King Pinch
novel 1995 Forgotten Realms
Record
| First published | 1995 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780786901272 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
Pinch is a street thief secretly harboring royal blood as a ward of the dying king of Ankhapur. When the monarch passes, he must navigate deadly court politics and ancient rituals to claim the throne while competing against legitimate princes vying for power.
Where it sits
- Universe: Forgotten Realms
- Series: The Nobles ; position 1 of 6 in the series' recorded order
- Author: David "Zeb" Cook
Notes
- The Nobles #1. A con-man/thief protagonist entangled in Calimshan intrigue.
- From the series record (The Nobles): A 6-novel series (1995-1997) of standalone novels centered on Faerunian noble houses and political intrigue, one per author; corrects a mis-recollection of 5 books and 2 wrong titles (Wyvern's Spur, Crypt of the Shadowking, which belong to unrelated FR lines). Registered 2026-08-18.
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 The Nobles: position 1 of 6: next War in Tethyr (1995)
- Internal chronology, within Forgotten Realms: position 11 of 215: previous Sword Play (1996) · next Lady of Poison (2004)
Sources
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