2012 Graceling Realm
Record
| First published | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.00 (125,352 ratings, collected 2026-08-13) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780803734739 |
| Internal chronology | 3 |
Where it sits
- Universe: Graceling Realm
- Series: Graceling Realm core; position 3 of 5 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Kristin Cashore
Notes
- From the series record (Graceling Realm): A young-adult secondary-world fantasy sequence about people born with a superhuman 'Grace' in a single specialized skill. Fire (2009) is a prequel set ~35 years before Graceling, in the neighboring land of the Dells; Bitterblue (2012) is a direct sequel to Graceling; Winterkeep (2021) and Seasparrow (2022) continue Bitterblue's story further north. Each book is independently readable per the author's own site, but all 5 share one continuous world and are registered as one universe. No 6th book has been announced; treated as a completed 5-book sequence.
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 Graceling Realm: position 3 of 5: previous Fire (2009) · next Winterkeep (2021)
Sources
← Graceling Realm dossier · All universes
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