Oath of Fealty
core novel 2010 The Paksenarrion Universe
Record
| First published | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.14 (5,209 ratings, collected 2026-09-13) |
| Page count | 496 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780345508744 |
| Internal chronology | 6 |
Synopsis
Oath of Fealty opens the Paladin's Legacy series, set some years after the original Deed of Paksenarrion trilogy, with Paks the paladin now a minor presence in a wider political story. The book follows two rulers reaching turning points at once: the mercenary captain Kieri Phelan, revealed as the missing heir to the throne of Lyonya, must prepare to take up a crown he never expected, while young Prince Mikeli of Tsaia has just inherited his own throne and faces a coup attempt by the Verrakaien, a noble family steeped in forbidden, blood-based magery. Mikeli's survival, and that of Tsaia itself, comes to depend on the one Verrakai whose magic is not tainted by murder. Behind both crises lies the suggestion of a wider, older conspiracy gathering against the two new kings, one neither of them yet fully understands.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Paksenarrion Universe
- Series: Paladin's Legacy core; position 1 of 5 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Elizabeth Moon
Notes
- From the series record (Paladin's Legacy): 5-novel direct-sequel sequence (2010-2014), continuing immediately after The Deed of Paksenarrion. Not to be confused with The Legacy of Gird, a differently-named earlier prequel duology.
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 Paladin's Legacy: position 1 of 5: next Kings of the North (2011)
- Internal chronology, within The Paksenarrion Universe: position 6 of 10: previous Oath of Gold (1989) · next Kings of the North (2011)
Sources
- Baen Books catalog
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Moon
- https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/116493/oath-of-fealty-by-elizabeth-moon/
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