New Moon
core novel 1989 The Oran Trilogy
Record
| First published | 1989 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.93 (908 ratings, collected 2026-11-02) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780441571796 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
For two hundred years the Fire Queen Zorah has ruled Oran alone. She destroyed the queens of Earth, Air and Water who once shared the land's rule, and she has had any child who shows elemental magic put to death, with the Silean army keeping order for her. Four young women who carry the powers of Earth, Fire, Water and Air have escaped that fate and live in hiding, not fully understanding what they are. As they begin to find one another, a band of artists, orphans, thieves and fighters enters the city under the sign of a blood-red new moon, gathering people who want the Fire Queen's rule to end.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Oran Trilogy
- Series: The Oran Trilogy core; position 1 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Midori Snyder
Notes
- First published as an Ace paperback in February 1989; the series was first called The Queens' Quarter.
- From the series record (The Oran Trilogy): Three novels about the overthrow of the Fire Queen Zorah in the land of Oran.
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 Oran Trilogy: position 1 of 3: next Sadar's Keep (1990)
Sources
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