Myrren's Gift
core novel 2003 The Quickening
Record
| First published | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.89 (5,504 ratings, collected 2026-10-11) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780732278663 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
When his father, the revered general Fergys Thirsk, dies defending King Magnus of Morgravia, fourteen-year-old Wyl Thirsk inherits command of the Morgravian legions and a duty to protect the king's son, Crown Prince Celimus, a cruel and arrogant young man who delights in humiliating him. Celimus forces Wyl to witness the torture and burning of Myrren, a young woman condemned as a witch chiefly because her eyes are of different colours; when Wyl offers her water, the dying girl leaves him her great dog, Knave, and another, unknown gift. Years later, as Magnus dies and Celimus schemes to conquer neighbouring Briavel, Wyl is sent to arrange the new king's marriage to Princess Valentyna, with his beloved sister Ylena held hostage and a mercenary escort, led by Romen Koreldy, ordered to murder him. Only as Koreldy's blade enters his heart does Wyl begin to understand what Myrren gave him.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Quickening
- Series: The Quickening core; position 1 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Fiona McIntosh
Notes
- From the series record (The Quickening): Fiona McIntosh's first fantasy trilogy (Voyager, 2003-2004): Wyl Thirsk, young general of Morgravia, given by a dying witch the gift of the Quickening, which carries his mind into the body of whoever kills him, against the tyrant King Celimus and for the love of Queen Valentyna of Briavel.
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 The Quickening: position 1 of 3: next Blood and Memory (2004)
Sources
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