Dragonsword
core novel 1988 Dragonsword
Record
| First published | 1988 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.41 (207 ratings, collected 2026-11-06) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781558020030 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
Suzanne Helling, a young woman in 1980 Los Angeles, is pulled into Gryylth and becomes Alouzon Dragonmaster, a warrior. Gryylth was created from the unconscious mind of Solomon Braithwaite, a history professor who attempted suicide. It resembles fifth-century Roman Britain, but its people speak modern English, no one remembers more than a decade back, and the land ends in mist. When Braithwaite's alter ego Dythragor, the land's dragon-riding protector, refuses to name a successor, the dragon Silbakor chooses Suzanne. The main conflict is a war against the Dremords, who use the Tree of Creation, a source of chaos, as a weapon.
Where it sits
- Universe: Dragonsword
- Series: Dragonsword Trilogy core; position 1 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Gael Baudino
Notes
- Lynx Omeiga Books 1988; Roc reprint 1991. Wikipedia lists ISBN-10 1-55802-003-9.
- From the series record (Dragonsword Trilogy): Suzanne Helling is drawn from 1980 Los Angeles into Gryylth and becomes the dragon-rider Alouzon.
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 Dragonsword Trilogy: position 1 of 3: next Duel of Dragons (1991)
Sources
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