Liar's Oath
core novel 1992 The Paksenarrion Universe
Record
| First published | 1992 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.58 (1,692 ratings, collected 2026-09-13) |
| Page count | 480 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780671721176 |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Synopsis
Liar's Oath, the sequel to Surrender None, continues the story of Gird's peasant rebellion against the mageborn rulers, focusing on Luap, one of Gird's most devoted followers, who is secretly the illegitimate son of a mageborn king. Luap has sworn to renounce his royal heritage and never claim a throne for himself, a vow that sits at the heart of his loyalty to Gird's cause. When Luap later discovers a distant, abandoned sanctuary in the western mountains once inhabited by the elder races, he is confronted with the temptation to break his oath and claim rule over this newfound realm for himself. The novel follows Luap and those who choose to follow him as they grapple with the pull between the ideals Gird stands for and the lure of personal power, setting up consequences that echo forward into the world Paksenarrion later inhabits.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Paksenarrion Universe
- Series: The Legacy of Gird core; position 2 of 2 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Elizabeth Moon
Notes
- From the series record (The Legacy of Gird): 2 novels (1990, 1992); a prequel duology, not a trilogy despite occasional casual references, dramatizes the rebellion of the legendary founder-saint Gird, set centuries before Paksenarrion's own era (exact gap unconfirmed by any source checked).
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 Legacy of Gird: position 2 of 2: previous Surrender None: The Legacy of Gird (1990)
- Internal chronology, within The Paksenarrion Universe: position 2 of 10: previous Surrender None: The Legacy of Gird (1990) · next Sheepfarmer's Daughter (1988)
Sources
- Baen Books catalog
- Wikipedia: The Deed of Paksenarrion
- https://www.littlebrown.co.uk/titles/elizabeth-moon/liars-oath/9781405530392/
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