Necessity

core novel 2016 Thessaly

Record

First published	2016
Original language	EN
Work type	novel
Canon status	core
Reader rating	3.94 (1,901 ratings, collected 2026-08-26)
First-edition ISBN	9780765379023
Internal chronology	3

Where it sits

• Universe: Thessaly
• Series: The Thessaly trilogy core; position 3 of 3 in the series' recorded order
• Author: Jo Walton

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 Thessaly trilogy: position 3 of 3: previous The Philosopher Kings (2015)

Sources

• Wikipedia: The Just City
• Thessaly series bibliography (specialised series-tracking site)
• https://www.amazon.com/Necessity-Novel-Thessaly-Jo-Walton/dp/0765379023

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