Limits of Power
core novel 2013 The Paksenarrion Universe
Record
| First published | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.22 (2,936 ratings, collected 2026-09-13) |
| Page count | 490 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780345533067 |
| Internal chronology | 9 |
Synopsis
Limits of Power opens on catastrophe in Lyonya: the elven queen known as the Lady has been murdered by former elves corrupted by dark powers, and her half-elven grandson, King Kieri, must now try to heal the deep mistrust between elves and humans before their enemies can strike again, all while preparing his kingdom for further attack. Across the wider Eight Kingdoms, magic that had been absent for centuries begins reappearing unpredictably in ordinary families, rich and poor alike, and in regions where old religious strictures forbid magery, fanatics respond by hunting down and killing anyone who shows the least sign of it, including children. Amid this spreading unrest, a determined traitor works to sabotage any hope of peace, and it falls to a handful of resolute protagonists to try to hold the fracturing kingdoms together.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Paksenarrion Universe
- Series: Paladin's Legacy core; position 4 of 5 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Elizabeth Moon
Notes
- From the series record (Paladin's Legacy): 5-novel direct-sequel sequence (2010-2014), continuing immediately after The Deed of Paksenarrion. Not to be confused with The Legacy of Gird, a differently-named earlier prequel duology.
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 Paladin's Legacy: position 4 of 5: previous Echoes of Betrayal (2012) · next Crown of Renewal (2014)
- Internal chronology, within The Paksenarrion Universe: position 9 of 10: previous Echoes of Betrayal (2012) · next Crown of Renewal (2014)
Sources
- Baen Books catalog
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Moon
- https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/216493/limits-of-power-by-elizabeth-moon/
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