Janua Vera
core novel 2007 Le Vieux Royaume
Record
| First published | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  FR |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.26 (1,141 ratings, collected 2026-10-27) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9782070355709 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
Eight stories set in the Old Kingdom, ranging in tone from the mystical to the martial, the poetic and the comic. They tell of the howls that haunt Leodegar the Resplendent every night in his palace, of the peasant girl Suzelle's disenchantment at the cruelty of life, of the panic of Master Calame the copyist in the face of curses, and of Benvenuto, a hired killer caught up in a political intrigue far beyond him, the story the novel Gagner la guerre would go on to continue. Touch by touch, the stories reveal the history and workings of a fully imagined medieval world.
Where it sits
- Universe: Le Vieux Royaume
- Series: Récits du Vieux Royaume core; position 1 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Jean-Philippe Jaworski
Notes
- Short-story collection (Les Moutons électriques, 2007; expanded edition 2010). Its story 'Mauvaise donne' introduces Benvenuto Gesufal and leads directly into Gagner la guerre. Folio paperback (Gallimard, 2009). The first edition (Les Moutons électriques, May 2007) is confirmed but its ISBN was not found.
- From the series record (Récits du Vieux Royaume): Two story collections and a novel set in the Old Kingdom.
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 Récits du Vieux Royaume: position 1 of 3: next Gagner la guerre (2009)
Sources
- Bibliothèques de Paris: Le Sentiment du fer (Electre summary)
- Bibliothèques de Paris: Janua Vera, récits du Vieux Royaume (Electre summary)
- Critiques Libres: Janua Vera (reviews)
- Critiques Libres: Janua Vera (reader reviews, story by story)
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