Return to Nevèrÿon
core novel 1994 Return to Nevèrÿon
Record
| First published | 1994 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.03 (403 ratings, collected 2026-08-28) |
| Page count | 291 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780312911386 |
| Internal chronology | 4 |
Synopsis
Return to Nevèrÿon gathers three interconnected tales set after Gorgik's campaign has succeeded in abolishing slavery throughout Nevèrÿon, turning the story's attention to the difficult question of how a society should absorb and support the newly freed population it has created. One thread follows Gorgik himself recounting the political challenges of this transitional period to a young companion within the walls of an abandoned castle, while another traces the earlier life of a man named Clodon before he took on a false identity, illustrating the kind of impersonation and opportunism that continues to spring up around Gorgik's name and reputation. Taken together, the tales examine the aftermath of liberation as much as the struggle to achieve it, following the personal and political consequences that ripple outward once slavery's formal end leaves open the harder work of remaking Nevèrÿon's society.
Where it sits
- Universe: Return to Nevèrÿon
- Series: Return to Nevèrÿon core; position 4 of 4 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Samuel R. Delany
Notes
- From the series record (Return to Nevèrÿon): A four-volume sword-and-sorcery sequence, the first collection placed third in that year's reader poll for best fantasy novel and was nominated for the American Book Award and the Prometheus Award; the author later received a career life-achievement recognition from the World Fantasy Awards.
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 Return to Nevèrÿon: position 4 of 4: previous Flight from Nevèrÿon (1985)
Sources
- Return to Nevèrÿon (series) - Wikipedia
- Samuel R. Delany - Awards (sfadb)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return_to_Nev%C3%A8r%C3%BFon
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