Requiem for the Sun
core novel 2002 Symphony of Ages
Record
| First published | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.02 (7,108 ratings, collected 2026-09-13) |
| Page count | 594 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780312878849 |
| Internal chronology | 4 |
Synopsis
Some time after the events of the original trilogy, Rhapsody and her husband Ashe -- now established as rulers over a continent -- face a renewed threat from the demonic F'dor, whose human vessel turns out to be a man Rhapsody had believed dead. Accompanied again by their old companions Achmed and Grunthor, the two must contend with this resurfacing enemy while managing the political demands of the realms they now govern. The novel weaves the personal history between Rhapsody and Ashe together with the wider intrigue surrounding the F'dor's return, as the group works to track the demon's host and understand how he survived, all set against the layered dynastic politics that have built up around the series' central characters.
Where it sits
- Universe: Symphony of Ages
- Series: The Symphony of Ages core; position 4 of 9 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Elizabeth Haydon
Notes
- From the series record (The Symphony of Ages): Publication order = internal chronology throughout, confirmed by the author directly (Fantasy-Faction 'Cauldron Interview', 2018): a first trilogy, two bridge novels, a second trilogy, and a capper. Corrects several commonly-repeated years: Destiny is 2001 (not 2000), The Merchant Emperor is 2014 (not 2010), The Hollow Queen is 2015 (not 2013).
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 Symphony of Ages: position 4 of 9: previous Destiny: Child of the Sky (2001) · next Elegy for a Lost Star (2004)
Sources
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