Heresy
core novel 2001 Aquasilva
Record
| First published | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.41 (646 ratings, collected 2026-11-04) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780743209502 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
Aquasilva is a stormy waterworld whose religious authority, the Domain, is devoted to the element Fire and holds supreme power. Cathan, the adopted son of a count, is travelling to a trading port to tell his father about an iron deposit found on their island. Along the way he uncovers a plot to bring about a new age of fundamentalism. He is sent to an academy for Shadow mages, one of several centres of resistance to the Domain, where he meets companions and dissidents whom the Domain calls heretics. As he learns more, Cathan begins to question the beliefs that govern his world and his own place in the struggle.
Where it sits
- Universe: Aquasilva
- Series: Aquasilva Trilogy core; position 1 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 1 of 3: next Inquisition (2002)
- Internal chronology, within Aquasilva: position 1 of 4: next Vespera (2007)
Sources
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