Paladin's Strength
core novel 2021 The Saint of Steel
Record
| First published | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.16 (34,449 ratings, collected 2026-09-14) |
| Page count | 445 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781614505303 |
| Internal chronology | 2 |
Synopsis
Paladin's Strength follows Istvhan, another of the paladins left without their god after the Saint of Steel's death, as his investigation into a mystery connected to the events of the first novel leads him to cross paths with Clara, a lay-sister searching for her sisters who were abducted by raiders. Feeling obligated to help once their goals turn out to align, Istvhan joins Clara on her search, and the two are drawn into a journey beyond the setting of the earlier book, encountering cultures and dangers new to the series. Their mutual attraction is complicated by unspoken secrets and misread signals on both sides, even as the mysteries each of them is pursuing begin to intersect.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Saint of Steel
- Series: The Saint of Steel core; position 2 of 4 in the series' recorded order
- Author: T. Kingfisher
Notes
- From the series record (The Saint of Steel): Romantic fantasy following seven paladins left without their god after his murder. A 5th, untitled book is announced for 2026 but unpublished as of the latest update -- isn't counted here yet.
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 Saint of Steel: position 2 of 4: previous Paladin's Grace (2020) · next Paladin's Hope (2021)
Sources
- FictionDB - The Saint of Steel
- T. Kingfisher official site
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T._Kingfisher
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