Ravenheart
core novel 2001 The Rigante
Record
| First published | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.33 (7,842 ratings, collected 2026-09-12) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781409084471 |
| Internal chronology | 3 |
Synopsis
Ravenheart continues the Rigante series more than eight hundred years after Connavar's defeat of the Stone armies, in an era when the Rigante have fallen from their former standing as Varlish rule steadily erodes their culture and independence. Kaelin Ring, a young Rigante clansman who has grown up under Varlish authority, comes to hate the occupation that has diminished his people, and eventually flees north to lands where older Rigante traditions still survive. There he emerges as a rebel leader known as Ravenheart, becoming a feared figure among Varlish forces in the north. Jiam Grymarch, once Kaelin's guardian, moves uneasily between Varlish and Rigante society while holding to the old clan values. When someone close to Grymarch is threatened, he is drawn into action that tests his loyalties and may help rekindle a spirit among the Rigante that centuries of oppression have nearly extinguished.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Rigante
- Series: The Rigante core; position 3 of 4 in the series' recorded order
- Author: David Gemmell
Notes
- From the series record (The Rigante): Completed 4-book series, published 1999-2002.
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 Rigante: position 3 of 4: previous Midnight Falcon (2000) · next Stormrider (2002)
Sources
- David Gemmell (English Wikipedia)
- Stormrider (English Wikipedia)
- The Rigante series listing (reader catalogue)
- https://davidgemmell.fandom.com/wiki/Ravenheart
- Penguin Random House Australia (publisher)
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