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core novel 2000 Saga o zbóju Twardokęsku

Record

First published	2000
Original language	PL
Work type	novel
Canon status	core
Reader rating	3.85 (194 ratings, collected 2026-10-31)
First-edition ISBN	9788370541439
Internal chronology	2

Synopsis

The story takes place during carnival in Spichrz, a city in the Lands of the Inner Sea. The outlaw Twardokęsek, who only wants some rest, is captured together with a jasmine witch, and the local prince intends to have him executed. While the prisoners wait, discontent in the city grows into a violent popular uprising. At the same time a wish spoken in the tower of the Dreaming One sets an old prophecy in motion, drawing in the bandit, the witch and the people who rule the city. The novel is the second part of the saga and continues the picaresque story of a reluctant hero whose small ambitions collide with the plans of princes, priests and gods as rebellion spreads through the land.

Where it sits

• Universe: Saga o zbóju Twardokęsku
• Series: Saga o zbóju Twardokęsku core; position 2 of 4 in the series' recorded order
• Author: Anna Brzezińska

Awards (verified)

• Janusz A. Zajdel Award (Novel), 2001: won

Notes

• Revised for a new edition in 2007.
• From the series record (Saga o zbóju Twardokęsku): Four novels following the bandit Twardokęsek through intrigue and war in the Lands of the Inner Sea.

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 Saga o zbóju Twardokęsku: position 2 of 4: previous Zbójecki gościniec (1999) · next Letni deszcz. Kielich (2004)

Sources

• Culture.pl: Anna Brzezińska
• Series listing
• Warsaw University library catalogue (Żmijowa harfa)
• Lubimyczytać description

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