Emperor and Clown
core novel 1991 Pandemia
Record
| First published | 1991 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.16 (2,102 ratings, collected 2026-11-02) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780345366313 |
| Internal chronology | 4 |
Synopsis
Inos has been married to the cursed Sultan Azak and has lost her kingdom, her looks and much of her dignity, while Rap lies dying in a dungeon. Inos's Aunt Kade refuses to give up and recruits five men to help. Rap, the loyal stable boy who has always been devoted to Inos, is held captive and awaits torture, while Inos and Azak follow their own fates.
Where it sits
- Universe: Pandemia
- Series: A Man of His Word core; position 4 of 4 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Dave Duncan
Notes
- From the series record (A Man of His Word): Four novels following the princess Inosolan and her friend Rap from childhood to the fall of the Impire's old order.
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 A Man of His Word: position 4 of 4: previous Perilous Seas (1991)
- Internal chronology, within Pandemia: position 7 of 8: previous The Stricken Field (1993) · next The Living God (1994)
Sources
- Open Road Media publisher page, A Man of His Word
- Encyclopedia of Science Fiction: Duncan, Dave
- AbeBooks listing (Ballantine)
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