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core novel 2000 Chronicles of the Raven
Record
| First published | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.92 (1,995 ratings, collected 2026-11-05) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780575068957 |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Synopsis
An ancient evil has been defeated, but the cost of that victory still has to be paid. Balaia is at war with itself and is also suffering from the aftermath of Dawnthief, the spell cast to save the world, which has torn a hole in the sky. The hole opens onto a dimension of dragons, and hostile eyes are now turning toward Balaia. A rip between dimensions casts a growing shadow over the land, and the dragon Sha-Kaan calls on the Raven for help. With no armies left to fight, the task falls to the small, renowned band of mercenaries known as the Raven.
Where it sits
- Universe: Chronicles of the Raven
- Series: Chronicles of the Raven core; position 2 of 3 in the series' recorded order
- Author: James Barclay
Notes
- From the series record (Chronicles of the Raven): Mercenary band the Raven are drawn into a race for the world-ending spell Dawnthief and the wars between Balaia's colleges of magic.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series Chronicles of the Raven: position 2 of 3: previous Dawnthief (1999) · next Nightchild (2001)
- Internal chronology, within Chronicles of the Raven: position 4 of 10: previous Elves: Once Walked with Gods (2010) · next Shadowheart (2003)
Sources
- Rising Shadow: James Barclay
- Fantastic Fiction: James Barclay
- AbeBooks: Noonshade edition list
- Gollancz / Hachette UK: Noonshade
- Rising Shadow: Noonshade
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