Crusade
core novel 2003 Aquasilva
Record
| First published | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.25 (415 ratings, collected 2026-11-04) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780743415033 |
| Internal chronology | 3 |
Synopsis
Cathan has taken refuge in a Thetian library to escape persecution by the fire-worshipping Domain, and he and Ravenna are in hiding. Political upheaval threatens his sanctuary: the Domain's candidate now sits on the Imperial throne, and its Venatic monks control the navy and the crowds, turning their enemies into penitents with no rights. When Cathan and Ravenna try to escape, they find that the fire-priests are not the only fanatics they face. The Domain, the heretical academies and the political leaders of Aquasilva all hunt them. The third book concludes the story of religious oppression begun in Heresy and continued in Inquisition.
Where it sits
- Universe: Aquasilva
- Series: Aquasilva Trilogy core; position 3 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Anselm Audley
Notes
- From the series record (Aquasilva Trilogy): Cathan of Lepidor resists the fire-worshipping Domain on the waterworld of Aquasilva.
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 Aquasilva Trilogy: position 3 of 3: previous Inquisition (2002)
- Internal chronology, within Aquasilva: position 4 of 4: previous Inquisition (2002)
Sources
← Aquasilva dossier · All universes
Part of the Library. Fields without an identified source are omitted, never guessed.