Cry of Metal & Bone
core novel 2020 Earthsinger Chronicles
Record
| First published | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.21 (511 ratings, collected 2026-11-06) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781250148117 |
| Internal chronology | 3 |
Synopsis
Cry of Metal & Bone is the third Earthsinger Chronicles novel by L. Penelope, and it picks up six weeks after the previous book. Darvyn ol-Tahlyro, a legendary Earthsinger, is grieving his missing lover while he hunts separatists who attacked a temple. Meanwhile Kyara, his imprisoned lover, resists a plot to strip her of her powers. Publishers Weekly describes the worldbuilding as intricate and the plot as heavy with political subplots and shifting viewpoints, with the investigation at the center of the story gaining momentum around the halfway point of this fantasy romance novel. The novel was published by St. Martin's Griffin as a trade paperback of about 496 pages, and it follows directly on the events of the second book in the series.
Where it sits
- Universe: Earthsinger Chronicles
- Series: Earthsinger Chronicles core; position 3 of 4 in the series' recorded order
- Author: L. Penelope
Notes
- From the series record (Earthsinger Chronicles): Romantic fantasy series set in Elsira and Lagrimar, two nations divided by the magical Mantle.
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 Earthsinger Chronicles: position 3 of 4: previous Whispers of Shadow & Flame (2015) · next Requiem of Silence (2021)
Sources
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