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core novel 2014 Le Bâtard de Kosigan
Record
| First published | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  FR |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.92 (420 ratings, collected 2026-10-30) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9782354081720 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
In November 1339, Pierre Cordwain de Kosigan, known as the Bastard, arrives in Champagne. He is a knight and assassin who leads a company of elite mercenaries, and he has been cut off from his powerful Burgundian family, which still pursues him. He hires out his men, his gifts and his talent for manipulation to the great houses of Europe. Champagne is the last domain of the elven princesses of Aëlenwil, and his presence there worries several camps. Between tournaments, diplomatic errands and court intrigue, his actions appear to serve a much larger design whose nature remains unclear. The novel mixes Anglo-Saxon-style fantasy with the history of France, in a humorous tone.
Where it sits
- Universe: Le Bâtard de Kosigan
- Series: Le Bâtard de Kosigan core; position 1 of 5 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Fabien Cerutti
Awards (verified)
- Prix Futuriales Révélation, 2015: won
- Prix Imaginales des lycéens, 2015: won
Notes
- From the series record (Le Bâtard de Kosigan): Pierre Cordwain de Kosigan's adventures in a Hundred Years' War Europe with elves and magic: a four-novel first cycle (2014-2018) and a fifth novel in 2024.
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 Le Bâtard de Kosigan: position 1 of 5: next Le Fou prend le Roi (2015)
Sources
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