Maze of Moonlight
core novel 1993 Strands
Record
| First published | 1993 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.86 (354 ratings, collected 2026-11-02) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780451452306 |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Synopsis
In 1400, Christopher delAurvre, Baron of Aurverelle, comes home to Adria from the Crusade of Nicopolis, damaged in body and mind and disillusioned with religion and nobility. A papal envoy beats a young woman named Vanessa, and Christopher kills him and takes her in. As she heals, Vanessa begins to understand that her part-elven blood lets her perceive the patterns of reality. Meanwhile mercenary bands, urged on by Christopher's cousin Yvonette, sack the town of Ypris and then turn on the surrounding countryside, and Christopher must organize a resistance. The story takes place about two generations after the first book, during the Western Schism.
Where it sits
- Universe: Strands
- Series: Strands core; position 2 of 4 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Gael Baudino
Notes
- From the series record (Strands): Four novels about elves and their human descendants, from medieval Adria to modern Denver.
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 Strands: position 2 of 4: previous Strands of Starlight (1989) · next Shroud of Shadow (1993)
Sources
- Wikipedia: Strands of Starlight
- ISFDB mirror: Maze of Moonlight, Roc first printing March 1993
- Wikipedia: Maze of Moonlight
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