Magic Casement
core novel 1990 Pandemia
Record
| First published | 1990 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.03 (3,344 ratings, collected 2026-11-02) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780345366283 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
Inosolan, daughter of the king of Krasnegar, a small kingdom in the far north, grows up alongside Rap, a stable boy who is her closest friend. When she is old enough she is sent away to finishing school, and as the two of them come of age each discovers an unexpected magical gift. A charming suitor begins to court Inos, though his motives are more dangerous than they appear. In a world of goblins, fauns and imps, a mystery, a growing threat and the interest of the gods draw the pair into events far larger than their own lives. Adversity forces both to mature quickly, and their friendship starts to turn into something more.
Where it sits
- Universe: Pandemia
- Series: A Man of His Word core; position 1 of 4 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Dave Duncan
Notes
- First published as a Ballantine/Del Rey paperback original.
- From the series record (A Man of His Word): Four novels following the princess Inosolan and her friend Rap from childhood to the fall of the Impire's old order.
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 A Man of His Word: position 1 of 4: next Faery Lands Forlorn (1991)
- Internal chronology, within Pandemia: position 1 of 8: next The Cutting Edge (1992)
Sources
- Open Road Media publisher page, A Man of His Word
- Encyclopedia of Science Fiction: Duncan, Dave
- Biblio listing (Ballantine, 1990)
- Apple Books publisher description
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